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1887 - May Sutton (Bundy), the first American tennis player to win a Wimbledon title; in Plymouth, England
1901 - Bud Houser, who won both the shot put and the discus throw at the 1924 Olympics; in Winnigan, MO
1905 - Walter "Red" Smith, highly literate and widely syndicated sportswriter; in Green Bay, WI
1910 - Ralph "Shug" Jordan, who coached Auburn to a 175-83 record in 25 seasons; in Selma, AL
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1918 - Phil Rizzuto, Hall of Fame shortstop who was the American League MVP in 1950; in New York, NY
1951 - Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves' center who was the NBA's MVP in 1975; in Greensboro, NC
1965 - Scottie Pippen, who starred for Chicago Bulls teams that won 6 NBA championships; in Hamburg, AR
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1929 - Miller Huggins, Hall of Fame manager who guided the Yankees to three World Series championships; at 49
1981 - Larry Snyder, Ohio State track coach whose athletes won 10 Olympic Gold Medals; at 85
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1987 - Duffy Daugherty, College Football Hall of Fame coach who had a 109-69-5 record at Michigan State; at 72
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1907 - Honus Wagner Steals a Run
Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner scored by stealing second, third, and home in the second inning against the New York Giants. He stole another base later. Fred Clarke, the Pittsburgh player-manager, also had four steals in the game.
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1962 - Liston KOs Patterson for Title
Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Chicago's Comiskey Park to win the world heavyweight championship.
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1965 - Paige Impressive in Last Outing
At the age of 59 (at least), Satchel Paige made his final major league appearance. Pitching for the Kansas City Athletics, he went three innings against the Red Sox, allowing only one hit.
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1986 - No-Hitter Clinches Title
Mike Scott's 2-0 no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants clinched the National League West championship for the Houston Astros. It was the third straight game in which Houston pitchers gave up fewer than 3 hits.
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1990 - Yankees Start with 8 Hits
The first eight New York Yankee batters hit safely to tie the major league record in a 15-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
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2000 - Two Games, Three Teams
The Indians played an unusual doubleheader. After beating the Chicago White Sox, 9-2, in the first game, they lost to the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in the second. It was only the second three-team doubleheader of the 20th century.
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