Events in Sport
- 1881 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
- 1889 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Lena Rice 4-6, 8-6, 6-4
- 1889 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins his 7th Wimbledon singles title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
- 1896 Ed Delahanty becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts
- 1900 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
- 1919 Chicago White Sox pitcher Carl Mays walks off mound blaming teammates for lack of support afield
- 1924 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)
- 1930 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay
PGA Championship
1941 PGA Championship, Cherry Hills CC: Vic Ghezzi wins his only major title over defending champion Byron Nelson in 38 holes
Byron Nelson
Event of Interest
1950 Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams' elbow
Ted Williams
British Golf Open
1962 British Open Golf, Royal Troon: Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd consecutive Open, 6 strokes clear of runner-up Kel Nagle of Australia
Arnold Palmer
- 1963 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn, wins his 300th and last MLB game at 43
- 1963 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Bob Charles of New Zealand wins his only major championship in a 36-hole playoff, 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Rodgers; becomes first left-hander to win a major title
- 1965 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota
- 1965 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant)
British Golf Open
1968 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: South African Gary Player wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes clear of Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus; 5th of Player's 9 major titles
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
- 1971 42nd MLB All Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF
- 1972 LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners
- 1974 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: South African Gary Player wins his 3rd Open Championship, 4 strokes clear of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis of England
- 1976 47th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Phila
- 1976 All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds)
- 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for English all-rounder Brian Close, aged 45
Event of Interest
1979 Calif's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th
Nolan Ryan
Event of Interest
1985 NY Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms
Roger Maris
Event of Interest
1993 All star MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)
Kirby Puckett
Murder of Interest
1994 O.J. Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing
O.J. Simpson
- 1997 15th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Larry Gilbert
- 1997 52nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Alison Nicholas
- 1999 70th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Fenway Park, Boston
- 2001 International Olympic Committee votes to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
- 2004 75th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Minute Maid Park, Houston
- 2010 81st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Angel Stadium, Anaheim
- 2012 Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Mario Götze scores an extra time winner as Germany beats Argentina, 1-0
Football Awards
2014 FIFA World Cup Awards: Lionel Messi (golden ball), James Rodriguez (golden boot) and Manuel Neuer (Golden gloves)
Lionel Messi
Birthdays in Sport
- 1901 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ (1922-26)
- 1913 Carolina Gisolf, Holland, high jumper (Olympic silver 1928)
- 1918 Alberto Ascari, Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1952, 53), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1955)
- 1920 Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1922 Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- 1924 George Handy, horse trainer
- 1929 Red Terrill Jr, horse trainer
- 1932 Antonio Roma, football goalkeeper (42 caps), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2013)
- 1934 Ivor Mendonca, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests 1962)
- 1937 Charles Coody, American golfer (US Masters 1971), born in Stamford, Texas
- 1937 Cal Ramsey, American basketball broadcaster, small forward (NY Knicks), born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2019)
- 1941 Graeme Corling, Australian cricket fast bowler (1964 England tour)
- 1944 Eric Freeman, Australian cricket pace bowler (late 60's)
- 1945 Ashley "Rowdy" Mallett, Australian cricket off-spinner (1968-80)
- 1946 Bob Kauffman, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1948 Alf Hansen, Norwegian double sculls (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1948 Don Sweet, CFL, NFL place kicker (Montreal, Green Bay), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1948 Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
- 1949 Helena Fibingerova, Czech, shot putter (Olympic bronze 1976)
- 1953 Larry Gomes, dependable West Indian cricket left-handed batsman (1976-87)
- 1954 David Thompson, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1954 Ray "Candles" Bright, Australian cricket slow-left armer (1977-86)
- 1954 Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
- 1956 Bill Caudill, American MLB reliever (All Star 1984), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1958 Joy Scott, American jockey, born in California
- 1961 Anders Jarryd, Lidkoping Sweden, tennis star
- 1961 Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
- 1963 Anthony "Spud" Webb, NBA guard (5f 7inch slam dunk champion), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1963 Bob Carpenter, Beverly, NHL left wing (NJ Devils)
- 1964 Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler)
- 1966 Myong Hui Choe, North Korea, gymnast (Olympic-1980)
- 1967 Pat Rapp, Jennings LA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
- 1967 Tony Massenburg, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- 1968 Kai Bjorn, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1968 Silke Meier, Wiesbaden Germany, tennis star (1994 Futures-Bad Gogging)
- 1969 Ewan Beaton, 60 kg judoka (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1969 Kim Braatz, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1969 Richard Roelofsen, soccer player (Vitesse/MVV)
- 1969 Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
- 1972 Clint Sodowsky, Ponca City OK, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
- 1972 Sean Waltman, American wrestler
- 1973 Gavin Hassett, Saint John New Brunswick, rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1973 Ariel Silvio Zárate, Argentine footballer
- 1974 Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
- 1976 Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
- 1979 Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
- 1982 Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
- 1982 Simon Clist, English footballer
- 1982 "Yadi" Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- 1983 Liu Xiang, Chinese athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 2004), born in Shanghai, China
- 1983 Kristof Beyens, Belgian athlete
- 1985 Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
- 1992 Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
Deaths in Sport
- 1947 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies at 68
- 1967 Tom Simpson, British cyclist (b. 1937)
- 1975 Owen Wynne, cricketer (6 Tests for South Africa 1948-50), lost at sea
- 1992 Alex Wojciechowicz, NFLer (Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 76
- 1998 Morris "Red" Badgro, NFL hall of famer (NY Yankees, Giants, Dodgers), dies at 95
George Steinbrenner
2010 George Steinbrenner, American businessman and owner of the New York Yankees, dies from heart attack at 80
George Steinbrenner
July in History
![Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior]()
Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
July 11, 1274![Killing Spree of Lady Death]()
Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930![Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close']()
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939![Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor]()
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917
