1875 - First Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75.
1903 - James "Cool Papa" Bell, Starkville, Mississippi, baseball center
fielder in Negro league baseball, considered by many to have been one
of the fastest men ever to play the game (d. 1991) is born.
1915 - Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st & winds up with
4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever.
1939 - First sports telecast-Columbia vs Princeton-college baseball.
1956 - Sugar Ray [Charles] Leonard, Rocky Mount North Carolina,
boxer (Olympics-gold-76) is born.
1959 - Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122.
1963 - Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Phillies, 4-1.
1963 - Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Phillies, 4-1.
1969 - Balt, Cleve & Pitts agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL.
1970 - Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits.
1970 - Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits.
1985 - Matt Ryan, NFL Quarterback is born.
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