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1997 Gordie Howie, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL'S Detroit Vipers
1995 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1994 Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1992 Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) 1992 U.S. Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibtion game, beat Venez 20-0 1991 Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list 1989 U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game, most by a Canadian 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker 1988 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth 1988 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game 1988 Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1987 New York Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game 1984 Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match 1984 Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski 1982 Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4 1982 WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game 1978 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1977 Czechoslovakian chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 1976 WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1975 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1974 World Football League plays 1st games 1973 Teri Garr plays role of a stripper on "The Nurse" 1973 Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet 1973 KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York) 1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1971 Midori, born in Osaka, Japan, violinist, prodigy, studied at Julliard, plays the 1734 Buarnerius del Gesu violin 1968 Twins' Cesar Tovar pitched a hitless inning and plays all 9 positions 1967 Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater 1967 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils 1966 Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig in San Francisco 1965 Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season 1965 KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game 1965 Continental Football League plays 1st games 1964 Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders 1964 Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano 1964 WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1963 Murray The K, a New York DJ plays "She Loves You" on the radio 1963 Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game 1962 Bob Dylan plays New York City Carnegie Hall 1962 Homer Blancos plays finest round in golf, shooting a 55 1960 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10) 1960 Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars 1958 Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Canadian Football League plays 1st game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21) 1958 Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays 1958 Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1958 Werner Schwab, born in Austria, writer, playwright, visual artist, studied sculpture at Vienna's Akademie der bildenden Kunste in 1990, wrote sixteen plays, produced eight, controversial works in the Austrian Black comedy tradition 1957 Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak) 1956 Ned Rothenberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, plays woodwind instruments, extended techniques include playing chords on saxophone 1954 Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0 1954 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1951 Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1949 Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 1948 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1946 All-American Football Conference plays 1st game (Clev 44, Miami 0) 1946 Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game 1946 John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1944 Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts 1944 Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool 1941 Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon 1940 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) 1937 2nd American Football League plays 1st game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0) 1937 Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0 1937 Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base and registers no put outs 1937 Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1936 1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game 1936 Doug Kershaw, Louisiana, plays electric fiddle 1935 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL 1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1934 Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1934 Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game 1933 Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57 1933 Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game 1933 Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists 1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), dies at 66 1930 D[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author, Synthajoy, Radio Plays 1930 Alois Jirasek, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone', dies in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1926 Bradman plays his 1st State selection trial He only made 37 1925 Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1922 Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team 1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1920 NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games 1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1912 Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on 1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8) 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1881 Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1876 Hans Bethge, born in Dessau, Germany, writer, short stories, essays, plays, poetry on love, nature, works include, 'Agyptische Reise' 'Egyptian Journey' 1869 Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game 1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Henrik Ibsen's plays 1851 Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone' 1598 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande |
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