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1914 - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Boston Red Sox.

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1928 - First televised tennis match.

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1931 - Chicago Cubs and Saint Louis Cardinals hit a record 23 doubles in a game (second game of designated hitter).

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1946 - Vance Dinges hits the only Philadelphia Phillies' pinch hit inside-the-park home run.

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1949 - American League beats National League 11-7 in 16th All Star Game, National League makes a record five errors.

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1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence.

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1949 - Los Angeles Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin.

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1950 - ILTF re-admits Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraw.

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1951 - New York Yankees' Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0.

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1954 - Major League Baseball Players Association founded.

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