1926 – At Mitchell Field in New York, Babe Ruth caught a ball that had been dropped from an airplane flying at 250 feet.

1962 – Chic White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles)

1963 – Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title

1967 – Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning

1990 – Greg LeMond of US wins his 3rd Tour de France

1991 – Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant, charged she’d been raped by boxer Mike Tyson in an Indianapolis hotel room. Tyson was later convicted of rape and served 3 years in prison.

1993 – NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th HR