1887 - Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!
1922 - Curly Lambeau & Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise.
1924 - Jack Buck, Holyoke Massachusetts,
American sports announcer (St. Louis Cardinals) is born.
1926 - White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway.
1931 - Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off George Blaeholder of Browns.
1936 - Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels
1931 - Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off George Blaeholder of Browns.
1936 - Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels
he didn't get good fielding, Sox suspend him.
1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Pennsylvania,
NBA Legend (LA Laker, 5 time MVP) is born.
1947 - First Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win.
1947 - First Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win.
1953 - Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL)
hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation.
1954 - Archie Griffin, NFL runningback (won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State) is born.
1967 - Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's 1st free agent.
1982 - Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes 1st pitcher to get save #300.
2000 - Tiger Woods wins golf's PGA Championship to become the first golfer
since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. He ties the to-par
record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff.
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