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1908 - Al Lopez, major-league catcher and manager who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame; in Tampa, FL
1908 - Beattie Feathers, Chicago Bear halfback who was the first NFL player to rush for more than 1,000 yards; in Bristol, VA
1931 - Don King, boxing promoter who has staged more than 500 world championship fights; in Cleveland, OH
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1944 - Graig Nettles, power-hitting third baseman with the Padres, Indians, and Yankees; in San Diego, CA
1954 - Quinn Buckner, Indiana University, Olympic, and NBA guard who became a televison commentator; in Phoenix, IL
1960 - Mark Langston, lefty pitcher who led the American League in strikeouts three of his first four season with Seattle; in San Diego, CA
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1946 - Fielding H. "Hurry-Up" Yost, eccentric Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, of tuberculosis; at 37
1968 - Earl Sande, Hall of Fame jockey who won 27 percent of the races he entered; at 69
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1971 - Mary K. Browne, one of only four women to win the U. S. tennis triple crown three years in a row, 1912-14; at 80
1995 - Von McDaniel, who pitched a two-hitter in his first major-league start in 1957 but was forced to retire because of arm trouble the following year; at 56
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1922 - Women Stage Their Own Olympics
The first "Women's Olympic Games," essentially a one-day track meet, was held in Paris. The movement eventually forced the International Olympic Committee to add women's track and field events to the 1928 Olympic program.
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1938 - Gehrig Hits Record 23rd Grand Slam
Lou Gehrig hit a grand slam home run in the first inning of the New York Yankees' 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. It was the 23rd of his career, which is still the major-league record.
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1945 - Brown Becomes Youngest to Homer
Brooklyn Dodger shortstop Tommy Brown hit a home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field. At 17, Brown is the youngest player ever to hit a major-league home run.
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1957 - Keegan's No-Hitter Is Stobbs' 16th Loss
Bob Keegan of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Washington Senators. Chuck Stobbs took his 16th loss, en route to a 20-loss season.
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1966 - Three-Year-Old Surpasses $1 Million Mark
Buckpasser won the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Park, becoming the first three-year-old thoroughbred to surpass $1 million in career earnings.
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