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1997 Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80 1990 Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln 1957 Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million 1957 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1954 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1948 Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 1941 Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln 1937 Bkln Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game 1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR 1925 Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1 1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) 1915 New York Giant Rube Marquard no-hits Bkln, 2-0 1914 Frank, Bruiser, Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle, Bkln, New York Yankees 1913 Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP 1909 Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 1906 Bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th 1906 Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 1902 Bkln toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after Teddy Roosevelt 1899 Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to die by electrocution

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