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