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1905 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game.

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1908 - New York Giants George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn.

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1910 - Reno, Nevada, hosts boxing match between black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and white challenger Jim Jeffries. Johnson knocks out Jeffries in 15 rounds.

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1911 - Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak.

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1912 - Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 7-0.

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1919 - Cincinnati Reds are 10.5 games back in National League, and win the World Series.

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1919 - Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship.

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1925 - New York Yankees Lefty Grove beats Athletics Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings.

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1938 - First game at Shribe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies 10-5.

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1939 - Boston Red Sox' Jim Tabor hits two grand slams in one game.

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