1876 - Jack Root, boxing's 1st light Heavyweight champion is born.
1907 - Chicago White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game.
1911 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run.
1917 - Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field.
1923 - 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance is run.
1925 - Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery.
1925 - Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139).
1911 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run.
1917 - Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field.
1923 - 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance is run.
1925 - Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery.
1925 - Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139).
1939 - Brent Musburger, sportscaster (CBS-TV) is born.
1946 - 2-for-42 & hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball.
1956 - Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks
1956 - Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks
no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1.
1959 - Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78.
1980 - Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st NLer to record 6, 1-hitters.
1985 - Indianapolis 500: Danny Sullivan wins by 24 seconds following a spin.
1990 - Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
2005 - Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928) dies.
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