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1871 - 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double
1897 - 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5
1898 - 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09
1899 - 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12
1918 - Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4
1919 - 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC (Phillies beat Giants 4-3)
1919 - FVC soccer team forms
1924 - 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
1929 - Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9
1935 - 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05
1940 - 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05
1946 - 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6
1949 - Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives)
1952 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open
1957 - 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2
1963 - 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8
1965 - Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record
1968 - 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins
1969 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
1969 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
1973 - Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20
1973 - Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings
1974 - 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04
1975 - Houston's Bob Watson scores baseball's one-millionth run of all time
1975 - Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
1979 - Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st
1980 - Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning
1980 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC Women's Internationalional Golf Tournament
1980 - White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958
1982 - Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0
1982 - Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans
1985 - 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2
1991 - 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03
1991 - NY Mets M Sasser & Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1994 - Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II
1996 - 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01
1997 - Bruno's Memorial Senior Golf Classic
1997 - Phil Blackmar wins 50th Houston golf Open
1997 - Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titlehoders Championship
2002 - Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as a Giant, leading his team to a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Bonds is the first player to hit 400 homers for one team and 100 with another

Birthdays in Sport

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1875 - Reggie Schwartz, cricketer (1st of great South African googlists)
1877 - Arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115)
1928 - Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg SC, golfer (US Womens Open-51, 53, 57, 60)
1928 - Wolfgang von Trips, German racing driver (d. 1961)
1930 - Roberta Peters, NYC, operatic soprano (NY Met)
1933 - J. Fred Duckett, Texan sports announcer and teacher
1946 - Renee Powell, LPGA golfer
1946 - John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver
1948 - Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year (1984)
1948 - Hurley Haywood, American race car driver, and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1949 - John Force, American race car driver
1956 - Jackie Bertsch, LPGA golfer
1956 - Ulrike Meyfarth, Frankfurt West Germany, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
1956 - Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player
1957 - Peter Sleep, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90)
1959 - Robert Raymond Tway, Oklahoma City OK, PGA golfer (1986 Shearson)
1959 - Rohn Stark, NFL punter (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1960 - Martyn Moxon, cricketer (England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89)
1961 - Eugene Daniel, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens)
1961 - Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist
1964 - Goran Prpic, Yugoslavia, tennis star
1965 - Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
1966 - Monica Tranel [Michini], Billings Mont, rower (Olympics-96)
1967 - Derek MacCready, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
1967 - John Child, East York Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
1968 - Andre Collins, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals)
1968 - Eddie Perez, Cuidad Ojeda Venezuela, catcher (Atlanta Braves)
1968 - Kevin Todd, Winnipeg, NHL center (LA Kings)
1969 - Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 - Dawn Staley, Phila, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
1971 - Derrick Clark, NFL/WLAF fullback (Broncos, Rhein Fire)
1971 - Steve Glenn, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1971 - Joe Borowski, American baseball player
1971 - Luiz Garcia, Jr., Brazilian racing driver
1972 - Ethan Watts, Phila, Volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
1972 - Gretchen Ulion, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
1972 - Marc Lamb, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
1973 - Edward Hervey, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1973 - Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1973 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer
1974 - Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 - Ben Grieve, American baseball player
1976 - Jason Michaels, American baseball player
1977 - Mariano Pernía, Argentine-Spanish footballer
1978 - Brett Burton , Australian Football Player for the Adelaid Crows
1979 - Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan born rugby union and rugby league player
1980 - Andrew Raycroft, NHL goalie
1981 - Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer
1982 - Kleopas Giannou, Greek footballer
1983 - Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 - Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi test cricket player (d. 2007)
1984 - Kevin Slowey, American baseball player
1984 - Montell Owens, American football player
1985 - Ravinder Bopara, English cricketer
1987 - Cesc Fabregas, Spanish footballer