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1917 - Lou Boudreau, Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop who was player-manager of the Cleveland Indians 1948 World Series champions; in Harvey, IL
1941 - Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders quarterback in Super Bowl II, nicknamed the "Mad Bomber"; in Fresno, CA
1942 - Connie Hawkins, Basketball Hall of Fame forward who became an NBA rookie at the age of 27; in Brooklyn
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1963 - Bobby Thigpen, whose 57 saves with the Chicago White Sox in 1990 is the major-league record; in Tallahassee, FL
1971 - Calbert Cheaney, 1992-93 college basketball player of the year with Indiana University; in Evansville, IN
1973 - Eric Moulds, wide receiver who has caught 246 passes for 3929 yards in 4 seasons with the Buffalo Bills; in Lucdale, MS
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1920 - Charles Courtney, champion sculler who was undefeated in 88 races as an amateur; at 71
1961 - Ty Cobb, legendary Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and base stealer; of cancer, at 74
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1974 - Dizzy Dean, Hall of Fame pitcher who became a pioneer television sportscaster; at 63
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1941 - Dimaggio's Hitting Streak Stopped
Mainly because of two fine backhand plays by Cleveland third baseman Ken Keltner, Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak came to an end. Dimaggio went 0-for-4 against Indian pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby.
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1974 - Gibson Collects 3,000th Career Strikeout
St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson whiffed Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds to become the second pitcher in history with 3,000 career strikeouts. (Walter Johnson was the first.)
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1990 - Twins Turn Two Triple Plays
In a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Minnesota Twins made major league history by turning in two triple plays.
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1994 - Price Wins British Open with Eagle
Thanks to a 50-foot eagle putt on the 17th hole of the final round, Nick Price of Zimbabwe won the British Open by one shot over Jesper Parnevik at Turnberry, Scotland.
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