2009 John Smoltz plays his first game for the Red Sox – 1st in 21 seasons for a team other than Atlanta – loses 9-3
2008 41 year old Tim Wakefield of Boston beats 44 year old Randy Johnson 5-0
2006 Minor Leahue Manager Joe Milulik throws his infamous tantrum over the umpires call
1999 San Antonio beats NY Knicks 4 games to 1 to win NBA title – Tim Duncan MVP with 27.4 points and 14 rebounds per game
1999 Cards rookie Jose Jimenez no hits Arizona 1-0 – Randy Johnson gets the loss despite striking out 14 including the 2,500th of his career
1999 Jesse Orosco of Orioles makes his 1,015th relief appearance to best MLB record set by Kent Tekulve
1997 San Antonio chooses Tim Duncan #1 in NBA draft
1996 Mark McGwire hits his 300th HR – ends with 583
1995 Andres Galarraga of Colorado hits 3 HRs in consecutive innings (6th, 7th, 8th) – only 4th to do so
1988 Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game
1986 Steve Carlton is released by Philadelphia – won 4 Cy Young awards with them
1976 Rangers and White Sox play a doubleheader – Texas’ shortstop Toby Harrah goes through both games without a fielding chance
1969 Philadelphia beats NY Mets 6-5 in 10 innings – teams combine for 27 strikeouts
1968 Bobby Bonds makes MLB debut – hit a grand slam – at the time only the 2nd to ever do so, last done 1898
1961 Baltimore and California both use 8 pitchers in a game – the 16 total is a MLB record
1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight title
1942 Willis Reed was born – 2 time NBA champion, Rookie of the Year, 2 time NBA finals MVP
1926 Bobby Jones wins the British Open with a 292
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