ON THIS DATE

1902: Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons to retain the world heavyweight title. (Bob Fitzgerald, you say?)

1941: Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox gets his 300th win. Career record: 300-141.

1941: Warriors Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond is born in Akron, Ohio — same as LeBron James, same as Steph Curry. (Shout out to Akron!)

1954: Walter Payton, born in Columbia, Miss., died in 1999, would have turned 66 today.

1956: Roberto Clemente delivers a walk-off inside-thepark grand slam to give Pittsburgh a 9-8 win over the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field. (Oh, to have been there!)

1961: Roger Maris homers four times in a doubleheader, giving him 40 for the year, and putting him 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s pace in 1927 when he hit a record 60 home runs.

1962: Stan Musial becomes the all-time RBI leader in the National League, passing Mel Ott with a two-run homer that gives him 1,862.

1964: Tony Granato, the first Sharks player to win a major award (the Masterton in 1997), is born in Downers Grove, Ill.

1974: Todd Fuller is born in Fayetteville, N.C., and grows up to become the guy the Warriors draft ahead of Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. (Not his fault.)

1978: Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 38 games, breaking the National League record held for 33 years by Tommy Holmes. (Bet he could do it.)

1997: Ben Hogan dies of a stroke at 84.

2010: Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France for the third time in four years.

2011: A 4½-month lockout ends when NFL players and owners agree on a 10-year contract — which brings us right up to date on things.

2015: Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the first pitcher to no-hit the Cubs since Sandy Koufax (perfect game) in 1965.