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1901 - Frankie Genaro [Frank Di Gennara], Hall of Fame boxer who won a Gold Medal at the 1920 Olympics; in New York City
1918 - Ralph Neves, Hall of Fame jockey who was nicknamed "the Prince of Busted Bones"; in Cape Cod, MA
1937 - Tom Heinsohn, Basketball Hall of Fame forward and coach of the Boston Celtic; in Jersey City, NJ
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1952 - John Kinsella, swimmer who won an individual silver and relay gold at the 1972 Olympics; in Oak Park, IL
1962 - Roger Kingdom, 110-meter hurdling gold medallist in 1984 and 1988; in Unadilla, GA
1976 - Carey Tally, midfielder for the 1996 gold medal Olympic women's soccer team; in Memphis, TN
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1916 - Bush Comes Back with No-Hitter
Bullet Joe Bush of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians, 5-0, in Philadelphia. Bush had been knocked out of the box by the Indians in the third inning the day before.
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1930 - Wilson Sets NL Home Run Record
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs hit is 44th home run of the season, breaking Chuck Klein's National League record. Wilson ended the season with 56, which was the record until 1998, when both Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire shattered it.
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1939 - First Major League Telecast
Major league baseball was telecast for the first time, by radio station WXBS of New York City. Red Barber was the announcer for the doublkeheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
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1947 - Bankhead Is First Black MLB Pitcher
Don Bankhead of the Brooklyn Dodgers became major league baseball's first black pitcher. He hit a home run on his first at-bat but wasn't so successful on the mound, giving up 8 runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings of relief.
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1967 - Chance Throws 2nd No-Hitter of Month
The Minnesota Twins' Dean Chance pitched his second no-hitter of the month to beat the Cleveland Indians, 2-1, in a doubleheader sweep that moved the Twins into first place. On Aug. 6, Chance had pitched five perfect winnings against the Red Sox for a 2-0 win in a game that was ended by rain.
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1990 - Jackson Hits 4th Straight Home Run
Bo Jackson of the Kansas City Royals returned to the lineup after six weeks on the disabled list and hit a home run in his first trip to the plate. That gave him four straight homers. He had hit three in a row on July 15 before separating his shoulder while attempting to make a diving catch.
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