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Events in Sport

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1908 - Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0
1909 - Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title
1913 - NY Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-1
1916 - 22nd US Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN
1929 - 33rd US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY
1930 - Bradman scores 254 at Lord's v England, 320 mins, 25 fours
1933 - Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2
1934 - NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions
1948 - Cleve Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
1962 - 17th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Murle Lindstrom
1962 - LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0
1963 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Carvel Ladies Golf Open
1965 - NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
1966 - Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, v WI Trent Bridge, wicketless
1967 - Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils
1968 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
1969 - Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34
1970 - Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City
1970 - Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2
1972 - Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant
1974 - 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala
1975 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia
1978 - Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox
1982 - NJ NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans
1985 - Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
1987 - Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in High Jump
1988 - Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla
1991 - 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon
1992 - 1st pay bathrooms in US Open: 25 cents (NYC)
1995 - Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits
1996 - Dottie Pepper wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic

Birthdays in Sport

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1890 - Horace Chapman, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder for S Afr in 2 Tests)
1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
1912 - Dan Reeves, NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams)
1913 - Harry Wismer, Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans)
1915 - Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))
1920 - Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
1925 - Jim Levitch, horse trainer
1925 - Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948)
1930 - Mac Benson, horse trainer
1933 - Mike J K Smith, cricketer (England captain mid-60s)
1938 - Billy Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10k (Olympics-gold-64)
1938 - William Mervin Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10K runner (Olympic-gold-64)
1941 - John Jameson, cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai)
1941 - Peter Pollock, cricketer (bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie)
1944 - Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
1949 - Eric Goetz, NYC, US shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995)
1950 - Pablo Castillo, jockey
1955 - Mark MacDonald, horse trainer
1957 - Sarah McGuire, Springfield IL, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank-5th)
1957 - Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
1959 - Michel Dion, Quebec City Canada, Rifle shooter (Olympics-24-92, 96)
1959 - Stephanie Farwig, Milwaukee WI, golfer (1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd)
1960 - Randy Ladouceur, Brockville, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1962 - Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
1965 - Mitch Richmond, Fort Lauderdale Fl, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96)
1965 - Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
1965 - Gary Pallister, English footballer
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson (1966) 1966 - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest Heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)
1966 - Louie Aguiar, NFL punter (KC Chiefs)
1967 - Rudi Steyn, cricketer (South African opening batsman 1995)
1967 - Sheila Hudson, US triple jumper (US record 1992)
1968 - Dan Peltier, Clifton Park NY, outfielder (SF Giants)
1968 - Peter Miller, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1969 - Jim Montgomery, Montreal, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1969 - Ken Gernander, Grand Rapids, NHL center (NY Rangers)
1969 - Kristina Farrar Stookey, Martha Vineyard MA, 470 yachter (Oly-4th-96)
1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer (Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup)
1971 - Ann Marsh, Royal Oak Mich, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1972 - Dan Comiskey, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1972 - Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end (NY Jets, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1973 - Chan Ho Park, Kong Ju City Korea, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1973 - Dodda Ganesh, cricketer (Karnataka & India pace bowler 1997)
1975 - Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)
Formula One Racing Driver Ralf Schumacher (1975) 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1)
1976 - Brian Rocheleleau, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-olympics-96)
1980 - Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
1981 - Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
1981 - Matt Kirk, Canadian football Player
1981 - Ben Utecht, American football Player
1982 - Mitch Maier, American baseball player
1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player
1984 - Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
1985 - Cody Runnels, American wrestler
1986 - Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model

Deaths in Sport

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1904 - Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies
1935 - William Brockwell, cricket (Brit all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies
1976 - Firpo Marberry, baseball player (b. 1898)
1997 - Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944)