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1845 - First baseball team is organized.

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1906 - Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Stony McGlynn no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game.

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1919 - Babe Ruth sets season homer mark at age 28 off of New York Yankees player Bob Shawkey.

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1922 - Roger Hornsby sets the National League home run mark at 42.

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1927 - NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks become the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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1927 - New York Yankees set record of 106 victories.

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1930 - Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in first NFL game played under floodlights.

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1934 - 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell New York Yankees' appearance at Yankee Stadium.

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1938 - Don Budge becomes first tennis player to win a grand slam.

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1940 - Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run.

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