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1995 Kansas City Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings 1991 Robin Yount is 37th to hit 2,000 singles 1991 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon 1990 "Love and Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart 1989 Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties world record for longest singles tennis match at 80 hours 21 minutes 1984 Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day 1984 Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles 1982 New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game 1980 Cleve Dan Spillner, 545 ERA, is 2 outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles 1979 "YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart 1976 New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat and drives in his 2,297th run 1975 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1970 "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies 1969 2nd U.S. Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain) 1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to win U.S. singles championship 1967 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch 1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 1965 Kyra Sedgwick, actress, Phenomenon, Singles, Julia-Another World 1962 Chicago White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles) 1962 Campbell Scott, born in New York City, actor, Singles, Dying Young, Sheltering Sky 1957 Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship 1947 Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2 1947 Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life 1940 Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 is "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey) 1939 Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe 1938 Bradman scores 143 South Aust vs. NSW, 11 fours 91 singles 1938 Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles U.S. tennis title 1938 Reds Johnny Vander Meer extends his string of hitless innings to 21 2/3 before Debs Garms singles for Boston in 4th 1937 Bradman scores 270 Aust vs. England at the MCG, incl 110 singles 1936 Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67 1934 Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1928 Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yanks 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1927 "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie 1926 Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1920 Vern Bradburn of Winnipeg Victorias kicks 9 singles in a game 1914 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1914 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1913 Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game 1912 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1912 Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles 1911 Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1910 Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game 1909 Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game 1909 Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1

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