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Outfielder Roger Maris of the NY Yankees ties Babe Ruth 34-year-old record with his 60th homer on the 159th game of the season, Maris hit the blast off Baltimore's Jack Fisher.

William G. Tierney became the first college lacrosse coach to win an NCAA DI Championship west of the Eastern Time Zone.

Carnell "Cadillac" Williams of the Tampa Bay Bucs rushed for 158 yards to become the first NFL player in history to begin his career with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games.

Jeromy Burnitz and Richie Sexson of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first teammates ever to hit three home runs each during the same game.

At the 3rd World Championships in Athletics in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Carl Lewis ran a 100m in a world record time of 9.86.

NFL players kneel, lock arms or stay in locker rooms during the National anthem in protests against divisive racists comments made by President Donald Trump.

In his 2700 career game Toronto's Dave Winfield became the oldest player (age 40) in Major League Baseball history to reach 100 RBI's in a season.

Jet quarterback Joe Namath throws for 496 yards and six touchdowns as the New York Jets defeated Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts 44-34.

IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria recognized volleyball as an Olympic sport and FIVB as the sole worldwide Volleyball governing body in all its disciplines.

Head coach John Speraw led team USA to become the 2015 Men's World Cup Champions and to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.