Events in Sport
Event of Interest
1946 Cleve Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles & HR but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs
Ted Williams
- 1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
- 1951 In his last race, 1948 Triple Crown champion Citation wins the Hollywood Gold Cup by 4 lengths, to become American racing's first millionaire horse.
- 1953 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
- 1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0
- 1961 Astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500
- 1963 50th Tour de France won by Jacques Anquetil of France
- 1964 51st Tour de France is won for a record fifth time by Jacques Anquetil of France
- 1965 52nd Tour de France won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
- 1966 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France
- 1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Juan Marichal
Event of Interest
1968 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick
Hank Aaron
Event of Interest
1970 41st MLB All Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF
Carl Yastrzemski
- 1972 Plate umpire and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is umpire & Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, KC Royals win 1-0
- 1973 British Open Golf, Royal Troon GC: American Tom Weiskopf wins wire-to-wire by 3 strokes from Johnny Miller and Neil Coles
- 1974 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by umpire from 2 games in 1 day
- 1978 Umpire Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering 3 scuffed balls
- 1985 US Open Women's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Kathy Baker (later Guadagnino) wins her first LPGA Tour event and only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Judy Clark (later Dickinson)
US Women's Golf Open
1986 US Open Women's Golf, NCR CC: Jane Geddes wins by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African born Sally Little
Jane Geddes
- 1987 58th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 at Oakland-Alameda Stad
Event of Interest
1987 All star MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos)
Tim Raines
Event of Interest
1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Event of Interest
1988 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place
Mike Schmidt
Mickey Mantle
US Women's Golf Open
1991 US Open Women's Golf, Colonial CC: Meg Mallon shoots final round 67 (−4) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley
Meg Mallon
Pat Bradley
Golf Tournament
1996 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Raymond Floyd wins first of 2 event titles by 2 strokes from Hale Irwin
Ray Floyd
- 1996 New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 24 consecutive saves
- 2002 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Australian Stewart Ginn wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from American trio Hubert Green, Mike McCullough & Jim Thorpe
- 2009 80th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Busch Stadium, St Louis
- 2013 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk
- 2015 86th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-3 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
Tennis Open
2018 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Angelique Kerber becomes the first German since Steffi Graf (1996) to win Wimbledon beating Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3
Serena Williams
- 2019 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins longest ever Wimbledon final over Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in 4 hours, 57 minutes; his 16th Grand Slam title
- 2019 Cricket World Cup, Lord's: England beats New Zealand on count back after scores tied at 241 after 50 overs and 15 in Super Over; Player of Series: NZ captain Kane Williamson
- 2019 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies final 2 holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic
- 2019 English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins a record 6th British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone; moves him 1 win clear of Jim Clark and Alain Prost (5)
Birthdays in Sport
- 1884 Charles Meldrum Daniels, swimmer (Olympic gold 1904, 08), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1898 A. B. "Happy" Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1991)
- 1916 Claude Harmon, American golfer (US Masters 1948), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1989)
- 1923 Willie Steele, American Olympic gold medalist (d. 1989)
- 1932 Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, American actor, minister, and former professional American football player (Pennsylvania State University), born in Cuthbert, Georgia
- 1934 Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1937 Khalid Hassan, Pak cricket leg-spinner (took 2-116 at 16 in only Test)
- 1944 Billy McCool, American baseball player
- 1947 Steve Stone, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1951 Judi Brown, American 400m hurdler (Olympic silver 1984), born in East Lansing, Michigan
- 1957 Peter Webb, NZ cricketer (batsman against West Indies 1980)
- 1959 Rodney Rash, horse trainer
- 1962 Diane Ratnik, volleyball setter (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Bel Le Harper, NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1964 Barbara Chiu, Canada table tennis player (Olympic 33-92, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
- 1964 Brett Ogle, Australian golfer, broadcaster (2 PGA Tour titles; Fox Sports), born in Sydney, NSW
- 1965 Reina Olea, female jockey
- 1966 D J Johnson, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1967 Glen Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1967 Hashan Tillekeratne, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman)
- 1967 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis star
- 1967 Robin Ventura, infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Santa Maria, California
- 1969 Jose Hernandez, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, infielder (Chicago Cubs)
- 1970 Mark Brandenburg, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
- 1970 Mark Strickland, American NBA forward (Miami Heat), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1970 Todd Rucci, American NFL guard (NE Patriots), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
- 1972 Ben Talley, NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Griffin, Georgia
- 1972 Joe Aska, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
- 1972 Lou Roe, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
- 1972 Matthew Campbell, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers)
- 1973 Kieren Perkins, Brisbane QLD Aust, 1500m swimmer (Olymp-2 gold-92, 96)
- 1973 Halil Mutlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
- 1974 Erick Dampier, NBA center (SF Warriors)
- 1975 Matthew Kessinger, figure skater (1995 Gt Lakes Jr champ), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1975 Tim Hudson, American baseball player
- 1976 Geraint Jones, English cricketer
- 1979 Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player
- 1980 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1987 Adam Johnson, English footballer (Sunderland), born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- 1988 James Vaughan, English footballer, born in Birmingham
- 1988 Conor McGregor, Irish professional boxer (UFC Lightweight and Featherweight Champion), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1995 Kim Hyo-joo, South Korean golfer (Evian C'ship 2014), born in Seoul, South Korea
Weddings in Sport
- 1996 "Green Bay Packer" quarterback Brett Favre (26) weds Deanna Tynes (27) at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Deaths in Sport
- 1917 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910 champion), dies at 29
- 1925 Pancho Villa [Francisco Guilledo], Filipino world boxing champion, dies at 23
- 1930 W H Ashley, cricketer (Test South Africa, 7 wkts), dies
- 1938 Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa in 1895-96 series), dies
- 1940 Bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies
- 1949 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for South Africa), dies
- 1951 Sammy Jones, Australian cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies at 89
- 1983 Jack MacBryan, cricketer (Test for England 1924), dies
- 1984 Al Schacht, [Clown prince of baseball], baseball player, dies at 91
- 1994 César Tovar, Venezuelan MLB baseball player (Minnesota Twins), dies at 54
- 1996 Jeff Krosnoff, CART driver (b. 1964)
- 2007 John Ferguson Sr, former professional hockey player (b. 1938)
- 2013 Matt Batts, American MLB player, dies at 91
- 2014 Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), dies of cardiac arrest at 90
- 2019 Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (Olympic gold 1984, 4-division world champion), dies when hit by a vehicle at 55
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![Emmeline Pankhurst: Trailblazer for Women's Right To Vote]()
Emmeline Pankhurst: Trailblazer for Women's Right To Vote
The founder of the Suffragette movement in Britain was born on this day. Sadly, Emmeline Pankhurst would not live to see equal voting rights for all women.
July 15, 1858
