1994 Death Dennis C Ott, U.S. actor (Star Trek 3/4), dies of AIDs 1975 Event Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen 1965 Event Willie Mays 512th home run breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record 1958 Death Mel Ott, New York Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49 1954 Event Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record 1951 Event Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1948 Event Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1946 Event New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st manager ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1946 Event 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball 1946 Event Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Event Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1944 Event New York Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time 1943 Event Elsie S. Ott becomes 1st woman awarded U.S. Air Force Medal 1941 Event New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry 1941 Event New York Giant Mel Ott hits his 400th home run and his 1,500th RBI 1934 Event New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4 1929 Event Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader 1927 Event Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1926 Event In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance 1923 Event Stanley Cup: Ott Senators beat Vanc Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 1 1909 Birthday Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1894 Event Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing 1805 Death Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 1748 Birthday Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer
