1874 – Game of lawn tennis introduced

1889 – Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss

1926 – Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs

1930 – Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader

1937 – Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for Heavyweight boxing title

1938 – Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium

1944 – Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn

1958 – Game in KC between A’s & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado

1982 – Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place

1983 – NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period

1990 – Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox

1993 – NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight loss

2002 – Darryl Kile (St. Louis Cardinals) was found dead in his hotel room.

2003 – Michelle Wie won her first USGA title at the age of 13. She was the youngest person to win any adult USGA event