TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1908 — The Games of the IV Olympiad are held in London, England. Women compete in the modern Olympics for the first time. 1935 — New York Yankees pull a first inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-8.
1944 — Boston Braves’ Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0. 1947 — Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and throughout the U.S.
1953 — Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term “Pencil neck geek.” 1956 — Heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.
1961 — NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
1968 — Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title.
1971 — Curt Flood resigns from Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark. 1983 — Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson’s 56-year old record by striking out Brad Mills for his 3,509th career strikeout.
1990 — Los Angeles Dodgers’ Orel Hershiser undergoes careerthreatening shoulder surgery. 1990 — Villanova’s women set a 6,000-metre relay world record of 17:18:10.
1992 — New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent.
1993 — All 30 members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal. .