Events in Sport
- 1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
- 1878 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frank Hadow makes his lone Wimbledon appearance, and wins; beats defending champion Spencer Gore 7-5, 6-1, 9-7
- 1893 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-8, 6-1, 6-4 for her 3rd consecutive and 5th overall Wimbledon singles title
- 1893 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Joshua Pim wins his first of 2 straight Wimbledon titles beating defending champion Wilfred Baddeley 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
- 1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
- 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game
- 1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds
- 1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms
- 1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
- 1938 Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
- 1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
- 1947 34th Tour de France won by Jean Robic of France
- 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
- 1954 American tennis champion Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in a horse riding accident ending a brilliant career at just 19
Baseball Record
1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs
Whitey Ford
US Women's Golf Open
1963 US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie
Mary Mills
Louise Suggs
US Women's Golf Open
1975 US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Sandra Palmer wins her second major title by 4 strokes from JoAnne Carner, Sandra Post and Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
- 1975 62nd Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France
Baseball Record
1976 Hank Aaron hits 755th and last home run off Angels Dick Drago
Hank Aaron
British Golf Open
1980 British Open Golf, Muirfield: Tom Watson wins his 3rd of 5 Open titles, by 4 strokes from fellow American Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
Event of Interest
1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
Mike Tyson
Event of Interest
1994 O.J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller
O.J. Simpson
- 1997 British Open Golf, Royal Troon: American Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back after 3 rounds; wins by 3 from Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik
- 2000 The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering
- 2003 British Open Golf, Royal St George's GC: American Ben Curtis becomes first debut winner since Tom Watson in 1975; in his first major appearance at #396 in world rankings beats runners-up Thomas Bjørn and Vijay Singh by 1 stroke
- 2008 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Irishman Pádraig Harrington successfully defends his Open title; shoots 4-under par over the final 9 to be 4 strokes clear of runner-up Ian Poulter
Sports Awards
2008 16th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Candace Parker win
Tiger Woods
Birthdays in Sport
- 1900 Maurice Leyland, prolific cricket left-handed batsman (England)
- 1901 Heinie Manush, American baseball player (d. 1971)
- 1909 Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (prolific batsman pre- & post-WWII)
- 1920 Lev Aronin, USSR, International Chess Grandmaster (1950)
- 1921 Frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)
- 1921 Ted Schroeder, American tennis player (US Open 1942, Wimbledon 1949), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2006)
Mike Ilitch
1929 Mike Ilitch, American businessman (founded Little Caesars Pizza, owner Detroit Red Wings, Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2017)
Mike Ilitch
- 1930 Chuck Daley, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (2-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons), born in Kane, PA (d. 2009)
- 1931 Tony Marsh, English racing driver
- 1933 Nelson Doubleday, publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets)
- 1934 Doug Padgett, cricketer (England batsman twice in 1960)
- 1936 Butch Baird, American golfer (US Open 1976 4th), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1938 Roger Hunt, English footballer
- 1943 Chris Amon, New Zealand Formula 1 racer, born in Bulls, New Zealand (d. 2016)
- 1944 Mel Daniels, professional basketball player (Hall of Fame 2012), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1945 Betty Burfeindt, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1976), born in NYC, NY
- 1947 James Harris, Monroe La, NFL quarterback (Buffalo, LA, San Diego)
- 1951 Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
- 1953 Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
- 1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer (1983)
Mima Jausovec
1956 Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavian tennis player (French Open-1977), born in Maribor, Yugoslavia
Mima Jausovec
- 1960 Lauren Gregg, Rochester Minn, US women's soccer coach (Olympics 1996)
- 1962 Giovanna Amati, Italian racing driver
- 1963 Jenny Spangler, American marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Monroe, Wisconsin
- 1963 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner (world record mile), born in Herăști, Romania
- 1964 Murray Craven, Medicine Hat, NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
- 1966 Beth Coats, biathelete (Olympics 1994), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1966 Carlo L'Ami, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- 1966 Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)
- 1967 Ian Beckles, NFL guard (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1967 Jon Normile, fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1968 Chris Tsangaris, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- 1968 Jimmy Carson, American NHL center (6 NHL hat tricks before age 21), born in Southfield, Michigan
- 1969 Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
- 1970 Dean Wells, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1970 Shannon Baker, CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1971 Bernard Whittington, NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1971 Charles Johnson, Fort Pierce Fla, catcher (US Olympics 1992, Marlins)
- 1971 Ed Giddins, cricketer (promising Sussex pace bowler, England A 1995)
- 1971 Ron Stone, NFLer (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1971 William Deering Jr, South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter
- 1972 Jay Barker, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots)
- 1972 Jozef Stümpel, Slovak NHL forward (Boston Bruins, LA Kings), born Nitra, Czechoslovakia
- 1973 Peter Forsberg, Ornskoldsvik Swe, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
- 1973 Mads Rieper, Danish footballer
- 1974 "Big Money" Bengie Molina [Benjamin José Molina], Puerto Rican baseball player (Texas Rangers), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- 1975 Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California
- 1975 Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
- 1975 Aimee Mullins, American Paralympic athlete/official (US Olympic Chef de Mission 2012), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1976 Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
- 1976 Alex Yoong, Malaysian racing driver
- 1977 Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer
- 1977 Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
- 1978 Jen Grubb, Elk Hart Indiana, soccer defender (Olympics 1996)
- 1978 Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
- 1978 Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
- 1978 Will Solomon, American basketball player
- 1979 Miklos Feher, Hungarian football player (d. 2004)
- 1979 David Ortega, Spanish freestyle and backstroke swimmer
- 1981 Damien Delaney, Irish footballer
- 1984 Alexi Casilla, Dominican baseball player
- 1984 Troy Smith, American football player
- 1995 Shaquem Griffin, American one-handed NFL player (Sea Hawks), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1975 "The Exorcist" writer William Peter Blatty (47) weds tennis player Linda Tuero (24) in Las Vegas
William Peter Blatty
Deaths in Sport
- 1893 Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies
- 1908 Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author, president of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1835)
- 1944 Heinz Burns, German (Olympic gold 1936), dies in bombing
- 1945 Arthur Seccull, South African cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies
- 1956 Ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies
- 1976 Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies
- 2007 Bill Flemming, American journalist and sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports), dies at 80
- 2012 Dorothy Germain Porter, American golfer (US Curtis Cup winning captain 1966), dies at 88
July in History
![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![First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King]()
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776![Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?]()
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844![Light and Air For All – With No Charge!]()
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851
