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1901 - Earl Averill, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder who had a .318 career average; in Snohomish, WA
1923 - Ara Parseghian, who coached Notre Dame to three national championships; in Akron, OH
1941 - Bobby Cox, who has been named manager of the year in both major leagues; in Tulsa, OK
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1944 - Pete Banaszak, running back for the Oakland Raider Super Bowl XI champions; in Crivitz, WI
1952 - Dave Wannstedt, head coach of the Chicago Bears since 1993; in Pittsburgh
1970 - Dorsey Levens, running back for the Green Bay Packer Super Bowl XXXI champions; in Syracuse, NY
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1891 - Corbett, Jackson Fight 61 Rounds
Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson fought a 61-round draw at San Francisco. Corbett went on to win the heavyweight title the following year but Jackson, an Australian black, never got a championship fight.
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1930 - Bishop Walks 8 Times in Doubleheader
Second baseman Max "Camera Eye" Bishop of the Philadelphia Athletics set a major league record by drawing 8 walks in a doubleheader. Bishop walked 128 times and scored 117 runs that season.
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1969 - Now Hitting for Henry Aaron. . .
After 9,015 plate appearances, Henry Aaron was replaced by a pinch hitter for the first time. Mike Lum batted for him in the seventh inning of the Atlanta Braves' 15-3 win over the New York Mets.
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