Born this date:
* 1868 – Sol White, Negro League infielder and manager; Hall of Fame (d. 1955)
* 1950 – Richard Ben Cramer, author (d. 2013)
* 1974 – Hideki Matsui, outfielder; All-Star
- Godzilla Takes the Bronx: The Inside Story of Hideki Matsui
- Hideki Matsui: Sportsmanship, Modesty, and the Art of the Home Run
Also on this date:
* 1970 – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis no-hits the San Diego Padres, 2 – 0. Ellis will later claim that he was suffering from the after-effects of his previous night’s LSD trip while pitching this gem.
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