June 23, 2010

730 years ago
1280

War
Muslim forces of the Emirate of Granada commanded by Sultan Muhammad II defeated Christian forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Kingdom of Leon in the Battle of Moclin in Granada.

250 years ago
1760

War
An Austrian army of 28,000 men commanded by General Ernst Gideon von Laudon defeated a 12,000-man Prussian army commanded by General Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué in the Battle of Landeshut in Silesia.

230 years ago
1780

War
The Continental Army defeated British and Hessian troops in the Battle of Springfield, effectively ending British ambitions in New Jersey.

200 years
1810

Business
John Jacob Astor signed a provisional agreement for the Pacific Fur Company with his Canadian partners, Alexander McKay, Duncan McDougall, and Donald Mackenzie; Mr. Astor took half the stock and provided all of the capital for the enterprise. They agreed to venture to the Columbia River, either overland or by ship, to trade furs.

150 years ago
1860

Politics and government
The United States Congress established the Government Printing Office.

The second U.S. Democratic National Convention of 1860 concluded at the Front Street Theater in Baltimore with the nomination of U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas (Illinois) on the second ballot as the party's 1860 U.S. presidential candidate and former Georgia Governor Herschel Johnson as the vice presidential candidate. Southern delegates who had walked out of the convention and staged an alternate convention at the Maryland Institute nominated U.S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge (Kentucky) as their presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Joe Lane (Oregon) as the vice presidential candidate.

140 years ago
1870

Canadiana
An Imperial Order-in-Council in London made Manitoba a province and transferred Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territory to Canada, to take effect July 15, 1870. Louis Riel and his Métis provisional government formally accepted the Manitoba Act.

Transportation
The Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Co., better known as the Dominion Line, was founded in Liverpool.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Blanche Noyes. U.S. aviatrix. Mrs. Noyes began flying in 1929, and was one of the first ten women to receive a transport pilot's license. She was co-pilot to Louise Thaden as they won the Bendix Trophy Race in 1936, the first year in which women were allowed to compete against men. Mrs. Noyes joined the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce in 1936, and for many years was the only woman allowed to fly a U.S. government aircraft. She was the first woman awarded a gold medal by the Commerce Department, for 35 years of government service improving air safety. Mrs. Noyes was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1970, and died on October 6, 1981 at the age of 81.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Lawson Little. U.S. golfer. Mr. Little won the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur championships in 1934 and 1935, when they were both major tournaments, and remains the only player to have won both titles in the same year more than once. He turned professional in 1936, and won nine professional tournaments, including the U.S. Open in 1940. Mr. Lawson carried as many as 26 clubs in his bag, prompting the United States Golf Association to introduce the 14-club limit in 1938. He died on February 1, 1968 at the age of 57, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1980.

Jean Anouilh. French playwright. Mr. Anouilh's best-known works included Antigone (1944) and Becket (1959). He died on October 3, 1987 at the age of 77.

Gordon B. Hinckley. U.S. religious leader. Mr. Hinckley, a career official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as the Mormon Church's President from 1995 until his death, by which time he was the oldest President in the church's history. During Mr. Hinckley's presidency, the number of Mormon temples worldwide increased from 47 to 124. He died on January 27, 2008 at the age of 97, and was succeeded in office by Thomas Monson.

Religion
The Home Base of Missions was the theme of the presentation on the final day of the World Missionary Conference in the Assembly Hall at United Free Church of Scotland in Edinburgh.

80 years ago
1930

Boxing
Primo Carnera (34-2) defeated George Godfrey (68-16-1) in a heavyweight bout before 40,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia when Mr. Godfrey was disqualified at 1:13 of the 5th round because of a low blow. Mr. Carnera writhed around on the floor for several minutes before being carried out of the ring. Many observers believed the fight to be fixed; the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission reduced Mr. Godfrey's share of the purse from $10,000 to $5,000, and revoked his license to box in the state.



Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers made 10 straight hits and 8 runs after 2 were out in the 6th inning on their way to a 19-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The 6th-inning rally included a 3-run inside the park home run by Wally Gilbert. Howdy Groskloss made his major league debut with the Pirates, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the 6th and remaining in the game at shortstop, batting 1 for 2 with a run batted in, making an error in his only fielding chance.

Hack Wilson hit for the cycle and added another single, driving in 6 runs, as the Chicago Cubs whipped the Philadelphia Phillies 21-8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Winning pitcher Guy Bush (6-2) had a triple and 2 singles.

Hank Johnson (4-4) pitched a 4-hitter and batted 2 for 5 with a run and 3 runs batted in as the New York Yankees routed the St. Louis Browns 15-0 before 12,000 fans in the first of 2 games at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit his 24th home run of the season. Ski Melillo's 3-run homer was the big blow of a 4-run 1st inning to help the Browns win the second game 10-6. Rip Collins (5-2) pitched a 10-hit complete game, allowing 5 earned runs in getting the win, while losing pitcher Lefty Gomez (2-5) allowed 5 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 1+ innings.

Max Bishop doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning and scored on a single by Mule Haas to break a 1-1 tie as the Philadelphia Athletics edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Lefty Grove (10-2) pitched a 5-hitter, with 11 strikeouts, to outduel Red Faber (1-9), who pitched an 8-hit complete game. In the second game, Al Simmons batted 5 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, 5 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Athletics win 17-9 to complete the sweep. Chicago left fielder Smead Jolley was 3 for 6 with 2 homers, a double, and 6 RBIs.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
Dizzy Dean pitched an 8-hit complete game and batted 3 for 5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 16-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 20,000 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Danny Taylor drove in 3 runs with a double and a 2-run home run as the Dodgers won the second game 10-6. Dazzy Vance picked up his 197th and last career major league win, allowing 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings in relief of starting pitcher Les Munns.

The Washington Nationals drew 11 bases on balls as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-7 at Navin Field in Detroit. Hank Greenberg hit a grand slam in the 9th inning for the Tigers.

The Philadelphia Athletics swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Browns 11-7 and 13-3 before 7,500 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Heinie Mueller came to bat as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning of the second game and grounded into a force play, marking the end of his 11-year major league career.

Former Sing Sing inmate Alabama Pitts made his International League debut with the Albany Senators in a doubleheader against the Syracuse Chiefs. He made 2 hits and 2 spectacular catches in center field in the first game, and went hitless in the second game. Albany manager Johnny Evers said, "I tell you he's a sure shot for the big leagues."

70 years ago
1940

War
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler paid his only visit to Paris in now Nazi-occupied France. At the Villa Incisa near Rome, French delegates considered Italy's peace proposals.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom withdrew recognition of the French government led by Prime Minister Philippe Petain.

Politics and government
The Egyptian cabinet of Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha submitted its recognition to King Farouk.

Exploration
Henry Larsen left Vancouver, British Columbia on the fortified Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner St. Roch bound for Halifax via the Northwest Passage.

Baseball
56,659 were in attendance at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland to see the Indians and Boston Red Sox split a doubleheader. The Indians won the opener 4-1, aided by an inside-the-park home run when Boston outfielders Ted Williams and Doc Cramer collided going after the ball, and Mr. Williams was knocked unconscious. Jim Tabor hit 2 solo home runs in the second game to give the Red Sox a 2-0 win.

The Washington Nationals overcame an early 4-0 deficit to defeat the St. Louis Browns 12-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 4,447 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Browns won the second game 3-2, with the game being called after 6 1/2 innings.

Johnny Rizzo hit a home run in each game, but his Philadelphia Phillies still lost a doubleheader 3-2 and 7-2 to the Chicago Cubs before 12,201 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the New York Giants 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 52,657 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Junior Thompson pitched a 3-hit shutout as the Reds won 2-0 in the second game to complete the sweep.

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 24,239 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The Pirates made 5 errors in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 13 innings with the score tied 4-4.

The Boston Bees made 12 hits in each game as they swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 and 10-5 before 10,342 fans at National League Park in Boston.

60 years ago
1950

Diplomacy
East Germany renounced all claims to the Czech Sudetenland and accepted the expulsion of two million Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia.

Academia
The University of California Board of Regents voted to fire 157 staff members, 100 of them teachers, for refusing to sign statements that they were not Communists.

Economics and finance
The U.S. State Department announced the cancellation of a seven-year U.S.-Mexican trade agreement. Both countries would increase duties on each other's imports.

Baseball
Joe McCarthy, in his 24th season as a major league manager, resigned as manager of the Boston Red Sox and was replaced by Steve O’Neill. Mr. McCarthy managed the New York Yankees to World Series wins in 1932; 1936-1939; 1941; and 1943. His lifetime winning percentage of .615 stands as the major league career record. At the time of his resignation from the Red Sox, Boston had a record of 31-28 and were in fourth place in the American League. Mr. O’Neill had piloted the Detroit Tigers to a World Series win in 1945.

The New York Yankees hit 6 home runs and the Detroit Tigers hit 5 as the Tigers won 10-9 before 51,400 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Dizzy Trout, Jerry Priddy, Vic Wertz, and Hoot Evers all homered for the Tigers in the 4th inning. Mr. Trout’s home run, off Tommy Byrne, was his second career grand slam. Mr. Evers hit another home run--a 2-run inside-the-park blow--in the 9th inning to win the game. Hank Bauer hit 2 home runs for the Yankees, while Joe DiMaggio, Jerry Coleman, Yogi Berra, and Tommy Henrich (as a pinch hitter) also homered. It was the first time in major league history that 9 different players had hit home runs in the same game.

Luke Easter hit 2 home runs for the second straight game, driving in 6 runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 13-4 win over the Washington Nationals before 26,627 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Al Rosen batted 3 for 3 with a double, triple, and 3 RBIS, while Bob Lemon (9-4) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls, sacrifice, double, and 2 runs.

The Boston Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 8th inning and 2 in the 9th as they came back from a 9-6 deficit to beat the St. Louis Browns 12-9 before 5,415 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Boston third baseman Billy Goodman batted 4 for 6 with 2 runs and 2 runs batted in, while St. Louis first baseman Don Lenhardt was 3 for 4 with a double, run, and 4 RBIs.

Sam Jethroe hit an infield single with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and Earl Torgeson followed with a home run to give the Boston Braves a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 30,720 fans at Braves Field. The Cardinals had scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3-2 lead. Warren Spahn (9-7) pitched a 6-hit complete game to outduel Red Munger (3-4), who allowed 5 hits in a complete game.

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 8 runs in the 7th inning of a 15-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates before 25,519 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Brooklyn right fielder Carl Furillo batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in, while center fielder Duke Snider was 2 for 5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. Bud Podbielan (5-2) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.

The University of Texas Longhorns won their second straight NCAA championship.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Marina--Rocco Granata and the International Quintet (15th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Three Steps to Heaven--Eddie Cochran

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sherry Holden-Hernblad!

Brent Murphy. U.S. body builder and football player. Mr. Murphy, who played high school football only as a backup, became a boxer and body builder, winning the Mr. Golden World competition in 1983 and placing 6th in the Mr. USA competition. He tried out with the San Francisco 49ers in 1984, and was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1985. Mr. Murphy played the first 6 games of the season as a defensive lineman, and recorded his first quarterback sack in game 5. He was improving as the season went along but tore up a knee in game 6 and was out for the rest of the season. Mr. Murphy didn’t report for training camp in 1986, and the Eskimos never heard from him. In late October his father contacted the Eskimos to let them know that his son had died on October 17 after he collapsed at a convenience store; he had seemed agitated and had caused a disturbance in the store. It turned out that Mr. Murphy was using cocaine, and had missed the Eskimos’ training camp because he was in hospital suffering from heart problems brought on by steroid use. On a local Edmonton television pre-season phone-in show in 1985, Mr. Murphy had warned against steroid use when a caller brought up the subject. I met Brent Murphy a couple of times and thought he was a nice guy--but obviously one with terrible judgement.

Society
The United States Food and Drug Administration declared Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Pretty Belinda--Chris Andrews (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): El Cóndor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel

Died on this date
Roscoe Turner, 74. U.S. aviator. Mr. Turner served with the United States Army during World War I, but didn't begin flying until after the war. He won numerous trophies in the 1930s, including the Bendix Trophy (1933) and Thompson Trophy (1934, 1938, 1939). Mr. Turner was perhaps best known for flying on behalf of Gilmore Oil Company in the early 1930s, accompanied by a cub named Gilmore. When Gilmore grew big to fly in the mid-'30s, Mr. Turner placed him with the World Jungle Compound in California, paying for his food and visiting him whenever possible. Mr. Turner operated Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation (RTAC) in the 1940s, but his ideas for air defense were repeatedly rejected by the U.S. government. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1952, and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1975.

War
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected any proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Egypt.

Crime
U.S. Army charges against Brigadier General George Young and Major Robert McKnight were dropped for lack of evidence. Investigators had accused the two officers of helping to cover up reports of the 1968 My Lai massacre of civilians in South Vietnam.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Turning Japanese--The Vapors

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Dancing All Night--Monta & Brothers (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Nippel--Mike Krüger (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Sanjay Gandhi, 33. Indian politician. Mr. Gandhi, the youngest son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and grandson of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was a member of the Indian National Congress Party. When Mrs. Gandi declared a state of national emergency in 1975, Sanjay acted as an adviser to his mother; detractors argued that he controlled his mother and actually ran India, despite holding no office. One of the programs that Mr. Gandhi was prominent in supporting was forced sterilization, in order to appease the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He was defeated in the Uttar Pradesh constituency of Amethi in the 1977 general election, but won the riding in the general election in January 1980, and was appointed secretary general of the Congress Party in May. Mr. Gandhi was a novice pilot, but was known for reckless maneuvers beyond his level of ability. He was flying a new plane near Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi when he lost control and crashed, instantly killing himself and his only passenger, Captain Subhash Saxena.

War
Vietnamese troops in Cambodia crossed the border into Thailand and began two days of fighting with Thai troops. The attack occurred near the Thai village of Non Mak Mun in an area that served as a temporary home for 200,000 Cambodian refugees loosely controlled by anti-Communist Cambodian guerrillas. The Vietnamese attack, which penetrated at least a mile into Thailand, was reportedly made in order to halt the repatriation of Cambodian refugees, many of whom joined the fight against the Vietnamese army when they returned. Vietnamese troops were supported by tanks and artillery, while Thai forces used helicopter gunships and bombers.

Diplomacy
The two-day summit of the leaders of the seven largest non-Communist industrial countries concluded in Venice. The final declaration vowed that the participants would switch from oil to alternative fuels by 1990. "We must break the existing link between economic growth and consumption of oil and we mean to do so in this decade, " said the document. The leaders said that the supply of these alternatives to oil would be increased by the equivalent of 15 million-20 million barrels of oil per day by 1990.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): That Ole Devil Called Love--Alison Moyet (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Éthiopie--Chanteurs sans Frontières (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: 19--Paul Hardcastle (2nd week at #1)

Terrorism
A bomb planted aboard an Air India jet flying from Toronto to London, England exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Un' Estate Italiana--Edoardo Bennato; Gianna Nannini (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Infinity (1990's... Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): What's a Woman?--Vaya Con Dios (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Maldòn--Zouk Machine

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Sacrifice/Healing Hands--Elton John

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 What's a Woman?--Vaya Con Dios
2 Still Got the Blues (For You)--Gary Moore
3 Paint it Black--The Rolling Stones
4 Saxuality--Candy Dulfer
5 At this Moment/Emozioni--Marco Borsato
6 I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen
7 Se Bastasse Una Canzone--Eros Ramazzotti
8 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
9 Dirty Cash--Adventures of Stevie V
10 Caruso-Luciano Pavarotti

Singles entering the chart were The Future by Prince (#21); I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker with Bonnie Raitt (#27); I Wanna Be by Loïs Lane (#29); Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me) by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell (#34); Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill (#36); and Rhythm of Life by Oleta Adams (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette (2nd week at #1)
2 Step by Step--New Kids on the Block
3 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
4 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
5 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
6 Vogue--Madonna
7 Ready Or Not--After 7
8 Hold On--En Vogue
9 U Can't Touch This--M.C. Hammer
10 I'll Be Your Shelter--Taylor Dayne

Singles entering the chart were Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#63); I Didn't Want to Need You by Heart (#67); The Girl I Used to Know by Brother Beyond (#69); Epic by Faith No More (#71); The Other Side by Aerosmith (#74); We're All in the Same Gang by the West Coast Rap All-Stars (#80); Talk to Me by Anita Baker (#86); The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinead O'Connor (#94); and What are You Doing with a Fool Like Me by Joe Cocker (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Step By Step--New Kids on the Block
2 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
3 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
4 U Can’t Touch This--M.C. Hammer
5 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
6 Ready Or Not--After 7
7 Vogue--Madonna
8 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
9 Hold On--En Vogue
10 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart

Singles entering the chart were Hanky Panky by Madonna (#54); I Didn't Want to Need You by Heart (#59); Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#63); The Other Side by Aerosmith (#65); The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinead O'Connor (#71); The Right Combination by Seiko and Donnie Wahlberg (#80); Don't You Love Me by the 49ers (#82); and Chain of Fools by Little Caesar (#84).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Vogue--Madonna (2nd week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
3 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
4 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
5 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
6 Baby It's Tonight--Jude Cole
7 Alright--Janet Jackson
8 Dangerous Times--Sue Medley
9 Children of the Night--Richard Marx
10 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol

Singles entering the chart were Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#51); The Other Kind by Steve Earle (#67); Bang! (Starting Over) by Corey Hart (#76); Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Motley Crue (#80); Live it Up by Crosby, Stills & Nash (#81); All We Are by Kim Mitchell (#84); The Storm by Helix (#86); Holy Water by Bad Company (#87); Give it Up by Hothouse Flowers (#91); Knocked Out by Paula Abdul (#92); and The Other Side by Aerosmith (#99).

Politics and government
At the leadership convention of the Liberal Party of Canada in Calgary, Jean Chretien defeated Paul Martin, Jr. 2662 (57%)-1176 (25%) on the first ballot to become the new leader of the party. Sheila Copps was third with 11% of the vote. The vote took place one day after the collapse of the Meech Lake constitutional accord, and Mr. Chretien appealed to Quebecers not to lose faith in the Canadian federation. Then, directing his remarks to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Mr. Chretien said, "the Prime Minister must look himself in the mirror and ask if he has the moral authority to govern this country." After Mr. Chretien’s victory was announced, Quebec members of parliament Jean Lapierre and Gilles Rocheleau stormed out of the hall. They subsequently left the Liberal caucus to sit as independents because of Mr. Chretien’s lack of support for the Meech Lake accord.

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in a nationally-televised address, said that Canadian unity would prevail despite the collapse of the Meech Lake accord: "Canadians have always overcome challenges to our unity and we shall do so again." He urged Canadians to "mend the divisions and heal the wounds" caused by the failure of the accord. Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa announced that he was willing to consider all possible options for Quebec, and that Quebec would not participate in any future first ministers’ conferences.

Health
A report at the 6th International AIDS Conference in San Francisco stated that 30 possible vaccines were being tested around the world.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Bob Tillman, 63. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Tillman was a catcher with the Boston Red Sox (1962-1967); New York Yankees (1967); and Atlanta Braves (1968-1970), batting .232 with 79 home runs and 282 runs batted in in 775 games. He hit a home run in his first major league at bat, after drawing bases on balls in his first two plate appearances. Mr. Tillman died of a heart attack.

Baseball
Bret Boone hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs for the San Diego Padres as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7 in 10 innings before 31,746 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati. He was intentionally walked with 2 out in the 10th inning, immediately prior to a 3-run homer by Ruben Rivera that broke a 7-7 tie. The Reds had tied the game with 3 runs in the 9th. Kevin Nicholson started at shortstop for San Diego, batting 0 for 3, making 4 putouts and 2 assists, and participating in a double play in his first major league game.

Craig Paquette's 3-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 48,395 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Each team had scored a run in the 11th.