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1912 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins.

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1915 - Boston Braves beat Saint Louis Cardinals 20-1.

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1928 - Saint Louis Cardinals set National League record of 18 men left on base beating Philadelphia Phillies 8-6.

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1938 - Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates).

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1940 - Third American Football League plays first game (Milwaukee 14, Columbus 2).

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1940 - Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (Chicago White Sox pitcher).

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1946 - Brooklyn Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs 2-0 in five innings, games called because of gnats.

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1947 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #15.

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1950 - Longest game in Philadelphia's Shribe Park, Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds 8-7 in 19 innings.

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1950 - New York Yankees' player Johnny Mize hits three homers (sixth time he has done that).

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