2000 Mark McGwire hits his 550th HR – ends with 583
1998 Milwaukee trades Dirk Nowitzki to the Dallas Mavericks
1997 Mariners Randy Jones strikes out 19 Oakland A’s but loses the game 4-1
1996 John Smoltz loses to St. Louis 9-2 – record now 14-2, 2.71 ERA – ends season 24-8, 2.94 ERA and wins Cy Young award
1995 New Jersey sweeps the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup
1994 Jeff Bagwell hits 2 HRs in one inning and 3 for the day as Astros beat Dodgers 16-4
1992 Steve Howe is permanently banned from baseball for drug use
1989 Vince Coleman steals his 40th straight base over 2 seasons without being caught for MLB record – ends career with 752 in 13 seasons
1983 Don Sutton of Braves gets his 3,000th strikeout – ends with 3,574
1979 Rickey Henderson makes his MLB debut – goes 2 for 4 with 1st career stolen base – will play 25 years, 3,081 games, 3,055 hits, 2,190 walks, and 1,406 steals
1968 Jim Northrup of Tigers hits grand slam HRs in consecutive innings
1962 NYY beat Detroit 9-7 in 22 innings – Rocky Colavito of Tigers gets 7 hits – 14 pitchers used
1955 Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st MLB HR – ends with 573
1947 Jackie Robinson steals home for the 1st time in his career – will do it 18 more times
1933 Sam Jones born – won 10 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics
1895 Jack Dempsey born – heavyweight champion 1919 to 1926 – 61 wins, 5 losses, 9 draws
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