1884 First double-century stand in Test cricket; Percy McDonnell (103) Billy Murdoch (211) for Australia in drawn 3rd Test v England in London1907 St Louis
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1901 Chicago White Sox Frank Isbell strands record 11 teammate base runners1904 NY Highlanders pitcher Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games in
1900 1st International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Dwight Davis & Holcombe Ward beat Ernest Black & Herbert Roper Barrett 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to give
1870 1st America’s Cup: New York Yacht Club’s first defence of America’s Cup; ‘Magic’ (NYYC) defeats ‘Cambria’ (Royal Thames YC, England; finishes 8th) and 16
1903 Tommy Corcoran sets MLB record for shortstops when he records 14 assists in Cincinnati’s 4 – 2 win v St. Louis Cardinals1915 Dario Resta,
1908 St Louis Cardinals Johnny Lush pitches 2nd career no-hitter vs Brooklyn Superbas; wins, 2-0 (1st no-hitter 1906)1936 Jack Lovelock of New Zealand runs a
1901 Peter O’Connor of Ireland, sets the first officially recognised world long jump record at 24′ 11 3/4” in Dublin, Ireland1921 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first
1907 Tour de France: Lucien Petit-Breton of France beats countryman Gustave Garrigou to win first of 2 Tour victories1910 MLB pitching duel; Philadelphia A’s Jack
1852 America’s first intercollegiate sporting event takes place as the Harvard heavyweight rowing crew beats Yale by 2 lengths over 2 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee,
1864 Saratoga Racecourse, America’s oldest Thoroughbred racetrack, opens its inaugural meet with four days of racing1906 Chicago White Sox beat Boston Americans, 3-0 to start