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