1888 - Chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ.
1906 - William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67.
1910 - First appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series.
1924 - First Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0.
1931 - Mickey Mantle, NY Yankee, home run slugger (1956 Triple Crown) is born.
1932 - Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants) is born.
1934 - All-Star team led by Babe Ruth & Connie Mack sails to Hawaii & Japan.
1934 - All-Star team led by Babe Ruth & Connie Mack sails to Hawaii & Japan.
1937 - Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (SF Giants) is born.
1947 - Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years.
1963 - Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yds.
1963 - Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yds.
1976 - NY Nets Julius "Dr J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers.
1981 - First NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, NJ Nets lose to NY Knicks 103-99.
1982 - During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem,
66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
1988 - Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated.
1993 - Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m.
1996 - Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series.
2008 - Gene Hickerson, American football Hall of Famer (b. 1935) dies.
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