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1894 - Harry Heilmann, Detroit outfielder who won four batting titles and hit .403 in 1923; in San Francisco
1928 - Marv Levy, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who took the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowls; in Chicago
1940 - Lance Alworth, wide receiver who was the first former AFL player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; in Houston
1947 - Maxie Baughan, All-Pro linebacker with the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams; in Forkland, AL
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1951 - Marcel Dionne, Hockey Hall of Famer who was the NHL's scoring leader in 1980; in Drummondville, Quebec
1964 - Nate McMillan, guard-forward who spent 12 years with the Seattle Supersonics and became the team's coach in 2000; in Raleigh, NC
1968 - Rod Beck, relief pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox; in Burbank, CA
1975 - Trevor Pryce, Denver Broncos' defensive tackle who played for two Super Bowl champions; in Winter Park, FL
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1940 - Willard Hershberger, backup catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, committed suicide in his Boston hotel room; at 30
1948 - Tommy Ryan [Joseph Youngs], Hall of Fame boxer who held world welterweight and middleweight titles; at 78
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1962 - Dean Cromwell, Hall of Fame track coach whose Southern California teams won 12 NCAA championships; at 82
1995 - Harry Craft, who spent six seasons as a major league player and later managed three teams; at 80
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1852 - Harvard Wins 1st Intercollegiate Contest
The Harvard crew beat Yale by four lengths in a 2-mile race on Lake Winnepesaukee, NH. It was America's first intercollegiate sports event.
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1906 - Pitcher Hughes Does It Himself
Tom Hughes of the Washington Nationals and Tom Glade of the St. Louis Browns were locked in a scoreless tie after 9 innings. Hughes hit a home run in the 10th inning to win the game, 1-0, becoming the first pitcher ever to give himself an extra-inning victory with a home run.
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1914 - Three Thrown Out in One Inning
Catcher Les Nunamaker of the New York Yankees threw out three baserunners in one inning. No other catcher has done it since then.
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1949 - NBA and ABA Agree to Merger
After three years of rivalry, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League agreed to merge, forming the National Basketball Association.
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1960 - Indians, Tigers Swap Managers
In the only transaction of its kind in major league history, the Cleveland Indians traded their manager, Joe Gordon, for the Detroit Tigers' manager, Jimmy Dykes.
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1989 - One Inning, 20 Hitters, 16 Hits
The Cincinnati Reds had one of the biggest innings in baseball history, sendng a record 20 hitters to the plate in the first inning of an 18-2 win over the Houston Astros. They also set records for most hits in an inning with 16, most singles in an inning with 12, and most players to collect two hits in an inning, 7.
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