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
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 Yanks)
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 hr)
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 Balt 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, Yanks 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 capt 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 Yanks, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-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, Yanks 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 Aust beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 min 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
1924 Washington Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn
1921 Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn
1920 Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, vs. Eng at MCG
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 Cleve's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2
1894 Cricket day 3 1T Aus vs. Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn
1890 Leslie Banks, English actor and director, Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours
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 HRs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
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