1851 - Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup).
1934 - Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 HRs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12.
1938 - Paul Maguire, American football commentator is born.
1939 - Carl Yastrzemski, Southampton New York,
1939 - Carl Yastrzemski, Southampton New York,
Boston Red Sox great (1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame) is born.
1941 - Bill Parcells, NFL coach (NY Giants, NY Jets, NE Patriots) is born.
1950 - Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in a US national tennis competition.
1951 - Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052.
1957 - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1951 - Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052.
1957 - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1960 - Gil Hodges set NL righty HR record with #352.
1965 - San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marachal hits LA Dodger
catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl.
1980 - Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to
Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale.
1989 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson).
2007 - The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs
scored by a team in modern MLB history.
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