2010: New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez reached 100 RBIs for the 14th season of his career, breaking the record formerly held by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx
2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds became the 5th player in MLB history to hit 60 home runs in a season while needing the least number of games to reach the milestone (141)
1996: Baltimore Orioles 1B Eddie Murray hit his 500th career home run, becoming just the 3rd player with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs
1995: Playing in his 2,131st consecutive game, Baltimore Orioles 3B Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s longstanding MLB record
1981: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Fernando Valenzuela set an NL rookie record by recording his 7th shutout of the season
1953: With his 38th HR of the season, Brooklyn Dodgers C Roy Campanella set a single-season record for Catchers
1946: The All-America Football Conference’s inaugural season began as the Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0