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1931 - Willie Shoemaker, jockey who won 8,833 races in 40,350 starts during his long career; in Fabens, TX
1934 - Bill Cleary, star of the 1960 Gold Medal hockey team and long-time coach at his alma mater, Harvard; in Cambridge, MA
1936 - Al Oerter, who won Gold Medals in the discus at four consecutive Olymics; in Astoria, NY
1945 - Jane Blalock, winner of the 1972 Colgate Dinah Shore tournament; in Portsmouth, NH
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1956 - Cindy Nelson, the first U. S. skier to win a World Cup downhill championship; in Lutsen, MN
1948 - Anthony Munoz, Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle; in Ontario, CA
1960 - Bobby Hebert, quarterback for the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons; in Baton Rouge, LA
1960 - Morten Andersen, kicker who holds the NFL record for most career field goals; in Struer, Denmark
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1921 - Cobb Reaches 3,000-Hit Mark
Ty Cobb became the fourth major league player to collect 3,000 career hits. At 34, he was the youngest to reach the mark. Cobb ended his career with 4,191 hits.
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1941 - Umbrella Leads to Ejection
During a rainy-day game in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, Pittsburgh Pirate manager Frankie Frisch walked onto the field with an umbrella to advertise the fact that he thought the game should called. Umpire Jocko Conlan threw him out.
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1951 - Midget Goes to Bat for Browns
The St. Louis Browns sent a 3-foot, 7-inch midget, Eddie Gaedel, to pinch hit in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers. Gaedel, who wore the number 1/8, walked on four pitches and was then replaced by pinch runner Jim Delsing. Nevertheless, the Tigers beat the hapless Browns, 6-2.
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1965 - Maloney Throws 2nd 10-Inning No-Hitter
Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his second no-hitter of the year to beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0. Both of the no-hitters went 10 innings. In this one, Cincinnati shortstop Leo Cardenas hit the game-winning home run after Maloney had mowed down the Cubs in the 10th.
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1971 - 12-Year-Old Bowls Perfect Game
Twelve-year-old Matt throne of Millbrae, California, became the youngest bowler ever to roll a perfect 300 game in sanctioned league competition.
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