TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1916 — St. Louis Browns’ Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings in a 0-0 tie versus Boston Red Sox.
1934 — New York Times declares (erroneously) Babe Ruth’s record of 700 home runs to stand for all time.
1934 — Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beating the Cincinnati Reds 18-0.
1946 — Cleveland Indians’ Lou Boudreau hits four doubles and a home run but Boston Red Sox win, 11-10, on Ted Williams’ three home runs and eight RBIs.
1951 — First colour telecast of a sporting event (CBS, horse race).
1951 — Citation becomes first horse to win $1 million in races.
1953 — National League beats American League, 5-1, in 20th all-star game(Crosley Field, Cincinnati).
1955 — Two killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack in England.
1956 — Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0.
1967 — Houston Astros’ Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run, off of San Francisco Giants’ Juan Marichal.
1968 — Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run, off of San Francisco Giants’ Mike McCormick.
1968 — Houston Astros’ Don Wilson strikes out 18, beats Cincinnati Reds 6-1.
1969 — “Futbol War” between El Salvador and Honduras begins.
1970 — National League wins eighth straight all-star game, 5-4 in 12 innings (Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati).
1985 — Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark to win golf’s U.S. Women’s Open.
1985 — Last USFL game: Baltimore Stars defeat Oakland Invaders, 28-24.
1986 — Jane Geddes beats Sally Little to win golf’s U.S. Women’s Open.
1987 — National League defeats American League, 2-0 in 13, in 58th all-star game in Oakland, Calif.
1988 — Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th career home run, moving into seventh place.