July 1990 in Sports History

Events in Sport

US Senior Golf Open

Jul 1 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Ridgewood CC: Lee Trevino wins by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his first Champions Tour major title

Golfer Jack Nicklaus — Golfer
Jack Nicklaus

Golf Major

Jul 1 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Westmount GC: Cathy Johnston wins by 2 strokes from Patty Sheehan for her only LPGA Tour win

LPGA Golfer Patty Sheehan — LPGA Golfer
Patty Sheehan

Event of Interest

Jul 5 Steffi Graf's record run of 13 consecutive tennis Grand Slam singles finals ends, beaten in Wimbledon semi-finals 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 by American Zina Garrison

Tennis Player Zina Garrison — Tennis Player
Zina Garrison

Tennis Player Steffi Graf — Tennis Player
Steffi Graf

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 7 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title beating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1

Tennis Player Martina Navratilova — Tennis Player
Martina Navratilova

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, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany, 1-0 win over Argentina
Jul 8 Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels & then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

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

Tennis Legend Boris Becker — Tennis Legend
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

Cricketer Richard Hadlee — Cricketer
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)

US Women's Golf Open

Jul 15 US Open Women's Golf, Atlanta Athletic Club: Defending champion Betsy King wins consecutive titles, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan, the leader after each of first 3 rounds

LPGA Golfer Betsy King — LPGA Golfer
Betsy King

Baseball Record

Jul 17 NY Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer

NFL Legend Deion Sanders — NFL Legend
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 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion

MLB Player and Manager Pete Rose — MLB Player and Manager
Pete Rose

Event of Interest

Jul 19 Dave Righetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee

MLB Pitcher and Coach Dave Righetti — MLB Pitcher and Coach
Dave Righetti

British Golf Open

Jul 22 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships by 5 strokes from runners-up Mark McNulty & Payne Stewart

Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner Nick Faldo — Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner
Nick Faldo

Golfer Payne Stewart — Golfer
Payne Stewart

Golf Tournament

Jul 22 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson

Golfer Phil Mickelson — Golfer
Phil Mickelson

Jul 22 77th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
Jul 23 Rosie Jones (St Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America

Event of Interest

Jul 25 KC Royal George Brett hits for the cycle

MLB Third Baseman George Brett — MLB Third Baseman
George Brett

Event of Interest

Jul 25 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres game

Comedienne and Actress Roseanne Barr — Comedienne and Actress
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

Cricketer Graham Gooch — Cricketer
Graham Gooch

Jul 27 Tom Moody scores 100 in 26 mins in county cricket, world record
Jul 29 26th Curtis Cup: US wins 14-4
Jul 29 28th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats USSR in Atlanta Georgia (2-1)

LPGA Championship

Jul 29 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Beth Daniel wins her only major title by 1 stroke from fellow American Rosie Jones

LPGA Golfer Beth Daniel — LPGA Golfer
Beth Daniel

Jul 29 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
Jul 29 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Norcross, Georgia: US retains title with 2-1 victory over Soviet Union; Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson clinch final with 6-4, 6-3 win against Larisa Neiland & Natasha Zvereva
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 of Baseball Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of NY Yankees

New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner — New York Yankees Owner
George Steinbrenner

Event of Interest

Jul 31 Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan records his 300th career victory, an 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; 20th MLB pitcher to reach the milestone

MLB Pitching Legend Nolan Ryan — MLB Pitching Legend
Nolan Ryan

Birthdays in Sport

Jul 9 Fábio and Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballers
Jul 11 Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis player (Australian Open 2018), born in Odense, Denmark
Jul 15 Damian Lillard, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Oakland, California