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1904 - Hirsch Jacobs, Thoroughbred trainer who saddled 3,596 winners; in New York City
1910 - George Musso, Pro Football Hall of Fame guard for the Chicago Bears; in Collinsville, IL
1912 - Sonja Henie, figure skater who won three Olympic gold medals; in Oslo, Norway
1940 - John Havlicek, Basketball Hall of Famer with the Boston Celtics; in Martins Ferry, OH
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1946 - Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher with the As and Yankees; in Hertford, NC
1954 - Gary Carter, 10-time All-Star catcher for the Expos and Mets; in Culver City, CA
1961 - Mark Clayton, Miami wide receiver who twice led the NFL in TD receptions; in Indianapolis
1963 - Terry Porter, All-Star guard with the Trailblazers and Timberwolves; in Milwaukee, WI
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1943 - Richard Sears, who won the first seven U. S. National tennis championships; at 81
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1978 - Ford Frick, sportswriter who served as baseball commissioner 1951-65; at 83
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1974 - Aaron Wastes No Time Breaking Ruth's Record
In his first trip to the plate before the home crowd in Atlanta, Henry Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles Dodger lefty Al Downing. He had had tied the record in his first at-bat of the season, in Cincinnati.
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1975 - Robinson the Player Helps Robinson the Manager
Making his debut as the first black manager in the major leagues, Frank Robinson wisely put himself in the lineup as designated hitter. He hit a home run to help Cleveland take a 5-3 win over the Yankees.
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1980 - Potvin Scores Short-Handed Twice in One Period
Defenseman Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders tied an NHL playoff record by scoring two short-handed goals in one period against the Los Angeles Kings.
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1993 - Baerga Switch-Hits Homers in One Inning
Second baseman Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians hit two home runs in one inning, one from each side of the plate. No other major-leaguer has done it.
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1995 - McCall, Seldon Both Win Heavyweight Titles
There were two heavyweight championship fights on this date. Oliver McCall won a 12-round decision over Larry Holmes to win the WBC title and Bruce Seldon scored a 7th-round TKO ove Tony Tucker to win the WBA version.
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