2009 Baltimore beats Boston 11-10 after trailing 10-1 (their biggest comeback in franchise history)
2000 NYY tie MLB record when 3 players hit a sacrifice fly in an inning (set in 1962)
1999 Bulls select Elton Brand #1 in NBA draft, Manu Ginobili goes #57
1999 Randy Johnson strikes out 17 Reds hitters and loses 2-0, last game he struck out 14 and lost
1998 Sammy Sosa hits his 20th HR of the month and 33rd of the season, Mark McGwire hits his 37th - of his last 13 hits Sosa has 9 HRs
1997 Bobby Witt is the 1st AL pitcher to hit a HR in regular season play in 25 years
1997 Mike Mussina of Baltimore wins his 100th game – ends with 270
1996 Eric Young of Colorado ties MLB record with 6 steals in the game including 2nd, 3rd, and home in an inning
1995 Eddie Murray gets his 3,000th hit – ends with 3,225
1993 Orlando chooses Chris Webber #1 in NBA draft – will trade his rights to Golden State
1978 Willie McCovey hits his 500th HR – ends with 521
1975 Dave Duncan of Orioles hits 4 consecutive doubles to tie MLB record – had 7 all season
1969 Bill Russell announces his retirement – 14,522 points, 21,620 rebounds, 4,100 assists, 5 time MVP, 11 NBA titles, 2 NCAA titles, Olympic gold medal
1966 Mike Tyson born
1962 Sandy Koufax pitched the 1st of his 4 career no hitters
1961 Whitey Ford sets AL record with his 8th win this month
1934 Lou Gehrig hits 3 triples in the game, but they do not count as the game was called due to rain
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