1952 - Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas born in Queens, New York. Costas' career began as play-by-play announcer for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association, followed by a stint with KMOX radio in St. Louis.
1976 - The California Angels' groundskeeper finds hundreds of marijuana plants growing in the outfield at Anaheim Stadium. The culprits? Most likely rock concert fans who attended a recent performance at the stadium by The Who.
1993 - Cleveland Indians pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews are killed, and Bob Ojeda is seriously injured, when the motorboat in which they are riding strikes a pier on Little Lake Nellie in Winter Haven, Florida. Crews and Olin are the first active major leaguers to die since Thurman Munson in 1979.
1999 - The St. Louis Cardinals announce that starter Matt Morris, expected to be the ace of their pitching staff, will miss the entire season because of a torn ligament in his right elbow. What a joyful time that was in Cardinal Nation.
