On This Day in Sport for July 12
Events in Sport
- 1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs
- 1921 Indians (9) & Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles
- 1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2)
- 1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs; smacks #30 of Joe Shaute in 9th inning in New York's 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field
- 1928 1st televised tennis match
- 1930 US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
- 1889 Marty Friedman, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (tied World C'ship series, New York Whirlwinds 1921), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
- 1897 Fred Enke, American College basketball coach (University of Arizona 1925–1961, record 522–344), born in Olmsted County, Minnesota (d. 1985)
- 1908 Paul Runyan, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1934, 38), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 2002)
- 1919 Vera Ralston [Věra Helena Hrubá], Czech figure skater and actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2003)
Weddings in Sport
- 1937 Explorer Jacques Cousteau (27) weds scuba diver Simone Melchior (18) at Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris
- 1963 NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (19) weds Linda Kay Cooper
- 2015 Former football player Ledley King (35) weds long-term girlfriend Amy Kavanagh at Syon House in West London
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
July 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