TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1914 - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitching for the Boston Red Sox. 1928 - First televised tennis match. 1931 - Chicago Cubs and Saint Louis Cardinals hit a record 23 doubles in a game (second game of designated hitter). 1946 - Vance Dinges hits the only Philadelphia Phillies’ pinch hit inside-the-park home run. 1949 - American League beats National League 11-7 in 16th All Star Game, National League makes a record five errors. 1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence. 1950 - ILTF re-admits Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraw. 1951 - New York Yankees’ Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0. 1954 - Major League Baseball Players Association founded. 1955 - National League beats American League 6-5 (12 innings) in 22nd All Star Game (Milwaukee). 1966 - National League beats American League 2-1 (10 innings) in 37th All Star Game (Busch, Saint Louis). 1967 - 5th Mayor’s Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-0. 1979 - A Disco Demolition Night publicity stunt goes awry at Comiskey Park, forcing the Chicago White Sox to forfeit their game against the Detroit Tigers. 1987 - Philadelphia Phillies’ Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief. 1989 - New York Yankees’ pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA). 1990 - Chicago White Sox player Melido Perez no-hits the New York Yankees 8-0 in a rain. 1998 - France defeats Brazil 3-0 to win the 1998 FIFA World Cup.