On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1877 1st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
- 1884 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
- 1900 Michel Théato wins 2nd olympics marathon (2:59:45.0-40,260k)
- 1902 NY Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw
- 1903 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event
- 1908 Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam
- 1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play
- 1910 Cleveland Indian baseball player Cy Young registers 500th career victory against Washington 5-4 in 11 innings
Birthdays in Sport
Sofia Muratova
(1929 - 2006)
Ilie Năstase
73rd Birthday
Deaths in Sport
- 1939 Tom Hayward, English cricketer (35 Tests for England, 1999 runs), dies at 68
- 1974 Erno Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player, dies at 69
- 1995 James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71
- 1998 Elmer Valo, baseball player (b. 1921)
Weddings in Sport
- 1958 NFL coach Don Shula (28) weds first wife Dorothy Bartish
- 1985 NBA player Isiah Thomas (24) weds Lynn Kendall in Chicago