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1880 - "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, whose 312 career triples is the major league record; in Wahoo, NE
1889 - Johnny Kilbane, world featherweight champion from 1912 to 1923; in Cleveland
1942 - Pete Gogolak, one of two brothers who became NFL kickers; in Budapest, Hungary
1949 - Geoff Bodine, NASCAR driver who won the 1997 Daytona 500; in Elmira, NY
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1959 - Jim Eisenreich, who spent 17 years in the major leagues despite a frequently disabling nervous disorder; in St. Cloud, MN
1962 - Wilber Marshall, linebacker for Super Bowl champions in Chicago and Washington; in Titusville, FL
1970 - Willie Roaf, tackle who was the New Orleans Saints first 1993 draft choice; in Pine Bluff, AR
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1947 - Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion from until his retirement in 1925; at 51
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1918 - Centerfielder Speaker Wipes Out Two with One Catch
The Cleveland Indians' Tris Speaker turned in a rare unassisted double play - rare for a centerfielder, that is. Speaker raced in to make an outstanding catch, then trotted to second base to double off a very surprised runner.
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1923 - Ruth Baptizes the House He Built
Yankee Stadium, christened "the House that Ruth Built," hosted its first game. Appropriately, Ruth hit a three-run homer to win it.
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1945 - One-Armed Outfielder Makes Debut
Pete Gray, a one-armed outfielder pressed into action because of the World War II manpower shortage, went 1-for 4 in his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns.
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1984 - Benoit Sets Women's Marathon Record
Joan Benoit set a world record for the women's marathon by winning in Boston with a time of 2:22:43.
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1987 - Schmidt's 500th Home Run Leads Phillies
With two outs in the ninth inning, Mike Schmidt hit the 500th home run of his career to rally the Phillies past the Pirates, 8-6.
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1995 - Stockton Becomes NBA All-Time Assist Man
John Stockton's bounce pass to set up a basket by Utah Jazz teammate Karl Malone made Stockton the NBA's all-time career leader in assists, with 9,922.
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