1905 - Winning the U.S. Open for the 4th time in 5 years is Willie Anderson...beating out Alex Smith
1911 - Cy Young 44, beats the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final victory pitching in the major leagues
1927 - Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10 round decision over Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago to retain his world heaveyweight title. The fight is marked by a long 10-count in the 7th round. Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat but Dempsey doesn't go to a neutral corner. The referee doesn't start counting until four or five seconds AFTER Tunney is down. Tunney regains his feet and goes to win. (WOW!)
1969 - San Francisco's Willie Mays becomes only the 2nd major leaguer to hit 600 homers with a 2-run shot off Mike Corkins, giving the Giants a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
1991 Miami coach Don Shula gets his 300th career victory in the Miami Dolphins' 16-13 win overe the Green bay Packers
1911 - Cy Young 44, beats the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final victory pitching in the major leagues
1927 - Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10 round decision over Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago to retain his world heaveyweight title. The fight is marked by a long 10-count in the 7th round. Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat but Dempsey doesn't go to a neutral corner. The referee doesn't start counting until four or five seconds AFTER Tunney is down. Tunney regains his feet and goes to win. (WOW!)
1969 - San Francisco's Willie Mays becomes only the 2nd major leaguer to hit 600 homers with a 2-run shot off Mike Corkins, giving the Giants a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
1991 Miami coach Don Shula gets his 300th career victory in the Miami Dolphins' 16-13 win overe the Green bay Packers
