Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Jul 1 US Open Senior Golf, Ridgewood CC: Lee Trevino wins by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his first Seniors tour major title
Jack Nicklaus
Golf Major
Jul 1 Canadian Open Golf (du Maurier Classic), Westmount GC: Cathy Johnston wins by 2 strokes from Patty Sheehan for her only LPGA Tour win
Patty Sheehan
Event of Interest
Jul 5 Steffi Graf's record run of 13 consecutive Grand Slam finals is over, beaten in Wimbledon semi-finals by American Zina Garrison
Zina Garrison
Steffi Graf
Tennis Open
Jul 7 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title beating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1
Martina Navratilova
Zina Garrison
- Jul 7 New Jersey Devils sign star Russian defensemen Viacheslav Fetisov & Sergei Starikov to NHL contracts despite criticism they are taking North American jobs
- Jul 8 Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
- Jul 8 FIFA World Cup Final: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany 1-0 win over Argentina in Rome, Italy
- Jul 8 Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels & then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7
Tennis Open
Jul 8 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 for his 2nd Wimbledon singles crown
Boris Becker
Event of Interest
Jul 9 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets
Richard Hadlee
- Jul 10 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
- Jul 10 All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)
- Jul 10 Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston
- Jul 11 NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
- Jul 12 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
Golf Major
Jul 15 45th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King
Betsy King
Baseball Record
Jul 17 NY Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer
Deion Sanders
- Jul 17 Minnesota Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0
Event of Interest
Jul 19 Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee
Whitey Ford
Golf Major
Jul 22 119th British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots 270 at St Andrews Scotland
Nick Faldo
Golf Tournament
Jul 22 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
- Jul 22 77th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
Event of Interest
Jul 25 KC Royal George Brett hits for the cycle
George Brett
Event of Interest
Jul 25 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres game
Roseanne Barr
- Jul 26 US beats Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at Goodwill Games
Event of Interest
Jul 27 Graham Gooch scores 333 v India at Lord's
Graham Gooch
Golf Major
Jul 29 LPGA Championship, Bethesda CC: Beth Daniel wins by 1 stroke from fellow American Rosie Jones
Beth Daniel
- Jul 29 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
- Jul 30 Graham Gooch scores 123 v India to follow up 1st innings 333
Event of Interest
Jul 30 George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of NY Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Event of Interest
Jul 31 Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games
Nolan Ryan
Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 9 Fábio and Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballers
- Jul 11 Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis player (Number #1 for 67 weeks, 25 WTA singles titles), born in Odense, Denmark
- Jul 15 Damian Lillard, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Oakland, Californai
- Jul 18 [Santos] Saúl Álvarez [Barragán], Mexican boxer (three-time world champion), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jul 27 NBA star Patrick Ewing (27) weds Rita Williams
Patrick Ewing