July 1978 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Jul 2 Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start
  • Jul 3 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic

Sport awardTennis Open

Jul 7 85th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert (26 64 75)

Tennis Player Martina Navratilova
Tennis Player
Martina Navratilova
Tennis Legend Chris Evert
Tennis Legend
Chris Evert

Sport awardTennis Open

Jul 8 92nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors (62 62 63)

Tennis Player Björn Borg
Tennis Player
Björn Borg
Tennis Legend Jimmy Connors
Tennis Legend
Jimmy Connors
  • Jul 9 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic
  • Jul 11 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium
  • Jul 11 All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers) collects his second award
  • Jul 14 Umpire Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering 3 scuffed balls

Sport awardGolf Major

Jul 15 107th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St Andrews

Golfer Jack Nicklaus
Golfer
Jack Nicklaus
  • Jul 16 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Jul 17 NY Yankee manager Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson fight in dug out after Jackson refuses to bunt, causing Martin to suspend him

MLB Right Fielder Reggie Jackson
MLB Right Fielder
Reggie Jackson
  • Jul 23 33rd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy
  • Jul 23 Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200
  • Jul 23 Mayence returns to helps Yankees win their 5th straight game
  • Jul 23 65th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France

Sports record brokenBaseball Record

Jul 24 Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games

MLB Player and Manager Pete Rose
MLB Player and Manager
Pete Rose
  • Jul 25 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games

Sports record brokenBaseball Record

Jul 26 Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run

MLB Catcher Johnny Bench
MLB Catcher
Johnny Bench
  • Jul 29 On Old Timer's Day, NY Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as NY Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become GM
  • Jul 30 Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits & NL-record-tying 8 HRs

Sport awardGolf Tournament

Jul 30 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic

LPGA Golfer Pat Bradley
LPGA Golfer
Pat Bradley

Birthdays in Sport

  • Jul 1 Jacqie Turner, west Covina California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd
  • Jul 4 Tatyana Jecmenica, Novi Sad Yugo, tennis star (1995 Futures-Novi Sad)
  • Jul 4 Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
  • Jul 6 Rachel Rochelli, gymnast (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Houston, Texas
  • Jul 6 Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
  • Jul 13 Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
  • Jul 15 Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
  • Jul 18 Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player
  • Jul 18 Ben Sheets, American baseball player
  • Jul 19 Nené, Brazilian footballer
  • Jul 20 Jen Grubb, Elk Hart Indiana, soccer defender (Olympics 1996)
  • Jul 20 Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
  • Jul 20 Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
  • Jul 20 Will Solomon, American basketball player
  • Jul 21 Kyoko Iwosoki, Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1992, 96)
  • Jul 21 Gary Teale, Scottish football player
  • Jul 22 Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
  • Jul 22 Runako Morton, West Indian cricketer, (d. 2012)
  • Jul 23 Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer
  • Jul 25 Gerard Warren, American football player
  • Jul 31 Justin Wilson, English race car driver

Deaths in Sport

  • Jul 10 Joe Davis, English snooker player (b. 1901)