April 27
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1908
- The 1908 Summer Olympics open in London.
[edit] 1947
- Babe Ruth Day is celebrated at Yankee Stadium.
[edit] 1983
- Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros broke the 55-year-old major league baseball record when he struck out the 3,509th batter of his career.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] 1899
- The Western Golf Association was founded in Chicago, IL.
[edit] 1903
- Jamaica Race Track opened in Long Island, NY.
[edit] Births
[edit] 1896
- Rogers Hornsby was born in Texas
[edit] 1916
- Enos Slaughter, baseball player (d. 2002)
