1963 - Detroit Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the Chicago White Sox for US$25,000
1966 - AFL chooses 36-year-old Al Davis as commissioner
1966 - At the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, USA, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers play baseball's first game on synthetic grass. The Monsanto chemical company provided the experimental playing surface of nylon grass, dubbed Astro Turf
1969 - In their first game in Major League Baseball franchise history, the Montreal Expos defeat the New York Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium in New York
1969 - National League baseball debut of San Diego padres, winning against Houston Astros 2-1 at Jack Murphy Stadium
1969 - The Kansas City Royals play their first Major League Baseball game in the history of the franchise, beating the Minnesota Twins in 12 innings, 4-3
1969 - The Seattle Pilots make their Major League Baseball debut defeating the California Angels, 4-3
1974 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 714 homers
1986 - Facing Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants' rookie Will Clark homers in his first major league at-bat
1989 - One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's debut, but lasts only 4 2/3 innings
1990 - 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278
1991 - Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident
1991 - Oakland Athletics Stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking
1993 - Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is first to switch hit homeruns in same inning (vs New York Yankees)
1994 - Atlanta Braves' pitcher Kent Mercker no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-0
1995 - Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
