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1890 - Maurice Podoloff, who was the first president of the National Basketball Association; in Elisabethgrad, Russia
1890 - Buck Weaver, one of the eight Chicago White Sox players banned from baseball for life in the Black Sox Scandal; in Pottstown, PA
1893 - Burleigh Grimes, Baseball Hall of Famer who was the last of the legal spitball pitchers; in Emerald, WI
1934 - Roberto Clemente, Hall of Fame outfielder who had exactly 3,000 hits before dying in a plane crash in 1972; in Carolina, Puerto Rico
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1935 - Rafer Johnson, winner of the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympics; in Hillsboro, TX
1941 - Matt Snell, fullback for the New York Jets team that upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III; in Garfield, GA
1951 - Greg Pruitt, NFL running back and receiver who accounted for more than 13,000 all-purpose yards, mostly with the Cleveland Browns
1968 - Brian Mitchell, the NFL's career leader in both punt returns and kickoff returns; in Plaquemine, LA
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1909 - 50-Year-Old Steals Second
Arlie Latham, 50-year old player-coach for the New York Giants, stole second base in a 14-1 win over the Phillies. He's the oldest major league player ever to steal a base.
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1960 - Burdette Throws 1-0 No-Hitter
Lou Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves pitched a no-hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0. Burdette faced the minimum 27 hitters. The only Phillie base runner, who was it by a pitch, was immediately erased by a double play.
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1973 - Aaron Breaks Extra Base Hit Record
Henry Aaron collected the 1,378th extra base hit of his major league career to break Stan Musial's record.
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1977 - Sutton Pitches 5th One-Hitter
Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw his 5th career one-hitter, tying the National League record. Sutton and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-0.
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