1870 - NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game".
1916 - Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (d. 2002) is born.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP.
1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote.
1950 - Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract.
1951 - Jayne Kennedy, sportscaster (CBS)/actress
(Body & Soul), born in Washington, D.C.
1953 - Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP.
1953 - Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP.
1958 - Mike Scioscia, baseball player/manager
(LA Dodgers, Los Angeles Angeles) is born.
1960 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points.
1961 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games.
1966 - In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41.
1974 - Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year.
1975 - Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL).
1975 - Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL).
1997 - Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher.
2007 - Sean Taylor, American football player (Washington Redskins),
fatally shot in the upper leg by an armed intruder at 24.
2013 - Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's player of the year for the 11th time.
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