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2002 Frank Inn, Hollywood animal trainer, discovered Benji, dies at 86
1997 Pirates Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn 1997 King Hu, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn', dies at 64 1996 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game 1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77 1994 A "Bob" den Doolaard, author (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93 1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn 1994 Mashonaland U-24 beat Matabeleland on 1st inn to win Logan Cup 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1992 New York Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7 1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hours) 1991 Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International 1990 After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0 1990 Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International 1989 British brewery Bass buys Holiday Inn hotel chain 1989 Daphne Du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Jamaica Inn), dies at 82 1989 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn 1988 Longest game in Baltimore Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 inn (beat New York 7-6) 1988 1st non-pitcher, Jose Oquendo, in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn 1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis 1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yankees score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn 1987 Southern League no-hit record-Bob Milacki pitches 11 1/3 no-hit inn 1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1985 Fernando Valenzuela sets record of 41 scoreless inn to start season 1984 Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9) 1984 Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) 1984 Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game 1983 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx 1981 Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3) 1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1978 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York 1978 Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inn and 193 to win Ranji Trophy 1977 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17) 1976 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) and Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's 1975 G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as captain vs. WI 1974 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1974 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Desert Inn Golf Classic 1974 Tony Greig takes 8-86 vs. WI Port-of-Spain (later 5-70 in 2nd inn) 1973 Golf Resort (Disney Inn) opens 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26) 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28) 1970 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits and Padres lose, 3-0 1969 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Holiday Inn Golf Classic 1968 Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch 1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic 1964 Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn 1964 Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games 1963 Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, and Jesus-appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inn 1962 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game 1962 Minn Twins Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn and Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning 1962 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game 1961 Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie 1959 Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0 1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1950 Test Cricket debut of Ramadhin and Valentine (8-104 1st inn) vs. England 1948 Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleveland 1947 Ewell Blackwell just misses pitching back-to-back no-hitters (9th inn) 1944 Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn 1944 Boston Brave Jim Tobin 2nd no-hitter of yr beats Phils, 7-0 in 5 inn 1937 Bkln Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1933 1st major league to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 inn (Dick Bartell) 1933 Grimmett takes 7-86 for SA in Qld 2nd inn, 13-135 for match 1932 King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1932 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time 1931 "White Horse Inn" opens in London 1930 A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series 1929 Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1919 Phillies tie major league record of 8 steals in 9 inn game 1916 Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in New York City 1910 A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie 1909 Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn and 31 in a single day 1908 St. Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn 1908 New York Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn 1907 St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn 1906 Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game 1904 Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn 1901 Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 1890 Leslie Banks, English actor and director, Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours 1889 Adolf Hitler, born in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary, genocidal leader of Germany 1883 Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson and Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) |
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