When the Blue Jays paid $1.5 million to sign Roberto Osuna from the Mexico City Red Devils last year, scouts said they were getting a pitcher with considerable polish for a 16-year-old. Osuna and Venezuelan righthander Victor Sanchez, who signed with the Mariners for $2.5 million, were generally considered the top two pitching prospects on [...]
1897 – Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball)
1950 – US beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994)
1961 – Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more HRs in a game twice in a season
1969 – On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial’s NL record for consecutive games played (896)
1984 – Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski
1990 – A’s Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger’s Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
1998 – With negotiations on a new labor agreement at a standstill, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that a lockout would be imposed at midnight.
1927 – 1st Ryder Cup: US beats England, 9½-2½ at Worcester Country Club (Worcester, Massachusetts, US)
1940 – 1st NL night game at Sportsman’s Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
1940 – 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2)
1958 – SF Giants Hank Sauer & B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1972 – Record 8 shutouts pitched in 16 major league games (AL=5, NL=3)
1974 – NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks
1984 – Arnold Palmer fails to make US Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs
1988 – Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a NY Yankee
1989 – Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
1990 – LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
1901 – 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) & Netherlands (0)
1901 – Cleveland’s Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1
1930 – 1st night organized baseball game (Independence KS)
1931 – Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
1961 – Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats SF Giants, 1-0
1967 – Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
1985 – Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4th time
1987 – NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989
1988 – Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
1990 – NBA Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128
1992 – Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings