July 1941 in Sport

Events in Sport

Jul 1 Joe DiMaggio, on way to a record 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game MLB hit streak in a win over Boston at Yankee Stadium

Jul 6 NY Yankees team unveils a monument to former captain Lou Gehrig in center field, Gehrig died the previous month

Jul 8 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit
Jul 13 24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver
Jul 13 Eddie Mayo (LA-Pacific Coast League), spits in face of umpire Ray Snyder
Jul 16 Joe DiMaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game
Jul 17 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
Jul 24 Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
Jul 25 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)

Jul 1 Rod Gilbert, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right-wing (NY Rangers), born in Montreal, Canada
Jul 8 Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
Jul 9 Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
Jul 11 Clive Puzey, Zimbabwean racing driver
Jul 13 Graeme Corling, Australian cricket fast bowler (1964 England tour)
Jul 17 Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper (too often in Knotty's shadow)
Jul 17 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raider QB (AFL leading passer 1967)
Jul 18 Marcia Jones-Smoke, American 500m kayaker (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Oklahoma
Jul 22 Susie M Berning, LPGA golfer (US Women's Open-1972, 73), born in Pasadena, California
Jul 22 Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
Jul 23 Richie Evans, American 9 time NASCAR Modified Champion, born in Westernville, New York (d. 1985)

Jul 25 Nate Thurmond, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), born in Akron, Ohio (d.2016)