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1903 - Floyd "Babe" Herman, Floyd "Babe" Herman, flaky Brooklyn Dodger outfielder who had a .324 lifetime average; in Buffalo, NY
1913 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the greatest all-around woman athlete of all time; in Port Arthur, TX
1936 - Hal Greer, Basketball Hall of Fame guard for the Philadelphia 76ers; in Huntington, WV
1961 - Greg LeMond, cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1986, 1989, and 1990; in Lakewood, CA
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1962 - Jerome Kersey, forward with the Trailblazers, Warriors, Supersonics, Lakers, and Spurs; in Clarksville, VA
1966 - Kirk McLean, goalie for the Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, and Florida Panthers; in Willowdale, ONT
1968 - Shannon Sharpe, tight end who played for the Denver Bronco Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII champions; in Chicago
1974 - Derek Jeter, New York Yankee shortstop who was 1996 American League Rookie of the Year; in Pequannock, NJ
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1960 - John B. Kelly Sr., who won a total of three gold medals in rowing at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics; at 70
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1993 - Roy Campanella, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers; at 71
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1916 - Indians Briefly Try Numbers
The Cleveland Indians wore numbers on their sleeves for a game against the Chicago White Sox. The experiment was quickly abandoned, though, and uniform numbers weren't used again in major league baseball until 1929, when the Yankees wore them on their jerseys.
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1935 - Waner Sets Putout Record
Centerfielder Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates set a major league record by recording 18 putouts in a doubleheader.
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1944 - Dodgers Beat Yankees and Giants
To benefit War Bonds, the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees played a unique six-inning exhibition game. Each team played two consecutive innings against the other two, then rested for an inning. The final score: Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, Giants 0.
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1959 - Johansson Wins World Championship
Ingemar Johansson of Sweden won the world heavyweight title with a 3rd-round knockout of Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium.
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