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1938 - New York Yankees sweep Boston Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium.

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1942 - Satchel Paige pitches five innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1.

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1946 - Boston Braves' Bernard Malamud's homerun shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field.

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1950 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open.

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1951 - Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

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1952 - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves.

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1953 - First major league TV network baseball game-Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 2.

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1953 - 23rd French Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Vic Seixas (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2).

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1953 - 23rd French Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2, 6-4).

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1954 - Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs.

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