1861 Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate) in New Mexico fires on and kills Navajo Indians after horse race dispute
1905 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson wins his 3rd consecutive Open title, and his record 4th overall, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith
1910 Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms with an initial 9 team competition
1915 Boston Red Sox ask Boston Braves for use of Braves Field (10,000+ capacity) for Baseball World Series against Philadelphia Phillies
1920 Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
1925 New York left fielder Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-home runs as the Yankees score an 11-6 home victory over Chicago White Sox
1927 Yanks Earle Coombs hits 3 triples
1935 Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in second game of a double header
1954 Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Karl Spooner strikes out 15 NY Giants in his 1st MLB game
1959 Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant
1966 Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game
1966 Orioles beat A’s 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant
1967 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
1973 Ryder Cup Golf, Muirfield: US beats Great Britain & Ireland, 19-13; first time ‘Ireland’ included in team name
1973 Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers
1977 Minn Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0
1979 Larry Parrish (Expos) HRs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH
1982 Duleep Mendis completes twin cricket tons for Sri Lanka v India
1983 Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7’9 3/4”
1985 St Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man
1986 India v Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie
1987 NFL players go on strike for 24 days (2nd regular-season strike)
1987 Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons
1988 South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in
1988 Soviet gymnast Vladimir Artemov wins individual all-round gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; follows his teams all-round victory; wins 4 gold for the Games
1988 American swimmer Janet Evans sets a world record 4:03.85 to win the 400m freestyle gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; 3rd gold medal of the Games (400m I/M, 800m)
1988 American swimmer Matt Biondi wins the blue ribband 100m freestyle gold medal in Olympic record 48.63 at the Seoul Games; beats countryman Chris Jacobs & Stéphan Caron of France
1989 MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs
1991 NY MTA yanks 6,000 ads for ”Dr Tusch” (Dr Jeffrey Lavigne)
1996 Solheim Cup Women’s Golf, St. Pierre Hotel & CC: US retains Cup; beats Europe 17-11; in expanded format US wins 10 of 12 singles matches in final day blowout
2002 Solheim Cup Women’s Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 & 2 victory over Karine Icher
2019 Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, Geneva: Alexander Zverev beats Milos Raonic 6-4 3-6 10-4 to earn Team Europe a dramatic 13-11 win over Team World; Europe’s 3rd straight win
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