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1859 - Charles A. Comiskey, major league first baseman and manager who was the founding owner of the Chicago White Sox; in Chicago
1913 - Donald Lash, distance runner who won the 1938 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete; in Bluffton, IN
1945 - Gene Upshaw, who was a guard on two Super Bowl champions with the Oakland Raiders and is now executive director of the NFL Players' Association; in Robstown, TX
1950 - Tom Kelly, who managed the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships in 1987 and 1991; in Graceville, MN
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1962 - Bubby Brister, quarterback who has been with five NFL teams in 14 years; in Alexandria, LA
1966 - Scott Brosius, third baseman for five New York Yankee world championship teams; in Hillsboro, OR
1969 - Yancey Thigpen, wide receiver who twice led the Pittsburgh Steelers with more than 1,000 receiving yards; in Tarboro, NC
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1981 - Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf, College Football Hall of Fame coach who had a 174-100-22 record at four schools; at 78
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1994 - Paul Anderson, weight lifting Gold Medalist at the 1956 Olympics; at 61
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1926 - Dodgers Have Third Base Loaded
The Dodgers had the bases loaded against the Braves at Ebbets Field when Babe Herman hit a drive against the right field wall. Dazzy Vance, the runner at second, held up, thinking the ball would be caught, then headed for third. The ball arrived as he was on his way toward home, so he went back to third base. In the meantime, Chick Fewster had already arrived there and Herman, head down, was determined to get a triple. As a result, the Dodgers ended up with three men on third and Herman had doubled into a double play.
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1990 - Mulholland Faces Minimum 27 Hitters
Terry Mulholland of the Phillies got a no-hitter and barely missed a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Only one hitter reached base, on a throwing error, and was subsequently wiped out in a double play, so Mulholland faced the minimum of 27 hitters.
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1987 - U. S. Ends Cuba's 20-Year Streak
Ty Griffin hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to break a tie and give the United States a win over Cuba in the Pan-American Games at Indianapolis. It was Cuba's first loss in 20 years of Pan-American competition.
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1999 - Finley Whiffs 4 in Inning again
Chuck Finley of the Anaheim Angels became the first pitcher in major league history to strike out four batters in an inning twice during his career. And he did it in a single season. He had struck out four Yankees in the first inning of a game on May 12.
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