On This Day in Sport for July 10
Events in Sport
- 1884 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out
- 1920 Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary
- 1922 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Gerald Patterson wins his second Wimbledon title; beats Randolph Lycett 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- 1926 US Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Amateur Bobby Jones, winner of the British Open 2 weeks earlier, claims the second of his 4 US Opens, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Joe Turnesa
- 1929 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 HRs hit 1 in each inning
- 1934 2nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC
- 1934 NL pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin for MLB All Star game record for consecutive strikeouts; AL still win, 9-7
- More Events in Sport
Jake LaMotta
Arthur Ashe
Virginia Wade
Sunil Gavaskar
Andre DawsonWeddings in Sport
- 2010 Actress and fourth season American Idol winner Carrie Underwood (29) weds Nashville Predators ice hockey player Mike Fisher (32) at Ritz Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia
- 2010 NBA star Carmelo Anthony (25) weds actress Lala Vasquez (30) at Cipriani 42nd St. in New York City
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Paul Morphy
Jim BoutonJuly in Sport History
1st US Olympic Games
Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis
July 1, 1904The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
Boris Becker stunned the tennis world on this day by becoming the youngest player to win Wimbledon at just 17. But financial ruin lay ahead for the young star.
July 7, 1985Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
