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1919 - Fastest major league game (51 mins), New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 6-1.

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1920 - Eight Chicago White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).

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1923 - New York Yankees slaughter Boston Red Sox 24-4.

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1928 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #6.

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1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless baseball streak ends at 885 consecutive games.

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1936 - Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game.

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1940 - Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 and 94 yard touchdowns.

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1941 - Philadelphia Phillies lose club record 111th game.

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1941 - Major League Baseball player Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a batting average of .406 (and is the last player with a batting average of .400 or better).

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1942 - New York Americans NHL team folds.

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