1900 - Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10.
1906 - 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45.
1916 - 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4.
1926 - 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4.
1941 - 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38.
1949 - Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth.
1954 - 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar,
runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th.
1956 - First ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phillies in Roosevelt Stadium.
1956 - Lionel K P "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II), dies at 47.
1956 - 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14.
1956 - 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14.
1960 - Baseball uniforms begin displaying players' names on their backs.
1960 - Frank Viola, Hempstead NY, pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988) is born.
1962 - Al Unser Jr, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins) is born.
1966 - 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11.
1966 - Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon.
1966 - Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon.
1976 - 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19.
1986 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1987 - Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player is born.
1991 - Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1997 - SD Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii.
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