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1890 - Casey Stengel, who managed the New York Yankees to 10 pennants and 7 World Series titles; in Kansas City, MO
1928 - Joe Nuxhall, the youngest player in major league history, as a 15-year-old pitcher with the Reds in 1943; in Hamilton, OH
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1963 - Chris Mullin, forward who won the 1985 Wooden Award and was all-NBA in 1992; in New York City
1969 - Robert Porcher, defensive end who has had 68 sacks in 126 games with the Detroit Lions; in Wando, SC
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1959 - McCovey Goes 4-for-4 in Debut
In his first major-league game, Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hit two singles and two triples in four at-bats against Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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1968 - Senators Turn Triple Play
Cleveland catcher Jose Azcue's line drive was grabbed by shortstop Ron Hansen of the Washington Senators, who then doubled a runner off second and tagged out another runner between first and second. It was the first unassisted triple play in the major leagues since 1927.
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