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1931 – Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 600th home run in an 11-7 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
1977 – Pittsburgh second baseman Rennie Stennett breaks his leg during a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Three Rivers Stadium. Stennett was challenging teammate Dave Parker for the National League batting title but the injury ends his season.
1978 – R. Patrick Kelly, teacher and junior varsity basketball coach at Redbank Valley High School, is hired as head basketball coach at Canon-McMillan.
1985 – Tim Morgan hits a three-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Washington an 8-7 victory over Oak Park-River Forest, Ill., in the Pony League World Series. The win advances Washington to the final round against Marietta, Ga. Oak Park broke a 4-4 tie by scoring three runs in the top of the seventh, but Sean Snee’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning set up Morgan’s game-winning home run.
2001 – Washington scores five runs in the first inning and holds on to defeat Chesterfield, Va., 7-5, in the Pony League World Series. The win improves Washington’s record to 2-0.
2011 – The Wild Things hit six home runs in an 11-4 victory at Rockford. Ryan Ditthardt, Chris Sidick, Luis Rivera, Scott Lawson, Este Harris and Doug Thennis all homer.