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1880 - Joe Tinker, Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance fame; in Muscotah, KS
1905 - Leo Durocher, Baseball Hall of Fame manager who said "Nice guys finish last"; in W. Springfield, MA
1923 - Ray Boone, major league infielder, father of catcher Bob and grandfather of infielder Bret Boone; in San Diego, CA
1948 - Peggy Fleming, figure skating who won the only U. S. gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; in San Jose, CA
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1948 - Peggy Fleming, figure skating who won the only U. S. gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; in San Jose, CA
1955 - Len Barker, Cleveland pitcher who threw a perfect game against the Blue Jays in 1981; in Ft. Knox, KY
1975 - Alex Rodriguez, whose 42 home runs in 1998 and 1999 is the American league record for a shortstop; in New York City
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1949 - Ellery Clark, the only person to win both the high jump and long jump at the Olympics, in 1896; at 75
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1959 - Plans for New Major League Announced
Plans to form a third major league, the Continental, with Branch Rickey as president, were announced by attorney William Shea. The league was never actually established but, because of the threat, the New York Mets and Houston Colt .45s (now the Astros) were awarded National League franchises. Shea Stadium in New York was named for Shea.
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1973 - Secretariat Breaks Records in Workout
In a workout at Saratoga, Secretariat set records of 1 minute, 34 seconds for the mile and 1 minute, 47 4/5 seconds for 1 1/8 mile.
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1984 - Rose Sets Record for Singles
Playing for the Montreal Expos, Pete Rose collected his 3,503rd single, breaking Ty Cobb's record.
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1987 - Woman Umpire Makes Debut
Pam Postema became the first woman ever to umpire at home plate in a major league game during an exhibition between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Postema umpired in the minor leagues from 1977 through 1988. Her sexual discrimination suit against major league baseball for denying her an opportunity at the highest level was settled out of court in 1997.
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