1898 Phillies’ pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat
1902 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor in 2:43:12
1910 Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1913 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson in 2:25:14.8
1919 23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder in 2:29:13.4
1925 No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets’ funeral
1930 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in 2:34:48.2; his 7th victory in the event
1934 Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
1944 NFL Chic Cardinals & Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)
1947 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39; world best time
1948 Basketball Association of America Finals: Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 88-73 to take series, 4 games to 2
1951 NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 79-75 to take series 4 games to 3; first Finals appearance for both teams
1951 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-2 for a 4-1 series victory
1952 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season
1958 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalić of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54
1964 Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5
1967 Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
1969 73rd Boston Marathon: Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan wins in 2:13:49; American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman in 3:22:46 (unsanctioned)
1970 Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
1980 84th Boston Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 3rd straight event and 4th overall title in 2:12:11; Jacqueline Gareau of Canada women’s winner in 2:34:28; Rosie Ruiz disqualified for not running the entire course
1982 Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game
1985 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway wins London Marathon in race record 2:21:06
1986 90th Boston Marathon: Rob de Castella first Australian winner in 2:07:51; Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway claims women’s title in 2:24:55
1986 Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz)
1987 Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
1987 Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
1988 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence
1990 National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards
1991 Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (2:09:17)
1991 Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (2:26:14)
1991 NFL Draft: University of Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland first pick by Dallas Cowboys
1995 Boston Celtics final regular season game at Boston Garden, NY Knicks win 98-92
1996 PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin beats Japan’s Isao Aoki by 2 strokes for his first of 4 Senior PGA Championships
1996 Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
1997 101st Boston Marathon: Lameck Aguta of Kenya wins men’s event in 2:10:34; Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia women’s champion in 2:26:23
2001 NFL Draft: Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick first pick by Atlanta Falcons
2003 107th Boston Marathon: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya men’s champion in 2:10:11; Svetlana Zakharova of Russia women’s winner in 2:25:19
2008 112th Boston Marathon: 3rd straight men’s title for Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya in 2:07:45; Dire Tune of Ethiopia women’s winner in 2:25:25
2012 Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners
2013 Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo win the 2013 London Marathon
2014 118th Boston Marathon: American Meb Keflezighi men’s champion in 2:08:37; Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins her 2nd women’s title in 2:18:57
2018 Oakland A’s left hander Sean Manaea no-hits the Boston Red Sox
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