August 28, 2011

670 years ago
1341

Died on this date
Leo IV, 31-32. King of Armenia, 1320-1341. Leo IV, the last Hethumid King of Cilicia, acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Oshin, and like his father, eventually murdered close family members who may have been a threat to his power. King Leo was strongly pro-Western and favoured a union of the Armenian and Roman Churches. In 1337, Leo IV was forced to conclude a humiliating truce with Egyptian Sultan Al-Nasr Muhammad after an Egyptian invasion, and spent his last years in the citadel at Sis, hoping for Western aid, until he was murdered by his barons. King Leo IV was succeeded by his cousin Constantine II.

570 years ago
1481

Died on this date
Afonso V, 49. King of Portugal, 1438-1481. Afonso V acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Duarte, and lived under a regency until he came of age in 1448. His army conquered Alcácer Ceguer and Arzila in what is now Morocco, earning him the nickname "The African." An unsuccessful campaign against Castile resulted in King Afonso retiring to a monastery, where he died. He was succeeded by his son João II.

490 years ago
1521

War
The Ottoman Turks occupied Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade).<.

320 years ago
1691

Born on this date
Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Holy Roman Empress and German Queen, 1711-1740. Elisabeth Christine, the eldest daughter of Ludwig Rudolf, Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbütte and his wife Princess Christine Luise von Oettingen-Oettingen, married the future Holy Roman Emperor Karl VI in 1708, and became Empress when he acceded to the throne upon the death of his brother Joseph I. The couple had four children, but the eldest child and only male, Archduke Leopold John, died at the age of 7 months. Karl VI died in 1740, and Elisabeth Christine lived as a dowager empress until her death on December 21, 1750 at the age of 59.

150 years ago
1861

War
Union forces attacked Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to begin the two-day Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Stanley Andrews. U.S. actor. Mr. Andrews played Daddy Warbucks in the radio series Little Orphan Annie (1931-1936) and "The Old Ranger," the first host of the television Western series Death Valley Days (1952-1964). He died on June 23, 1969 at the age of 77.

110 years ago
1901

Academia
Silliman University in Dumaguete, Philippines was founded as the first American educational institution in Asia.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Joseph Luns. Dutch politician and diplomat. Mr. Luns was a member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) who was known as a negotiator and debater, and served as the Netherlands' Minister for Foreign Policy/Minister of Foreign Affairs (1952-1971). He was Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1971-1984). Mr. Luns spent his last years in Brussels, where he died on July 17, 2002 at the age of 90.

90 years ago
1921

World events
The Soviet Red Army dissolved the Free Territory, after driving the Black Army out of Ukraine.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to break a 5-5 tie and defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Winning pitcher Sad Sam Jones (20-11) pitched 3.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief of Bullet Joe Bush. Boston right fielder Shano Collins batted 4 for 6 with a double, run, and run batted in. John Michaelson, the third of five Chicago pitchers, retired the only 2 batters he faced in his first major league game.

Smoky Joe Wood led off the bottom of the 6th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Washington Nationals 3-2 at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Stan Coveleski (21-9) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel George Mogridge (15-10), who allowed 9 hits and 3 earned runs in 7 innings.

Bobby Veach drove in 3 runs and Bert Cole (4-0) pitched a 13-hit complete game and had 2 hits of his own to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the New York Yankees 7-3 before 23,000 fans at Navin Field in Detroit. New York left fielder Babe Ruth had 3 doubles and a run. Waite Hoyt (15-11) took the loss as the second-place Yankees dropped 1½ games behind the American League-leading Indians.

Frank Ellerbe batted 3 for 5 with a double, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in, while George Sisler added a 3-run home run to help the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 12-4 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ray Kolp (7-6) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory. Philadelphia first baseman Ivy Griffin batted 2 for 5, making 9 putouts and an assist, participating in 2 double plays in the 185th and last game of his 3-year major league career.

Johnny Morrison (6-4) pitched a 3-hitter, hit a triple, and scored the final run run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Robins 2-0 before 20,000 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Burleigh Grimes (19-8) allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game. The game was played in 1 hour 20 minutes.

Ross Youngs tripled home Dave Bancroft and Frankie Frisch and then scored on a single by Johnny Rawlings in the bottom of the 4th inning as the New York Giants scored 3 runs to offset 2 runs by the Chicago Cubs in the top of the 4th and defeated the Cubs 4-2 before 28,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Jesse Barnes (12-8) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Pete Alexander (12-10) as the second-place Giants remained within 2½ games of the National League-leading Pirates.

75 years ago
1936

Baseball
The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers 14-5 and 19-4 at Yankee Stadium. The second game was called because of darkness in the bottom of the 7th inning. Lou Gehrig hit his 41st and 42nd home runs of the season in the first game, while winning pitcher Johnny Murphy batted 5 for 5 with 3 runs and 5 runs batted in in the second game.

70 years ago
1941

War
The U.S.S.R. confirmed that the Dnieper River power plant near Zaporozhe had been destroyed to cover the retreat of Soviet forces in Ukraine. Ali Furanghi, named by Shah Reza Pahlevi as Iran's new Prime Minister, ordered the Iranian Army to cease-fire, on the fourth day of the U.K.-U.S.S.R. invasion.

Diplomacy
Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kichisaburō Nomura presented U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt with a personal letter from Japanese Prime Minister Prince Fujimaro Konoye pleading for a meeting in order to avoid war. Mr. Nomura implored President Roosevelt to keep Prime Minister Konoye's offer secret, since his government could be in jeopardy if news leaked out about his offer to come to the United States to talk to an American president.

Politics and government
Robert Menzies, leader of the United Australia Party coalition, announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Australia. Former Prime Minister Billy Hughes, 78, was elected leader of the UAP, but was considered too old to lead the government, so Country Party leader Arthur Fadden was chosen to lead the coalition, taking office as Prime Minister the following day.

Society
Acting New York Governor Charles Poletti said that he had barred a proposed birth control exhibit at the state fair because state law described the dissemination of information on birth control as "detrimental to the state."

Economics and finance
The Inter-American Financial and Economic Committee announced that an agreement had been reached to use 80-100 Danish, German, and Italian ships immobilized in Latin American ports.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed a seven-man Supply Priorities and Allocations Board, headed by Vice President Henry Wallace, as the supreme agency for allocating the available supply of materials among military needs, defense-aid needs, economic warfare needs, and civilian needs.

A special U.S. Senate committee headed by Sen. Sheridan Downey (Democrat--California) recommended a minimum pension of $30 per month for all unemployed people over 60 years of age.

Football
NFL
College All-Star Game @ Soldier Field, Chicago
Chicago Bears 37 College All-Stars 13

University of Minnesota running back George Franck was voted the game's Most Valuable Player as the Bears beat the All-Stars before 98,203 fans.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: This is Your Confession: Part 2, starring William Bishop, Sidney Blackmer, and Eva Gabor

Died on this date
Robert Walker, 32. U.S. actor. Mr. Walker starred in such movies as See Here, Private Hargrove (1944), Since You Went Away (1944), and The Clock (1945). He had suffered from mental problems and heavy drinking--exacerbated by a marriage to and painful divorce from actress Jennifer Jones--but had recently made a strong comeback in Strangers on a Train (1951). Mr. Walker had just completed principal shooting on My Son John (1952) and was waiting for reshooting to begin when his housekeeper found him in an agitated state and called Mr. Walker's psychiatrist, Frederick Hacker. Dr. Hacker administered a dose of sodium amytal, but Mr. Walker suffered a severe reaction and stopped breathing. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

World events
A special military court in Amman handed down death sentences for three followers of the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, accused of plotting the assassination of Jordan's King Abdullah.

Diplomacy
New C.S.S.R. Ambassador to the U.S.A. Vladimir Prochazka received a hostile reception from U.S. President Harry Truman, who demanded the release of Associated Press correspondent William N. Oatis and revision of other anti-American policies in Czechoslovakia.

Politics and government
U.S. President Truman named General Services Administration chief Jess Larson as head of the newly-created Defense Materials Procurement Agency.

Former Mississippi Governor Hugh White defeated Paul Johnson in a runoff Democratic Party primary to win a second term as Governor.

Turkey announced the abolition of the State Seaways Administration and the return of merchant shipping to private operation.

Crime
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested seven Hawaiian Communist Party U.S.A. leaders in Honolulu, including International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union official Jack Wayne Hall.

Economics and finance
The U.S.A., U.K., and France announced a $50-million economic assistance program for Yugoslavia during the remainder of 1951. The U.S. Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill to cut off U.S. economic and military aid to countries that shipped war supplies to the Soviet bloc.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Tonight My Love, Tonight--Paul Anka (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il faut savoir--Charles Aznavour

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Wooden Heart--Joe Dowell
2 Tossin' and Turnin'--Bobby Lewis
3 Michael--The Highwaymen
4 Last Night--Mar-Keys
5 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)--Ral Donner
6 I Like it Like That (Part 1)--Chris Kenner
7 School is Out--U.S. Bonds
8 Pretty Little Angel Eyes--Curtis Lee
9 Don't Bet Money Honey--Linda Scott
10 Hurt--Timi Yuro

Singles entering the chart were Kissin' on the Phone by Paul Anka (#60); (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley (#66); One Track Mind by Bobby Lewis (#69); Sweet Little You by Neil Sedaka (#77); Look in My Eyes by the Chantels (#80); My Blue Heaven by Duane Eddy and the Rebels (#88); Romeo by Janie Grant (#91); My Dream Come True by Jack Scott (#93); You're the Reason by Joe South (#94); You're the Reason by Bobby Edwards (#97); (Theme from) Silver City by the Ventures (#98); and I Can't Take It by Mary Ann Fisher (#99).

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-1) 29 @ Saskatchewan (2-3) 10
British Columbia (0-5-1) 20 @ Edmonton (5-0) 21

Russ Jackson played the entire game at quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders in their win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ron Lancaster dressed as the backup quarterback for Ottawa in his first visit to Taylor Field in Regina.

Joe Kapp played his first game at quarterback for the Lions after being traded from the Calgary Stampeders, completing 10 of 14 passes for 225 yards in the Lions' loss to the Eskimos at Clarke Stadium.

Baseball
In their last game under manager Paul Richards, the Baltimore Orioles hit 5 home runs and beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-5 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Jack Fisher gave up 12 bases on balls but still pitched a complete game victory.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Lally Stott (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Pensieri e parole--Lucio Battisti (13th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I'm Still Waiting--Diana Ross (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Eagle Rock--Daddy Cool (8th week at #1)
2 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
3 L.A. International Airport--Susan Raye
4 I Don't Know How to Love Him--Helen Reddy
5 I Did What I Did for Maria--Tony Christie
6 It's Too Late--Carole King
7 I'll Meet You Halfway--The Partridge Family
8 Love Her Madly--The Doors
9 Sweet, Sweet Love--Russell Morris
10 Daddy Cool--Drummond

No new singles entered the chart.

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Borriquito--Peret (3rd week at #1)
2 Manuela--Jacques Herb
3 One Way Wind--Cats
4 Pour un Flirt--Michel Delpech
5 Black and White--Greyhound
6 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Blossom Lady--Shocking Blue
8 Que Je T'aime--Sandra & Andres
9 We Shall Dance--Demis Roussos
10 Riders on the Storm--The Doors

Singles entering the chart were You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (#31); Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes by Rod McKuen (#32); Eenmaal Kom Je Toch Weer Bij Mij by Gaby Dirne presenteert: Duo De Koning en de Notenzaaiers (#35); Mohikana Shalali by Heino (#38); Listening to Mozart by Walter Scott (#39); and Don't Let it Die by Hurricane Smith (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees (4th week at #1)
2 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
3 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
4 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye
5 Mr. Big Stuff--Jean Knight
6 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Liar--Three Dog Night
8 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth
9 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
10 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond

Singles entering the chart were Make it Funky (Part 1) by James Brown (#65); So Far Away/Smackwater Jack by Carole King (#71); Annabella by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#74); Call My Name, I'll Be There by Wilson Pickett (#75); Gimme Shelter by Grand Funk Railroad (#81); A Natural Man by Lou Rawls (#86); Is That the Way by Tin Tin (#87); All My Trials by Ray Stevens (#90); Think His Name by Johnny Rivers & the Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers (#93); Thin Line Between Love & Hate by the Persuaders (#96); Hijackin' Love by Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher) (#97); Feel So Bad by Ray Charles (#99); and A Part of You by Brenda and the Tabulations (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees (3rd week at #1)
2 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
3 Draggin' the Line--Tommy James
4 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye
5 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
6 Mr. Big Stuff--Jean Knight
7 What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John--Tom Clay
8 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
9 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
10 Liar--Three Dog Night

Singles entering the chart were So Far Away by Carole King (#60); Superstar by the Carpenters (#68); Ko-Ko Joe by Jerry Reed (#81); Gimme Shelter by Grand Funk Railroad (#82); MacArthur Park (Part 1) by the Four Tops (#83); Get it While You Can by Janis Joplin (#85); Ghetto Woman by B.B. King (#88); All My Trials by Ray Stevens (#89); A Natural Man by Lou Rawls (#93); A Song for You by Andy Williams (#96); Easy Loving by Freddie Hart (#98); and Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll by John Baldry (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
2 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye
3 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
5 Draggin' the Line--Tommy James
6 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
7 Beginnings/Colour My World--Chicago
8 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
9 Liar--Three Dog Night
10 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth

Singles entering the chart were So Far Away by Carole King (#55); Ko-Ko Joe by Jerry Reed (#71); Loving Her was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) by Kris Kristofferson (#72); Easy Loving by Freddie Hart (#74); Feel So Bad by Ray Charles (#78); The Love We Had by the Dells (#79); A Song for You by Andy Williams (#82); Get it While You Can by Janis Joplin (#85); Another Time, Another Place by Engelbert Humperdinck (#89); Roll On by the New Colony Six (#92); The Year that Clayton Delaney Died by Tom T. Hall (#93); A Natural Man by Lou Rawls (#95); Lucky Me by the Moments (#97); Trapped by a Thing Called Love by Denise LaSalle (#99); and Is That the Way by Tin Tin (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
2 Draggin' the Line--Tommy James
3 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
4 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Sweet City Woman--Stampeders
6 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
7 You've Got a Friend--James Taylor
8 Riders on the Storm--The Doors
9 Liar--Three Dog Night
10 Beginnings--Chicago

Singles entering the chart were Another Time, Another Place by Engelbert Humperdinck (#54); So Far Away by Carole King (#55); Stagger Lee by Tommy Roe (#58); How Can I Love You by Lynn Anderson (#70); Loving Her was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) by Kris Kristofferson (#74); Stick-Up by the Honey Cone (#76); Annabella by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#77); Surrender by Diana Ross (#84); Wedding Song (There is Love) by Paul Stookey (#87); Sweet Sounds of Music by the Bells (#89); Indian Summer by Audience (#90); Miss January by Russell Thornberry (#93); I'd Rather Be Sorry by Ray Price (#96); Tired of Being Alone by Al Greene (#98); and Bringing on Back the Good Times by Fast Eddy (#100)..

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music
1 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City (2nd week at #1)
2 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 Rain Dance--The Guess Who
4 I Hear Those Church Bells--Dusk
5 Moon Shadow--Cat Stevens
6 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road
7 Mighty Clouds of Joy--B.J. Thomas
8 Draggin' the Line--Tommy James
9 Riders on the Storm--The Doors
10 We Got a Dream--Ocean
Pick hit of the week: Sweet Dreams and Sarah--Mac Davis

Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Rick Wise (14-10) hit 2 home runs in a game for the second time in just over 2 months as he defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-3 in the second game of a doubleheader before 33,012 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Mr. Wise's home runs--including a grand slam off Don McMahon--were his 5th and 6th of the season. Alan Gallagher drove in 2 runs and Willie Mays added a solo home run for the Giants as they won the first game 5-2.

The New York Mets scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and 2 in the 2nd as they coasted to a 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before 43,492 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Tom Seaver (15-8) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory, while Los Angeles starter Claude Osteen (12-9) faced 6 batters, allowing 5 hits and a base on balls, resulting in 6 earned runs. Cleon Jones hit a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Mets a 2-1 win in the second game to complete the sweep. The Mets had tied the game in the 8th when Duffy Dyer doubled with 2 out and scored on a single by pinch hitter Tommie Agee. Tug McGraw (9-4) pitched a perfect 9th inning in relief of Gary Gentry to get the win over Jim Brewer (5-5), who entered the game in the 8th in relief of Don Sutton.

Marty Perez singled home Mike Lum from second base with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-3 before 34,988 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Vada Pinson's 3-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning enabled the Cleveland Indians to overcome an 8-6 deficit and defeat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 before 5,663 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

4 bases on balls and an error resulted in 2 runs for the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the 7th inning, providing the winning margin as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4 before 11,417 fans at Tiger Stadium. Les Cain (7-8) allowed 8 hits and 4 runs--2 earned--in 7 innings to get the win, and aided his own cause when he bunted for a single and scored the first Detroit run in the 3rd inning and led off the 5th with his only home run of the season and the second and last of his major league career.

Lou Piniella singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning and reached third base on a throwing error by third baseman Jerry Kenney, and scored on a single by Bob Oliver to break a 3-3 tie as the Kansas City Royals edged the New York Yankees 4-3 before 15,845 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Ron Blomberg drove in all the New York runs with a pair of home runs. Mike Hedlund (12-6) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory over Fritz Peterson (13-9), who pitched a 12-hit complete game.

The Oakland Athletics scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and 5 in the 2nd--4 coming on a grand slam by Sal Bando--as they defeated the Washington Senators 10-6 before 7,414 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Chuck Dobson (14-3) allowed 9 hits and 6 runs--5 earned--in 7 innings, with 9 strikeouts, to get the win over Mike Thompson (1-6).

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Vill ha dej--Freestyle (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (6th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (6th week at #1)
2 Chequered Love--Kim Wilde
3 Kids in America--Kim Wilde
4 More and More--Joe Dolan
5 Louise (We Get it Right)--Jona Lewie
6 Tequila Sheila--Mac Davis
7 Hak Hom Blokkies--David Kramer
8 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
9 Titles--Vangelis
10 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan

Singles entering the chart were You Drive Me Crazy by Shakin' Stevens (#18); and Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain by Maria Tyl (#20).

Crime
John W. Hinckley, Jr. pled not guilty to charges of attempting to kill President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced that a medical task force had been formed to investigate the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis in homosexual men. Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (GRID), soon renamed AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was later found to be the cause, and a new term entered the medical and popular lexicon.

Track and field
Sebastian Coe of Great Britain ran the mile in 3 minutes, 47.30 seconds at a meet in Brussels, marking the third time the record had been broken in 10 days.



Football
CFL
Ottawa (2-6) 8 @ Winnipeg (5-3) 31

Baseball
Catcher Tim Laudner became the second Minnesota Twins' player in 4 days to hit a home run in his first major league game, batting 2 for 3 with a base on balls and 2 runs batted in, making 3 putouts to help the Twins shut out the Detroit Tigers 6-0 before 5,415 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. Fernando Arroyo (5-6) and Jerry Koosman combined to pitch a 6-hit shutout.

Otto Velez led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a double and pinch runner George Bell advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Lloyd Moseby, and scored on a passed ball to break a 3-3 tie as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 before 13,230 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.

Ron Hassey was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, advanced to second base on a ground out by Toby Harrah, and scored from there on a 2-out single by Rick Manning to give the Cleveland Indians a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners before 7,785 fans at Cleveland Stadium. John Denny (5-4) pitched a 6-hit shutout to win over Shane Rawley (2-4), who began the 9th inning in relief of Jim Beattie, who allowed 6 hits in 8 scoreless innings.

Tony Scott doubled to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning and advanced to third base on an error by third baseman Mike Schmidt, and scored on a 1-out bases-loaded single by Craig Reynolds to give the Houston Astros a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 29,482 fans at the Astrodome.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Alekos Sakellarios, 77. Greek director, screenwriter, and songwriter. Mr. Sakellarios directed more than 60 movies and television programs, and wrote several dozen more, in a career spanning more than 40 years. He wrote lyrics for more than 2,000 songs.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (2-6) 44 @ Edmonton (5-3) 41

A controversial ruling on a fumble by Edmonton quarterback Tracy Ham went in favour of the Roughriders, resulting in a game-winning 35-yard field goal by Dave Ridgway with 9 seconds remaining in regulation time. It was the Roughriders' first game under head coach Don Matthews, who had replaced the fired John Gregory six days earlier.



Baseball
Jim Eppard of the Salinas Spurs of the California League played all nine positions as the Spurs edged the San Bernardino Spirit 2-1. Mr. Eppard, a lefthander, pitched a scoreless 5th inning and was credited with the win.