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1916 - Hank Luisetti, Basketball Hall of Famer who pioneered the one-handed jump shot; in San Francisco
1922 - Max Surkont, sturdy right-handed pitcher who once struck out a record 8 consecutive hitters; in Central Falls, RI
1948 - Ron LeFlore, outfielder who twice led the American League in stolen bases; in Detroit
1951 - Roberto Duran, world lightweight, welterweight, and light middleweight champion; in Guarare, Panama
1955 - Tree Rollins, center who led the NBA in blocked shots per game in 1983; in Winter Haven, FL
1962 - Wally Joyner, first baseman who was runner-up to Jose Canseco for the 1986 AL Rookie of the Year Award; in Atlanta
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1966 - Randy Barnes, shot put gold medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games; in Charleston, WV
1970 - Cobi Jones, soccer star with the Los Angeles Express and the U. S. National Team; in Detroit
1970 - Michael Husted, place kicker for the Tampa Bay Bucs and Oakland Raiders; in El Paso, TX
1970 - Phil Mickelson, three-time winner of the NCAA individual golf championship; in San Diego
1977 - Kerry Wood, who tied the major league record by striking out 20 hitters as a 20-year-old White Sox rookie in 1998; in Irving, TX
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1996 - Mel Allen, long-time New York Yankee broadcaster known for his "how about that" tagline; at 83
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1909 - Victory Is Expensive for Thorpe
Jim Thorpe pitched a 4-2 victory for the Rocky Mount team of the East Carolina League. His brief stint with the team resulted in the loss of his Olympic medals for the decathlon and pentathlon three years later.
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1938 - Foxx Walks 6 Times
Slugger Jimmie Foxx drew a record six consecutive walks from the St. Louis Browns.
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1968 - Peerless Under-Par Open for Trevino
Lee Trevino became the first golfer to shoot under par in all four rounds of the U. S. Open, winning the event with a 275 at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.
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1975 - Jabbar Leaves Bucks for Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Lakers went on to win five NBA championships with Jabbar at center.
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1989 - One Hole, Four Holes-in-One
Four golfers scored holes-in-one on the 6th hole of the U. S. Open. Until then, there had been only 17 aces in the tournament's 91-year history.
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