1889 - Players League begins, declaring independence from baseball's NL.
1924 - California legalizes professional boxing (illegal since 1914).
1929 - Jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians) is born.
1950 - Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player (b. 1887) dies.
1955 - Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) dies.
1959 - Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP.
1975 - Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award.
1976 - First mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Don Gullett, Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers, Don Baylor, Bobby Grich & Willie McCovey, available.
1978 - Third annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, & Darrell Evans, available.
1980 - Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time HR run king with 868, retires.
1982 - Devin Hester, Chicagi Bears & Atlanta Falcons football player is born.
1987 - NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte & Miami for 1988 & Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989.
1988 - First NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93.
1989 - First NBA game at Orlando Arena, Orlando Magic loses to NJ Nets, 111-106.
1992 - NY Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR.
1992 - NY Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio.
1993 - Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29.
1994 - United Center in Chicago opens - Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83.
1995 - Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat LA Lakers 103-89.
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