TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1906 — Brooklyn Dodgers’ pitcher Harry McIntire no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates for 10 2/3 innings, but loses in 13th.
1936 — The Games of the XI Olympiad open in Berlin, Germany. 1950 — American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule. 1957 — Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 metres (445 feet, 10 inches).
1962 — Boston Red Sox player Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
1970 — Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) ties record of five extrabase hits in a game.
1972 — Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record-tying five home runs in a doubleheader.
1973 — Thurman Munson and Carleton Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park.
1974 — Virginia Squires trade Julius (Dr. J) Erving to the New York Nets.
1975 — Billy Martin is named manager of New York Yankees, replacing Bill Virdon.
1978 — Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44-game hitting streak (ties National League record). 1982 — Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Travis Jackson, and Happy Chandler, are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1982 — American Greg Louganis becomes first diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives.
1986 — Minnesota Twins’ pitcher Bert Blyleven becomes the 10th major league pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts.
1987 — Crossbow flight record (2,005 yards, 1 foot, 9 inches) set by Harry Drake in Nevada.
1987 — Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champ.
2005 — Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the highest profile player to be suspended for violating the Major League Baseball steroids policy.