1858 - Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18).
1911 - Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0.
1912 - Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game.
1916 - Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds.
1929 - Mike Ilitch, American businessman and sports executive is born.
1933 - Nelson Doubleday, publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets) is born.
1954 - Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident.
1965 - NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam.
1973 - Chicago's Wilbur Wood starts & loses both games
of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0.
1976 - Hank Aaron hits 755th & last home run off Angels Dick Drago.
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