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)
1980 Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 mins 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 Yanks 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 Czech 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
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
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 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 HR and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game
1957 Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak)
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
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
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
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
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
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
1926 Bradman plays his 1st State selection trial He only made 37
1925 Red Grange plays final Univ 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, Cleve'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 HRs
1881 Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams)
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
1598 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande
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