1859 - Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later.
1914 - Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
1935 - Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat.
1937 - Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak.
1937 - Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak.
1943 - Joe Namath, PA, NFL QB (NY Jets), $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl) is born.
1950 - Indianapolis 500: Due to rain, race shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins.
1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500.
1983 - Jack Dempsey, former Heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86.
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