This Day In Sports History is a new daily blog post that will feature the most significant sports events that occurred on this date in history. Click here to see what you missed yesterday.1900 - Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols wins his 300th career game; he would finish his career with 361 wins which is 7th all time.
1914 - Jack Dunn, owner of the minor league Baltimore Orioles, offers to sell Babe Ruth and two other players to Connie Mack and the Philadelphia A's for $10,000 but he refuses.
1942 - The American League All-Star team beats the Military All-Star team 5-0; the military team featured Bob Feller and other major league players.
1948 - The Cleveland Indians sign 42 year old Satchel Paige.
1958 - William Shea outlines plans for a $12 million stadium at Flushing Meadows, NY.
1962 - Bill Hartack becomes the 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races.
1993 - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 in 20 innings.
1993 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning decides to watch his team play the Chicago Cubs from a roof top across the street from Wrigley Field while in full uniform; he is fined $500 by manager Davey Johnson.
2002 - Former NBA player Bison Dele, more commonly known as Brian Williams, is believed to have been murdered at sea by his brother.
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