1902 - Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3
Justin Clark of Corsicana, Tx minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game.
1928 - Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th & final time.
1931 - Eddie Collins & Harry Heilmann retire from baseball.
1931 - Eddie Collins & Harry Heilmann retire from baseball.
1938 - Billy Williams, Hall of Fame baseball player (Cubs) is born.
1938 - First night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red
1938 - First night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red
Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter.
1948 - First night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's.
1951 - Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory.
1958 - Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman
(AL bat champ 1985-88) is born.
1960 - Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 Horse Races.
1968 - Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88.
1975 - 45th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Guillermo Vilas (62 63 64).
1977 - NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry.
1987 - Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1991 - Happy Chandler, American politician and
Commissioner of Baseball (b. 1898) dies.
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