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1869 - Kid Nichols, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who had a 361-208 record; in Madison, WI
1880 - Archie Hahn, who won three sprint Gold Medals at the 1904 Olympics; in Dodgeville, WI
1887 - Stanley Ketchel [Stanislaus Kiecal], Hall of Fame boxer who was twice middleweight champion; in Grand Rapids, MI
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1904 - Frank Amyot, canoeist who won a Gold Medal after paying his own way to the 1936 Olympics; in Toronto
1940 - Larry Brown, basketball coach who has been with nine different teams in 27 years; in Brooklyn, NY
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1940 - Georgia Coleman, diver who won four medals, including a Gold, at two Olympics; of pneumonia, at 28
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1972 - Harry Kipke, All-American halfback and later coach at the University of Michigan; at 73
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1923 - First Baseman Gets Triple Play
The third triple play in major league history was a rarity, credited to a first baseman. With Cleveland runners on first and second, George Burns of the Red Sox snagged a line drive, tagged out the runner who was off first base, then sprinted to second base to beat the runner trying to get back to to that bag.
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1951 - Nieman Debuts with 2 Home Runs
Outfielder Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns hit home runs in his first two major league at bats, the only player ever to do so, off Mickey McDermott of the Boston Red Sox, but Boston won the game, 9-6.
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1968 - McLain First 30-Game Winner Since 1934
Detroit Tiger lefty Denny McLain won his 30th game of the season, 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. He was the first pitcher to win 30 since Dizzy Dean in 1934, and nobody's done it since.
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1982 - Nicholas Completes 19th Channel Swim
Canadian Cindy Nicholas swam the English Channel for the 19th time, a record for a swimmer of either sex. Included on the total are five two-way channel swims, also a record.
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1987 - Jays Hit Record 10 Homers
The Toronto Blue Jays set a major league record by hitting 10 home runs, beating the Baltimore Orioles 18-3. Ernie Whitt hit three, Rance Mulliniks and George Bell two each. The game was also notable because Cal Ripken's record streak of consecutive innings ended at 8,243 when he was replaced by a pinch runner in the eighth.
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1990 - Griffeys Hit Consecutive Home Runs
Seattle's two Ken Griffeys, Senior and Junior, hit back-to-back home runs off Kirk McCaskill of the California Angels in the first inning. The Griffeys won the inning, but the Angels won the game, 7-5.
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