In 1990, the Philadelphia Phillies scored 9 runs in the top of the ninth to beat the LA Dodgers 12-11.
In 1967, Ken 'the Hawk' Harrelson was fired as a player by owner Charlie Finley. Harrelson was able to negotiate with different teams eventually signing with the Boston Red Sox.
In 1901, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity stomped on umpire Tom Connolly's foot and spit tobacco juice in his face in an argument that led to a suspension.
In 2011, golfer Webb Simpson, a guy who’d grown up in Raleigh, played collegiate golf at Wake Forest shot a final round 67 to win his first PGA event in Greensboro at the Wyndham Classic.