What Happened on July 31, 1997

Historical Events

Baseball Trade

A's first baseman Mark McGwire becomes MLB's top home run hitter to be traded in the middle of a season when he moves from Oakland to St. Louis Cardinals (34 home runs and 81 RBI)

College Football's all-time winningest coach Eddie Robinson and his Grambling State University program are placed on 2-years' probation for rules violations, including recruiting and academic eligibility

Events in 1997

Famous Deaths

Edith Fore, American pitchwoman (ad for LifeCall alarm - I've fallen and I can't get up!), dies at 81
Ulrich Ernst Simon, German-Jewish Anglican theologian, dies at 63

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