1887 - Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72) is born.
1905 - Max Schmeling, Klein Luckow, Province of Pomerania,
German world Heavyweight boxing champ (1930-32) is born.
1919 - Fastest major league game (51 mins), Giants beat Phillies 6-1.
1919 - Tom Harmon, Rensselaer Indiana, sportscaster/NFL tailback (Heisman) is born.
1920 - 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).
1920 - 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).
1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
1941 - Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting average.
1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards.
1955 - First World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers).
1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher).
1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher).
1969 - Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (52-14).
1974 - California Angel Nolan Ryan 3rd no-hitter beats Minnesota Twins, 4-0.
1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shavers in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shavers in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1993 - Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL & NL.
2002 - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson family),
senator and sports executive (Montreal Canadiens) (b. 1907) dies.
2003 - Althea Gibson, American tennis player (b. 1927) dies.
2003 - Althea Gibson, American tennis player (b. 1927) dies.
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