1936 After being sidelined at the start of the season because of a foot injury, Joe DiMaggio makes his much anticipated major league debut. The 21 year-old rookie outfielder lives up to the hype, collecting three hits, including a triple, and scores three runs in the Yankees' 14-5 victory over the Browns in New York.
1952 In an effort to fill the void in center field created by Joe DiMaggio’s retirement and Mickey Mantle’s recovery from last season’s knee surgery, the Yankees trade Jackie Jensen and right-hander Spec Shea to the Senators for veteran fly chaser Irv Noren.
In 1958, Jensen will win the American League MVP playing for Boston.
1975 The Reds beat the Braves at Riverfront Stadium, 6-1, making Gary Nolan a winner for the first time in nearly two and half seasons. The right-hander's last win came on October 3, 1972 when he beat the Astros by an identical score in Cincinnati.
1980 Former Chattanooga Lookout Ferguson Jenkins becomes only the fourth major league hurler to win 100 games in each league when he defeats the Orioles, 3-2. The Ranger right-hander joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning and Gaylord Perry in accomplishing the feat.
1999 In a 12-11, 10-inning loss to the A's, Red Sox rookie Creighton Gubanich becomes only fourth player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit. The reserve catcher joins Bill Duggleby (1898 - Phillies), Bobby Bonds (1968 - Giants), and Orlando Mercado (1982 -Mariners) in accomplishing the feat.
2006 Major League Baseball will sell the Nationals to a group led by Theodore Lerner, a Maryland-based real estate developer, for $450 million. In 2002, the 29 other big league owners collectively bought the Montreal Expos franchise for $120 million, and then moved the failing franchise to Washington, D.C. last season.