1997 Death Daphne Fielding, socialite/writer, dies at 93 1987 Event Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs 1980 Death Jerry Fielding, composer (Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes), dies at 57 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1976 Event Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader 1975 Event A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) 1946 Event Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances 1939 Birthday Fred F. Fielding, American Lawyer 1922 Birthday Jerry Fielding, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer, Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes 1917 Birthday Andrew Fielding Huxley, born in London, England, physiologist, Nobel 1963 1909 Birthday Helen Fielding, British Author 1904 Birthday Daphne Fielding, socialite/writer 1754 Death Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 1752 Event Tobias Smollett publishes pamphlet accusing Fielding of plagiarism 1749 Event 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published 1707 Birthday Henry Fielding, born in England, novelist, Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones
