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1873 - Kid McCoy [Norman Selby], Hall of Fame boxer whose life story sounds like a bad movie; in Rush County, IN
1876 - Rube Waddell, Hall of Fame southpaw who was as eccentric as he was great; in Bradford, PA
1896 - Johnny Loftus, the first jockey to win the Triple Crown, with Sir Barton in 1919; in Chicago, IL
1902 - Wilbur Shaw, race driver who won the Indy 500 in 1937, 1939, and 1940; in Shelbyville, IN
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1931 - Eddie Mathews, Hall of Fame third baseman who won two NL home run titles; in Texarkana, TX
1953 - Pat Day, Hall of Fame jockey who won four Eclipse Awards, in 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1991; in Brush, CO
1962 - Jerry Rice, wide receiver who holds virtually every NFL receiving record; in Starkville, MS
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1963 - Horton Smith, early leader of the PGA who won the first Masters tournament in 1934; at 55
1974 - Sam Rice, Hall of Fame centerfielder who hit .323 when he was 42 years old; at 84
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1984 - George Kelly, Hall of Fame first baseman who had a career .297 average; at 89
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1914 - Miracle Braves Sweep World Series
The Boston Braves took their fourth straight victory over the Philadelphia Athletics, becoming the first team to sweep a World Series. The "Miracle Braves," as sportswriters were calling them, had won the National League pennant after being in last place, 11 1/2 games out of first, on July 15.
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1960 - Mazeroski Home Run Ends Series
The Pirates won a wild World Series from the Yankees when second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth for a 10-9 win in Game 7. It was the first time a Series ended with a walkoff homer. The Yankees outscored the Pirates, 55-27, in the Series and had a 7-4 lead in the eighth inning of the deciding game.
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1982 - IOC Decides Thorpe Was Medalist
The International Olympic Committee voted to restore the Gold Medals that Jim Thorpe had won, in the pentathlon and decathlon, at the 1912 Olympics. The medals had been taken away when it was discovered that Thorpe had played professional baseball in 1911. They were restored to his family in January of 1983, nearly 30 years after Thorpe's death.
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1984 - John Henry Goes Over $6 Million
John Henry ran and won his last race, the Ballantine's Scotch Classic at the Meadowlands, to become the first horse to win more than $6 million. The exact total was $6,597,947.
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