TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1919 — In the fastest Major League Baseball game (51 minutes), the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1.
1920 — Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted, alleging they threw the 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).
1928 — The New York Yankees clinch pennant No. 6.
1930 — Lou Gehrig’s errorless baseball streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
1936 — The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game.
1940 — Michigan’s Tom Harmon runs for 72-, 86- and 94-yard touchdowns.
1941 — The Philadelphia Phillies lose a club record 111th game.
1941 — Major League Baseball player Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a batting average of .406 (and is the last player with a batting average of .400 or better). 1942 — The New York Americans NHL team folds.
1951 — Allie Reynolds’ throws his second no-hitter of 1951; New York Yankees clinch pennant No. 18. 1951 — Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for an NFL-record 554 yards.
1960 — Ted Williams hits his final homer, No. 521.
1969 — Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for seven TDs vs. the Baltimore Colts (52-14). 1970 — Intrepid (USA) beats Gretel II (Australia) in the 22nd America’s Cup.
1974 — California Angels’ Nolan Ryan throws his third no-hitter, beating Minnesota, 4-0. 1975 — Oakland Athletics’ Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott,
Paul Linblad and Rollie Fingers no-hit the California Angels, 5-0. 1976 — Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium. 1979 — Larry Holmes (retaining the championship) knocks out Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds.
1986 — A record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City).
1991 — The New York Yankees set a record of 75 games without a complete contest pitched.
1996 — Jockey Frankie Dettori finishes first for the seventh time of the day on racehorse Fujiyama Crest, making racing history. Darren Yates, on a bet of £67.58, wins £550,823.54 ($934,959 Cdn). The William Hill agency loses £8 million; total payout is £40 million.