1912 - Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins
1940 - Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher)
1946 - Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
1952 - Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee
1953 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
1957 - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game
1953 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
1957 - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game
1977 - Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in
5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound)
1978 - Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans
1978 - Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans
1978 - Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 - Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros)
1985 - Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro
1990 - Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen is 1st to record 50 saves
1991 - SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yds
1996 - Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34
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