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1900 - "Sunny Jim" Bottomley, Hall of Fame first baseman who holds the major league record of 12 RBI in a game; in Ogleby, IL
1916 - Bud Wilkinson, who coached four unbeaten football teams in 17 seasons at Oklahoma; in Minneapolis
1917 - Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn first baseman who won the 1941 National League MVP award; in San Francisco
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1921 - Warren Spahn, whose 363 wins is the most ever by a left-handed pitcher; in Buffalo, NY
1943 - Tony Esposito, NHL goalie who won one Vezina Trophy and shared two others; in Sault Ste. Marie, ON
1943 - Gail Goodrich, guard with two NCAA champions at UCLA and a laker team that won an NBA championship; in Los Angeles
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1983 - Buster Crabbe, Olympic gold medal swimmer who became Hollywood's Buck Rogers; at 73
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1995 - Howard Cosell, sportscaster noted for egregiously ostentatious polysyllabylism and sesquipedalianism; at 77
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1952 - Wilhelm Gets First Save, Only Home Run
Hoyt Wilhelm hit a home run in his first major league at bat and picked up his first victory, in relief. Wilhelm went on to win 142 games and save 227, but he never another hit another homer. (P. S. He's the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame to hit a home run in his first trip to the plate.)
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1962 - Mets Win for First Time
After losing their first nine games, Casey Stengel's New York Mets finally got a victory by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1.
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1964 - Johnson Is First to Lose No-Hitter
Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt 45s threw a no-hitter that he'd probably rather forget. He became the first pitcher to lose a 9-inning no-hitter, as the Cincinnati Reds beat Houston, 1-0.
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