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1879 - Dean Cromwell, USC track coach whose athletes won Gold Medals at every Olympics from 1912 through 1948; in Turner, OR
1909 - Eddie Tolan, sprinter who was the first black athlete to win two Olympic Gold Medals; in Denver, CO
1938 - Mike McCormick, journeyman lefty who suddenly won the NL Cy Young Award in 1967; in Pasadena, CA
1946 - Wayne Wells, wrestler who won NCAA, national, world, and Olympic championships; in Abilene, TX
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1954 - Marshall Holman, the first professional bowler to earn more than $1.5 million; in Medford, OR
1956 - Carol Blazejowski, Hall of Fame basketball player who was the first winner of the Wade Trophy; in Elizabeth, NJ
1966 - Hersey Hawkins, Bradley guard who was College Player of the year in 1988; in Chicago, IL
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1937 - Raymond Ewry, who won 10 track Gold Medals, including three on a single day; at 63
1975 - Casey Stengel, who managed the New York Yankees to seven World Series championships; at 85
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1984 - Joe O'Brien, who trained and drove Scott Frost, first winner of the trotting triple crown; at 67
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1928 - Tigers, Yanks Get Record 45 Hits
The Tigers and Yankees combined for 45 hits, the record for a 9-inning game. Detroit got 28 of the hits and won, 19-10. Four Tigers got four hits apiece, another major league record.
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1946 - NL Pennant Race Ends in Tie
For the first time, the National League pennant race ended in a tie, with the Cardinals and Dodgers both at 96-58. A best-of-three playoff series was scheduled to begin Sept. 30.
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1946 - NFL Comes to West Coast
The Los Angeles Rams, who moved from Cleveland after winning the 1945 NFL championship, played their first game in their new home, bringing major professional sports to the West Coast for the first time. The Rams lost to the Eagles, 25-14.
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1954 - Mays Makes 'The Catch'
Willie Mays made the most famous catch in baseball history, racing into centerfield to make an over-the-shoulder grab of a 462-foot drive hit by Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians. It happened in the eighth inning of the first game of the World Series, when the score was tied at 2. Mays' New York Giants won the game, 5-2, in 10 innings and went on to sweep the series.
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1976 - Montefusco Throws No-Hitter
John Montefusco of the San Francisco Giants faced only 28 batters as he no-hit the Atlanta Braves, 9-0. Montefusco issued one walk.
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1986 - Maddux Beats Maddux
In the first-ever matchup of rookie brothers, Greg Maddux came out on top. His Chicago Cubs beat Mike Maddux's Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3.
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1987 - Mattingly Hits Record Grand Slam
New York Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly hit his 6th grand slam of the season, a new major league record, as the Yankees took a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ernie Banks and Jim Gentile had shared the previous record.
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