1939 – The Yankees hit a combined 13 home runs in a double header sweep of the A’s, with scores of 23-2 and 10-0. 1958 – American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets a world record in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.6.
1971 – With an 8-0 ruling, the US Supreme Court overturns the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
1973 – The Black Sports Hall of Fame is formed with the inaugural class of Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, and Althea Gibson.
1992 – The US Basketball team known as “The Dream Team” plays in its first exhibition game, a 133-57 win over Cuba.
1993 – Six days after setting the record for most games caught in MLB history, Carlton Fisk is released by the White Sox during a road trip to Cleveland.
1994 – Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden is suspended for 60 days due to drug charges.
1995 – The Golden State Warriors select Maryland forward Joe Smith with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft.
2007 – Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.
2007 – The Portland Trailblazers select Ohio State center, and Indiana native, Greg Oden with the #1 overall pick. Oden would miss his entire rookie year and would only play in parts of three seasons in the NBA. Seattle takes Kevin Durant second. Oops.
