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1882 - National League expells umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty.

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1894 - Decision to begin modern Olympics every four years.

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1908 - New York Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is.

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1911 - John McDermott becomes first American to win US open golf tournament.

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1922 - AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears.

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1936 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit two home runs in one inning, New York Yankees beat Saint Louis Browns 18-4.

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1950 - New York Giants' Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple.

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1955 - Harmon Killebrew hits his first home run (off Billy Hoeff).

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1968 - Canadian Sandra Post becomes first non-US and first rookie LPGA winner.

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1968 - Jim Northrup hits two grand-slammers to help Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 14-3.

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