1902 - Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
1907 - Pittsburgh Nick Maddox no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-1.
1908 - Chicago White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Phila 1-0.
1907 - Pittsburgh Nick Maddox no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-1.
1908 - Chicago White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Phila 1-0.
1919 - Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs.
1924 - Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams.
1924 - Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game.
1931 - Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184.
1932 - Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant.
1933 - Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2.
1939 - Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1948 - Mexican Baseball league disbanded.
1949 - Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional.
1924 - Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams.
1924 - Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game.
1931 - Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184.
1932 - Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant.
1933 - Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2.
1939 - Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1948 - Mexican Baseball league disbanded.
1949 - Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional.
1949 - John W. Henry, American businessman and owner of sports teams
(Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club), born in Quincy, Illinois.
1951 - NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball.
1951 - NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball.
1951 - Guy Lafleur, Thurso Quebec, NHL right wing (Montreal, NY Rangers) is born.
1953 - Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR.
1955 - Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH.
1955 - Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season.
1958 - Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits NY Yankees 1-0.
1953 - Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR.
1955 - Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH.
1955 - Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season.
1958 - Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits NY Yankees 1-0.
1961 - Roger Maris hits home run # 59 & barely misses # 60
in game 154 of the season. Yanks clinch pennant #26.
1968 - Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536.
1969 - Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits NY Mets, 4-0.
1973 - Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match.
1973 - Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season.
1968 - Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536.
1969 - Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits NY Mets, 4-0.
1973 - Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match.
1973 - Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season.
1980 - Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out.
1984 - Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time.
1985 - Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro Baseball Players.
1987 - Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions.
1987 - Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown.
1988 - Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard Diving.
1995 - Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central.
2013 - Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with
1987 - Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions.
1987 - Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown.
1988 - Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard Diving.
1995 - Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central.
2013 - Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with
24 Grand Slam home runs for the New York Yankees.
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