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August 6th, 1981
On this day in 1981: Due to strike, Yanks, A's, Philles & Dodgers declared 1st ½ champs
August 5th, 1940
On this day in 1940: St Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings
August 4th, 1985
On this day in 1985: White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees
August 3rd, 1990
On this day in 1990: NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th HR in 1st 72 at bats
August 2nd, 1959
On this day in 1959: SF Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 HRs
August 1st, 1977
On this day in 1977: SF Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer
July 31st, 1954
On this day in 1954: Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double)
July 30th, 1962
On this day in 1962: All star MVP: Leon Wagner (LA Angels)
July 29th, 1981
On this day in 1981: Anti-apartheid protesters against the Springbok rugby tour are confronted by police who use batons to stop them marching to South Africa’s Consul, New Zealand.
July 28th, 1976
On this day in 1976: White Sox John Odom (5 inn) & Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's
July 27th, 1937
On this day in 1937: 32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1)
July 26th, 1947
On this day in 1947: 46th Women's French Championships: Patricia Todd beats Doris Hart (6-3, 3-6, 6-4)
July 25th, 1939
On this day in 1939: NY Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win
July 24th, 1967
On this day in 1967: Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
July 24th, 1941
On this day in 1941: Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
July 23rd, 1965
On this day in 1965: Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
July 22nd, 1994
On this day in 1994: Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired
July 21st, 1964
On this day in 1964: Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33)
July 20th, 1969
On this day in 1969: 56th Tour de France won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
July 19th, 1915
On this day in 1915: Wash Nationals steal record 8 bases vs Cleve Indians in the 1st inning
July 18th, 1896
On this day in 1896: Ranjitsinhji completes 154* on Test Cricket debut v Aust, Old Trafford
July 17th, 1994
On this day in 1994: FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Italy 3-2 on penalties, in football's 15th World Cup in Pasadena
July 16th, 1924
On this day in 1924: NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games
July 15th, 1972
On this day in 1972: 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane
July 14th, 1966
On this day in 1966: 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France