1923 - Walter Johnson becomes 1st to strikeout 3,000 (en route to 3,508).
1941 - Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey who in 1973 rode Secretariat
to win the first Triple Crown in 25 yearsis born.
1956 - Michael Spinks, US, Middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1976) is born.
1962 - Chicago White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles).
1963 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1967 - Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning.
1967 - Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning.
1979 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69.
1990 - 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson.
1990 - Greg LeMond of US wins his 3rd Tour de France.
1993 - NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th HR.
1994 - Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired.
1993 - NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th HR.
1994 - Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired.
2001 - 130th British Golf Open: David Duval shoots a 274
at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.
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