1862 - Union Grounds, Brooklyn, first baseball enclosure, opens.
1912 - Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a NY Highlander game & is suspended.
1918 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game.
1931 - Ken Venturi, American golfer, (d. 2013) is born.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1.
1944 - Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0.
1948 - 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4.
1944 - Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0.
1948 - 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4.
1953 - George Brett, WV, KC Royal 3rd baseman (1980 AL MVP) is born.
1953 - Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago.
1959 - 100th anniversary of first college baseball game, between
1959 - 100th anniversary of first college baseball game, between
Amherst & Williams Teams reenact the original contest.
1967 - John Smoltz, Detroit MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young) is born.
1969 - Emmitt Smith, running back (Dallas Cowboys,
3-time NFL rushing leader) is born.
3-time NFL rushing leader) is born.
1973 - California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0.
1975 - Ray Lewis, American football linebacker (Baltimore Ravens) is born.
1989 - Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams & replace him with Cito Gaston.
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