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1888 - Tris Speaker, Hall of Fame centerfielder with the Red Sox and Indians; in Hubbard City, TX
1916 - Mickey Owen, catcher who was a four-time National League All-Star; in Nixa, MO
1924 - Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman and New York Mets manager; in Princeton, IN
1938 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, Yale president who became commissioner of baseball in 1989; in Boston
1939 - JoAnne Carner, golfer who won five U. S. Amateurs and 42 LPGA tour events; in Kirkland, WA
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1942 - Jim Fregosi, major league shortstop and manager of the Angels and Phillies; in San Francisco
1951 -John Hannah, Pro Football Hall of Fame guard with the New England Patriots; in Canton, GA
1948 - John Wesley Jones, a runner on the 1976 gold medal 4 by 100-meter relay team; in Lawton, OK
1963 - Dale Hawerchuk, NHL center with the Jets, Sabres, and Flyers; in Toronto
1963 - Jack Del Rio, NFL linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings; in Castro Valley, CA
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1948 - Major-League Owners Race to First
In one of the slowest sprints in history, 84-year-old Connie Mack, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics, and 78-year-old Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, raced from home plate to first base in a pre-game exhibition. It was a tie.
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1988 - Bell Hits 3 Homers on Opening Day
George Bell became the only player to hit three home runs in an opening day game, leading the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals.
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1993 - Swoopes Scores NCAA Record 47 Points
Sheryl Swoopes of Texas Tech scored 47 points to lead her team to an 84-82 win over Ohio State in the NCAA women's basketball final. That set a championship game record for either sex.
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