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1905 - Chris "Red" Cagle, three-time All-American halfback at Army; in DeRidder, LA
1910 - Cliff Battles, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back with the Redskins; in Akron, OH
1925 - Chuck Bednarik, Hall of Fame center/linebacker who was the NFL's last 60-minute player; in Bethlehem, PA
1930 - Ollie Matson, Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback with four NFL teams; in Trinity, TX
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1961 - Steve Cauthen, jockey who was the AP male athlete of the year in 1977; in Covington, KY
1962 - Gary Clark, wide receiver for two Washington Redskin Super Bowl champions; in Radford, VA
1967 - Marvcus Patton, linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins; in Los Angeles
1973 - Curtis Martin, Pro Bowl running back with the New England Patriots and New York Jets; in Pittsburgh
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1920 - The Longest Game Ends in 1-1 Tie
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves tied, 1-1, in a 26-inning game, the longest in major league history. Even more remarkable, both pitchers, Leon Cadore of Brooklyn and Joe Oeschger of Boston, went all the way.
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1969 - Wilson Throws Second No-Hitter
Don Wilson of the Houston Astros pitched the second no-hitter of his career to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-0.
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1991 - Henderson Becomes All-Time Base Thief
Rickey Henderson of the Oakland As stole a base for the 939th time, breaking Lou Brock's major league career record.
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1991 - 44-Year-Old Ryan Collects 7th No-Hit Game
At 44, Nolan Ryan showed he still had some stuff, pitching his seventh career no-hitter to beat the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out Robert Alomar for the game's final out. Roberto's father, Sandy, had been a teammate when Ryan threw his first no-hitter in 1973.
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