1938 – Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season
1941 – Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for Heavyweight boxing title
1948 – Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates
1950 – Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A’s 21-2
1960 – Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball’s oldest debuting manager (66)
1972 – US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball’s exemption from antitrust laws
1973 – NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants
1975 – Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers
1976 – Bowie Kuhn voids A’s sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi & Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, & Vida Blue to Yankees
1977 – Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation
1986 – Don Sutton won his 300th game in major league baseball.
1991 – SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky’s cancerous left arm is amputated
1993 – Expo’s Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games