1907 - Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with
Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders & Montreal Foot Ball.
1909 - Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park).
1909 - Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park).
1925 - Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1.
1926 - Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/GM (Rangers, Blues, Whalers) is born.
1932 - NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant.
1934 - Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1934 - Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1958 - Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times.
1965 - Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win.
1967 - Michael Johnson, Dallas Tx, 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96) is born.
1969 - Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player.
1971 - Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, tennis star (1991, 1994,
1998 Wimbledon finalist; 2001 wildcard Wimbledon winner) is born.
1983 - Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season.
1989 - Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner.
1991 - Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons
with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays).
1991 - Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at
1991 - Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at
World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts.
1997 - Carolina Hurricane's 1st exhibition game beat NY Islanders 4-1.
1998 - Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926) dies.
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