1980 - Two days after opening the season, the Durham Bulls home uniforms are stolen. Braves minor league director Hank Aaron sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms.
MLB History
1912 - The Boston Red Sox defeat Harvard University in an exhibition game that is the first game ever played at Fenway Park.
1913 - The Brooklyn Superbas and Philadelphia Phillies play the first game in the history of Ebbets Field in front of a crowd of 10,000 people. The Phillies win 1-0.
1947 - Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher for one year for “conduct deemed detrimental to baseball.