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1875 - Eddie Plank, Baseball Hall of Fame southpaw who had a 326-194 record with 69 shutouts; in Gettysburg, PA
1913 - Ray Dandridge, Baseball Hall of Famer who was considered black baseball's best third baseman; in Richmond, VA
1915 - Pete Newell, Basketball Hall of Famer who was the first coach to win an NIT, the NCAA championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal; in Vancouver, BC
1915 - George "Bad News" Cafego, College Football Hall of Fame halfback at Tennessee 1937-39; in Whipple, WV
1932 - Jean Beliveau, Hockey Hall of Famer who captained the Montreal Canadiens for 10 seasons; in Three Rivers, Quebec
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1935 - Frank Robinson, the only player to win the Most Valuable Player award in both major leagues; in Beaumont, TX
1955 - Edwin Moses, who won Gold Medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics; in Dayton, OH
1968 - Hideo Nomo, pitcher who was the National League rookie of the year in 1995 and has thrown two no-hitters; in Osaka, Japan
1968 - Jennifer Azzi, two-time All-American at Stanford and a guard on the 1996 Gold Medal women's Olympic team; in Oak Ridge, TN
1973 - Scott Niedermayer, defenseman who has played for the New Jersey Devils since 1991; in Edmonton, Alberta
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1943 - Albert Benbrook, All-American football player at the University of Michigan in 1909 and 1910; at 56
1956 - Mike Gibbons, Hall of Fame boxer who never got a middleweight title shot though he won 62 fights while losing only 3; at 69
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1969 - Rocky Marciano, the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated; killed in in a plane crash at 45
1990 - Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, Harlem Globetrotter star who became the New York Knicks' first black player; at 65
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1881 - Sears Is First National Tennis Champion
The first national tennis championship was staged in Newport, RI, with just one event, the men's singles. Richard Sears won the first of his seven consecutive titles.
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1903 - McGinnity Wins 3rd Doubleheader of Month
"Iron Man" Joe McGinnity beat of the Giants beat the Phillies, 4-1 and 9-2, the third time he won both of ends of a doubleheader during the month.
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1934 - First College All-Star Game Ends 0-0
In the NFL's first College All-Star game, the Chicago Bears and the All-Stars played to a scoreless tie before 79,432 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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1935 - Kennedy Throws First Comiskey No-Hitter
Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Cleveland Indians, 5-0, and hit a bases-loaded triple to aid his own cause. It was the first no-hitter ever in Comiskey and the first in the American League since 1931.
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1937 - York Sets One-Month Homer
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Rookie Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers hit his 18th home run of August, setting a major league record that still stands for the most homers in a single month.
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1950 - Hodges Has 4 Homers, 9 RBI
First baseman Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit four home runs added a single in a 19-3 victory over the Braves. Hodges had nine RBI on three two-run homers and one three-run shot.
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1959 - Koufax Whiffs 18, Ties Record
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers set a new National League record and tied the major league record by striking out 18 in a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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1990 - Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa
Two Ken Griffeys, Senior and Junior, became the first father and son to play together on the same major-league team, Seattle Mariners. They each singled in the first inning.
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1991 - Klingler Throws 6 TDs in One Quarter
Quarterback David Klingler of Houston set an NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the second quarter in a 73-3 victory over Louisiana Tech.
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