Rickey Henderson becomes the third player — joining Ted Williams and Willie McCovey — to hit home runs in four decades.
- Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original, by Howard Bryant (2022)
- Off Base: Confessions of a Thief, by Henderson with John Shea (1992)
Born this date: David Wells
- Perfect I’m Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball, by Wells with Chris Kreski (2003)