On this day in sports: June 19

1. 1846 The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. Source
2. 1846 The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired. Source
3. 1939 American baseball player Lou Gehrig (pictured) was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Source
4. 2007 Died: Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (born 1947) Source
5. 2010 Died: Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (born 1962) Source
6. 2013 Died: Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952) Source

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