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Sports History 1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander (Philadelphia Phillies) pitched and won to entire games of a doubleheader versus Brooklyn (5-0 and 9-3). 1924 - Bill Tilden won his fifth straight U.S. Open men's singles title. 1957 - Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) set a record for left-handed pitchers when he recorded his 41st shutout. 1961 - The estate of Ty Cobb was estimated at $11.78 million. Cobb had died two months earlier. 1962 - Ken Hubbs (Chicago Cubs) set a record for a second baseman when he played his 74th game without an error. 1966 - The Miami Dolphins played their first regular-season game. They lost the game to the Oakland Raiders 23-14. 1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) set a National League record when he played in his 1,117th consecutive game. 1970 - Jimmy Connors played in his first match at the U.S. Open. He lost to Mark Cox. 1971 - Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors won their first U.S. Open singles matches. 1973 - Billy Martin was fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers. Martin was relieved of his duties three days after ordering his pitchers to throw spitballs against Cleveland Indians batters. 1981 - The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners played to a 7-7 tie after 19 innings. It was the longest game in Fenway Park history. The game was resumed the following day and the Mariners won 8-7 in 20 innings. 1986 - The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs played 14 innings and used 53 players in the game. Houston won the game 8-7 when the game resumed the next day. 1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his 47th save. 1996 - Mike Greenwall (Boston Red Sox) set a major league record when he drove in all nine runs in a 9-8 win over the Seattle Mariners. 1996 - David Cone (New York Yankees) pitched in a game for the first time in four months after an aneurysm was removed from his shoulder. 1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season. The record at the time was 61 held by Roger Maris. 1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit his 56th home run of the season. 1998 - Nomar Garciaparra (Boston Red Sox) hit his 30th home run of the season. He joined Mark McGwire, Rudy York, Ron Kittle and Jose Canseco as a player that hit 30+ home runs in his first two years. 1998 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) signed a six-year contract for $36 million. The deal made him the highest paid wide receiver in the league. 1999 - Cal Ripken (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 400th career home run. 2003 - Eric Gagne (Los Angeles) established a major league record with his 55th consecutive save. See our Sports History page on Facebook!
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