July 20

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1859
- 1.2 1947
- 1.3 1958
- 1.4 1976
- 1.5 2003
2 Debuts
3 Finales
- 3.1 1937
4 Births
5 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1859

For the first time, admission was charged to see a baseball game. $0.50 admission was chrged to see Brooklyn and New York play baseball at Fashion Park Race Course on Long Island, NY. The players did not get a salary until until 1863.

[edit] 1947

The National Football League (NFL) ruled that no professional team could sign a player with remaining college eligibility.

[edit] 1958

The PGA championship changed from match play to stroke play.

[edit] 1976

Hank Aaron, now a member of the Milwaukee Brewers, hits his 755th home run. The round-tripper comes off of California Angels pitcher Dick Drago.

[edit] 2003

Ben Curtis, at the time an unknown PGA Tour rookie playing in his first major championship, won the British Open.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Finales

[edit] 1937

Rogers Hornsby played in the final game of his career. The Hall of Famer finished his career with a .358 AVG, the second best career average in major league history behind Ty Cobb.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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