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Events in Sport

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1870 - 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5
1884 - 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42
1927 - 1st Ryder Cup: US beats England, 9½-2½ at Worcester Country Club (Worcester, Massachusetts, US)
1932 - 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
1938 - 10th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland wins 7½-4½ at the Old Course at St Andrews
1938 - 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6
1940 - 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
1940 - 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2)
1950 - Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25)
1951 - Pirate's Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
1958 - SF Giants Hank Sauer & B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1961 - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Western Golf Open
1964 - LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Phil Phillies, 3-0
1964 - Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48
1966 - 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6
1967 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational
1970 - SD Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
1971 - Zaheer Abbas scores Cricket 274 at Edgbaston, 544 minutes 38 fours
1972 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
1972 - Record 8 shutouts pitched in 16 major league games (AL=5, NL=3)
1973 - 43rd French Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beats C Evert (67 76 64)
1974 - NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks
1978 - 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner
1983 - 53rd French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec (61 62)
1984 - Arnold Palmer fails to make US Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs
1984 - NY Mets draft Shawn Abner, 17, #1
Tennis Player Steffi Graf 1988 - 58th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats N Zvereva (60 60)
1988 - Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a NY Yankee
1989 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1989 - Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
1990 - LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
1995 - Dale Eggeling wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic

Birthdays in Sport

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1876 - Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test South Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9)
1887 - Tom Longboat, marathon runner (d. 1949)
1902 - Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928)
1915 - Walter Hadlee, cricketer (father of Richard & Dayle), New Zealand batsman 40's
1916 - Cecil Blacker, CEO (British Equestrian Federation)
1917 - Robert Merrill, Bkln NY, baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera)
1918 - LeRoy Walker, Atlanta Ga, CEO (US Olympic Committee)
1920 - Marion Motley, NFL running back (all-time leading AAFC rusher)
1921 - Bobby Wanzer, American professional basketball player and coach
1922 - John McNamara, baseball player
1934 - Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. 1971)
1938 - Art Mahaffey, baseball player
1939 - Phil Linz, baseball shortstop (NY Yankees)
1943 - Sandra Haynie, Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1974 US Women's Open)
1948 - Bob Champion, horse trainer/jockey
1948 - Sandra Post, LPGA golfer
1950 - Brian Rose, cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81)
1956 - John Treacy, marathonr (Olympics-silver-1984)
1956 - Terry Kennedy, baseball player
1957 - Tony Pena, Monte Cristi Dom Rep, catcher (Cleveland Indians)
1958 - Tony Pigott, cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984)
1959 - Rod Connop, CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos)
1961 - Cathy Marino, LPGA golfer
1962 - Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
1963 - Carey Nelson, Canada, marathoner (Olympics-96)
1963 - Jim Lachey, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
1963 - Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics)
1964 - Steve Searcy, baseball player
1965 - Andrea Jaeger, Chicago, tennis player (retired as a teenager)
1965 - Beau Allred, baseball player
1965 - Jonathan Canter, LA Cal, tennis star
1965 - Kurt Stillwell, Glendale CA, infielder (Texas Rangers)
1965 - Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
1966 - Nick Kypreos, Toronto, NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1967 - Rick Wilkins, Jacksonville FL, catcher (Houston Astros)
1967 - Scott Servais, La Crosse Wisc, catcher (Chicago Cubs)
1967 - Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1969 - Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1969 - Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1969 - Tine Moberg-Parker, Oslo Norway, Canada Europe class yachter (Oly-96)
1970 - Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1970 - Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 - Patrick Scott, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1971 - Roy Janse, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
1972 - Derian Hatcher, Sterling Heights MI, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1973 - Antonio Anderson, defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1973 - Corey Walker, running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 - Doug Colman, linebacker (NY Giants)
1973 - Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1974 - James Miller, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics-96)
1974 - Johnny Taylor, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
1975 - Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
1975 - Dinanath Ramnarine, cricketer (Trinidad & Tobago leg-spinner)
1975 - Henry Burris, American Football Quarterback
1977 - Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
1977 - Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
1979 - Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
1979 - Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
1980 - François Beauchemin, French Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
1983 - Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
1985 - Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
1985 - Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
1988 - Leigh Adams, Australian Footballer
1992 - Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson

Deaths in Sport

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1926 - Fred Spofforth, cricketer (18 tests 94 wkts 41 Best match 14-90), dies
1926 - Frederick Robert Spofforth, cricketer/demon bowler, dies
1929 - Harry Frazee, Boston Red Sox owner from 1916-1923 (b. 1881)
1937 - Donald Eligon, cricketer (Trinidad, nail in his cricket boot), dies
1950 - Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies
1962 - Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (b. 1882)
1979 - Edward Dawson, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1927-30), dies
1992 - Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82
2007 - Clete Boyer, American baseball player (b. 1937)
2007 - Bill France Jr., NASCAR pioneer (b. 1933)