2005 Super Bowl winning coach Hank Stram died
2003 NYY give up 7 HRs to the Red Sox – most HRs given up by the Yankees in their history
1999 Jose Canseco of the Devil Rays gets his 30th HR of the season – only player in MLB history to hit 30 with 4 different teams – Oakland, Texas, and Toronto
1992 Steffi Graf wins the 99th Women’s Wimbledon Open
1988 Rays pitcher Charlie Hough strikes out 4 batters in an inning – pass ball on a strikeout
1984 Phil Niekro is the 9th pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts – ends with 3,342
1984 Red Sox Jim Rice goes 5 for 6 including a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th for a 13-9 win
1983 NYY Dave Righetti pitches a no hitter vs. the Red Sox – 1st Yankee no hitter since Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956 World Series
1982 Jimmy Connors wins Men’s Wimbledon Open
1981 John McEnroe wins 95th Men’s Wimbledon Open
1980 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,000th batter – ends with 5,714
1977 Red Sox hit MLB record tying 8 HRs to beat Toronto 9-6 – 7 of the 8 were solo HRs
1970 Cardinals send 3 pinch hitters to the plate in the 8th – all 3 strikeout
1967 Phil Niekro beats rookie brother Joe as Braves beat Cubs 8-3
1964 Manny Jimenez of KC hits 3 HRs – did not hit one in 1963 and only 26 in 7 seasons – game ended in a 6-6 tie as fireworks show had to run
1954 West Germany wins World Cup
1939 A tearful Lou Gehrig gives his “luckiest man in the world” speech as 61,808 Yankee fans bid him goodbye – his #4 is retired
1930 George Steinbrenner was born
1929 Al Davis was born – principal owner of the Oakland Raiders
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