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1820 - Alexander Cartwright, who is now generally credited with "inventing" baseball; in New York City
1852 - Cap Anson, Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman and manager; in Marshalltown, IA
1961 - Norman "Boomer" Esiason, quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets; in West Islip, NY
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1962 - Nancy Hogshead, who shared a 1984 gold medal with teammate Carrie Steinseifer; in Iowa City, IA
1967 - Marquis Grissom, who led the National League in stolen bases in each of his first two seasons; in Atlanta, GA
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1892 - National League Inaugurates Sunday Baseball
Cincinnati beat St. Louis, 5-1, in the National League's first Sunday game. The league had prohibited play on Sunday before merging with the American Association.
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1964 - New Stadium, Same Old Mets
The New York Mets moved into Shea Stadium, but it didn't make them a better team. They lost, 4-3, to the Pittsburgh Pirates in their Shea debut.
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1972 - Nina Kuscsik Wins Boston's First Female Marathon
The Boston Marathon added a women's division for the first time and Nina Kuscsik of Huntington, New York, won it in 3 hours, 8 minutes, and 58 seconds.
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1976 - Schmidt Leads Phillies' Comeback
Mike Schmidt hit four home runs to power the Phillies to the greatest comeback in National League history. After trailing 12-1 and 13-2, the Phillies beat the Cubs, 18-16, in 10 innings as Schmidt collected 8 RBI.
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1981 - Potvin Scores Three on Power Play
Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders tied an NHL playoff record by scoring three power play goals in a 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
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1987 - Dr. J Scores 3,000th Career Point
The Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving, better known as "Doctor J," became the third player in history to score more than 30,000 points in his professional career, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in that exclusive club.
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