Events in Sport
- 1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
- 1896 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Harold Mahony beats 3-time champion Wilfred Baddeley 6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3
- 1906 Brooklyn Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cards, 2-0
- 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 Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09
- 1923 Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2
- 1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
Meeting of Interest
1932 An injured Babe Ruth entertains the touring Australian cricketers in his private box at Yankee Stadium as his NY Yankees beat Chicago WS, 7-2; 'The Babe' meets 'The Don' (Don Bradman)
Babe Ruth
Donald Bradman
- 1938 IOC awards Helsinki, Finland 1940 Summer Olympic Games after Tokyo, Japan withdraws (Second Sino-Japanese War)
- 1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17
- 1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record
- 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
- 1957 44th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins first of 5 general classification titles
- 1958 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Llanerch CC: Dow Finsterwald wins 1st PGA C'ship held in current stroke play format; wins by 2 from Billy Casper
- 1958 Detroit Tigers pitcher Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
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
- 1965 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- 1969 56th Tour de France: Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx wins general, points, mountains, team classification titles
- 1970 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks
- 1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0
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 Men's Golf, Muirfield: Tom Watson wins his 3rd of 5 Open titles, by 4 strokes from fellow American Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
British Golf Open
1986 British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: Australian Greg Norman wins his first major championship at even-par, 5 strokes clear of runner-up Gordon J. Brand
Greg Norman
Event of Interest
1987 Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs
Don Mattingly
Event of Interest
1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
Mike Tyson
Event of Interest
1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller
O.J. Simpson
- 1997 British Open Men's 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 Men's 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 Men's 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
Event of Interest
2020 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first man to score 50 goals in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League with a double in Juventus' 2-1 win over Lazio
Cristiano Ronaldo
Birthdays in Sport
- 1900 Maurice Leyland, English cricket batsman (41 Tests, 2764 runs @ 46.06; Yorkshire 1920-46, 1,000+ runs in 17 consecutive seasons), born in Harrogate, England (d. 1967)
- 1901 Heinie Manush, American baseball player (d. 1971)
- 1909 Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (prolific batsman pre- & post-WWII)
- 1921 Ted Schroeder, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 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 Daly, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (2-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons), born in Kane, Pennsylvania (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
- 1945 Jake Scott, American College Football Hall of Fame safety (Uni of Georgia; 5×Pro Bowl; 2×First-team All-Pro; Super Bowl 1972 [MVP], 73; Miami Dolphins), born in Greenwood, South Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1947 James Harris, Amnerican NFL quarterback (Buffalo, LA, San Diego), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1951 Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
- 1953 Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
- 1956 Charlie Magri, Tunisian British world champ flyweight boxer (1983), born in Tunis, Tunisia
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, biathlete (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 Shannon Baker, CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 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 in 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 quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2006, Ohio State; NFL: Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1995 Shaquem Griffin, American one-handed NFL player (Sea Hawks), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1996 Ben Simmons, Australian basketball point guard (2016 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Melbourne, Victoria
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, Australian cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1877-79, 64 runs), dies at 49
- 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, Australian cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies at 93
- 1976 Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies
- 1997 Clifford McWatt, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests, 10 dismissals), dies in a car crash at 75
- 2002 Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek soccer striker (28 caps; Olympiacos), dies from cardiac arrest at 56
- 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
- 2019 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), dies of prostate cancer at 64
