2007 Tom Glavine wins his 300th game – 5th lefthander to do so – ends with 305
2006 Reggie White, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, and John Madden inducted into the Football Hall of Fame
2006 Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record with his 11th 30 save season – will end with 15
2006 Rookie pitcher Fausto Carmona of Cleveland becomes only the second pitcher in MLB history to lose 4 relief games in a week
2005 Albert Pujols becomes the 1st player in MLB history to hit 30 HRs in his 1st 5 seasons
2002 LA Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn died – called 3,338 consecutive Lakers games
2001 Cleveland beats Seattle 15-14 in 11 innings – 1st team in 76 years to come back from a 12 run deficit
2001 Detroit Tigers tie MLB record by scoring only one run in their 5th consecutive game – last done 1968
2001 Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett inducted into the Hall of Fame
1994 Braves Fred McGriff hits a HR – only 9th player in MLB history to hit 30 or more in 7 consecutive seasons
1992 Oakland’s Jose Canseco walks in his first 2 at bats – walked 5 times yesterday – ties MLB record (1938) with 7 consecutive walks
1986 Steve Carlton gets his 4,000th strikeout – only Nolan Ryan is in the club
1984 Blue Jays Cliff Johnson hits his 19th pinch hit HR – MLB record
1979 Red Sox beat Milwaukee 19-5 – did not score a run in the 4th but did it in every other inning
1979 Willie Mays inducted into Hall of Fame - .302/660/1,903
1975 Phillies 1st 8 batters get a hit – MLB record
1936 Jesse Owens wins his 3rd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics
1931 Cards Jim Bottomley has 6 hits in 6 at bats for the 2nd time in his career
1921 First play-by-play baseball game was broadcast on the radio – Pittsburgh
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