Events in Sport
- 1907 Tom Reece takes 5 weeks to compile the highest recorded billiards break in a match (499,135) in London, his 'cradle' cannon method was soon banned
- 1920 NY Yankees score a MLB record 14 runs in 5th inning, beat Washington Senators, 17-0
- 1928 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Lilí Álvarez 6-2, 6-3
- 1928 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final René Lacoste beats defending champion Henri Cochet 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Tennis Open
1929 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In the first all-American final Helen Wills Moody beats Helen Jacobs 6-1, 6-2
Helen Wills Moody
- 1929 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet beats fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 for his 2nd Wimbledon singles crown
- 1929 St. Louis Cardinals set MLB run record with 28 runs on 28 hits (28-6 v Phillies)
- 1931 US Open Golf, Inverness Club, Ohio: Billy Burke wins by 1 stroke from George Von Elm in a second 36-hole playoff
- 1932 Cubs future All Star shortstop Billy Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli, no charges laid
Event of Interest
1934 American doubles specialist Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles title as she and Simone Mathieu of France defend their crown 6-3, 6-3 vs Dorothy Andrus & Sylvie Henrotin
Elizabeth Ryan
- 1934 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothy Round Little of England beats American Helen Jacobs 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 for her first Wimbledon singles title
- 1934 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 for the first of 3 straight Wimbledon titles
- 1938 6th MLB All Star Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati on 4 AL errors
Event of Interest
1941 NY Yankees team unveils a monument to former captain Lou Gehrig in center field, Gehrig died the previous month
Lou Gehrig
- 1942 10th MLB All Star Game: AL wins 3-1 at Polo Grounds, New York, AL runs are homers
- 1949 Cincinnati Reds catcher Walker Cooper goes 6 for 7, (3 HRs, 3 singles, 5 runs scored, 10 RBI) in 23-4 win v Cubs
- 1951 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Dick Savitt wins his only Wimbledon title beating Ken McGregor of Australia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- 1951 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Doris Hart outclasses fellow American Shirley Fry 6-1, 6-0 for her only Wimbledon singles title
- 1951 British Open Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Englishman Max Faulkner wins by 2 strokes from Antonio Cerdá of Argentina
Tennis Open
1956 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian matchup Lew Hoad wins his first of 2 Wimbledon singles crowns beating Ken Rosewall 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
- 1956 British Open Golf, Royal Liverpool: Australian Peter Thomson wins by 3 shots from Flory Van Donck of Belgium for his 3rd consecutive Open victory
- 1956 MLB Commissioner Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honour baseball's outstanding pitcher of the season
- 1956 Cleveland outfielder Jim Busby hits a second grand slam on consecutive days during Indians 4-2 win v Kansas City A's
- 1956 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Shirley Fry beats Angela Buxton of England 6-3, 6-1 for her only Wimbledon singles title
Golf Major
1959 LPGA Championship, Sheraton Hotel CC: Betsy Rawls wins by 1 stroke from Patty Berg
Betsy Rawls
Baseball Record
1962 NY Yankees 'M&M boys' Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle hit 2 HRs each in 7-5 win v Twins, Mantle his 4th consecutive homer
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Tennis Open
1974 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors wins his first of 2 Wimbledon singles titles beating Ken Rosewall of Australia 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
Jimmy Connors
Ken Rosewall
- 1975 Art Wall Jr. at 51 years, 7 months, 10 days becomes the second oldest to win a PGA Tour event, beating Gary McCord by 1 at the Greater Milwaukee Open (oldest Sam Snead)
Tennis Open
1979 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova successfully defends her title beating Chris Evert Lloyd 6-4, 6-4
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Tennis Open
1980 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Björn Borg beats John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6 for his 5th straight Wimbledon crown with famous 22-minute, 34-point, fourth-set tiebreak
Björn Borg
John McEnroe
- 1980 Phillies starter Steve Carlton fans 7 Cardinals to reach 2,836 strikeouts, the most by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history
- 1983 50th MLB All Star Game, Comiskey Park, Chicago: Angels outfielder Fred Lynn hits first AS grand slam, AL wins 13-3
- 1984 New Zealand sisters Liz and Rose Signal become the first twins to play in the same cricket Test match, v England at Headingley
- 1985 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her 6th Wimbledon singles title
- 1985 Mom's Command wins the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont to clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
Tennis Open
1986 100th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker successfully defends his title beating Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
Boris Becker
Ivan Lendl
Event of Interest
1989 Ex-Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt becomes the first retired MLB player to be named to start the All Star game, he elected not to play
Mike Schmidt
Tennis Open
1991 Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 for her 3rd Wimbledon crown
Steffi Graf
- 1993 England cricket batsman Graham Thorpe scores 114 on Test debut, in drawn 3rd Test v Australia at Trent Bridge
- 1994 Shreveport Pirates lose first Canadian Football League game 40-10 vs Ottawa, folded 1995
- 1996 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 7-5 for her 20th Grand Slam title & 7th Wimbledon crown
- 1996 In a 2-0 win v Brewers, New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 20 consecutive saves en route to 24
Tennis Open
1997 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cédric Pioline of France 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 10th Grand Slam title
Pete Sampras
Cedric Pioline
Hall of Fame
1997 Montreal Expos retire Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Andre Dawson's uniform #10
Andre Dawson
- 1997 Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh completes twin centuries (108 & 116) in 268 run 3rd Test win v England at Old Trafford
- 1998 England cricket spin bowler Robert Croft saves England from defeat with 37 in 190 minutes on day 5 of 2nd Test v South Africa at Old Trafford, he was dropped for next 2 Tests
- 2000 West Ham United FC pays a record £1.8 million for the late Bobby Moore's collection of memorabilia, 79 items including his 1966 World Cup winner's medal
- 2000 Real estate developer Stan Kroenke announces the acquisition of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and the Pepsi Centre for $450m from the Ascent Entertainment Group
Tennis Open
2002 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats older sister Venus 7-6, 6-3 for her first Wimbledon singles title
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tennis Open
2003 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Australian Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 for his first Grand Slam title
Roger Federer
- 2003 Martina Navratilova claims her 20th all-time Wimbledon title as she and Leander Paes beat Andy Ram & Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-3 in the mixed doubles final
Tennis Open
2008 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal ends Roger Federer's 5 year reign at Wimbledon 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
- 2013 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bob & Mike Bryan beat Ivan Dogic & Marcelo Melo to be the only pair to hold all 4 majors and Olympic gold medal at same time
- 2013 British & Irish Lions Rugby Union team thrash Australia 41-16 in Sydney for a 2-1 series win, their first against the Wallabies since 1997
- 2013 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In her last appearance at a major Marion Bartoli of France beats German Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 for her only Grand Slam title
Tennis Open
2014 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to regain his world #1 ranking
Novak Đoković
Roger Federer
Event of Interest
2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. is stripped of his WBO welterweight boxing title after failing to pay $200k sanctioning fee and vacate his 2 junior middleweight titles
Birthdays in Sport
- 1818 Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)
- 1888 Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1890 Andrew Sandham, cricketer (Test cricket's 1st triple centurion)
- 1893 Wilton St Hill, WI cricketer (3 Tests 1928-30)
- 1917 Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Worcestershire keeper & Test umpire)
- 1917 Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand running coach (d. 2004)
- 1920 William Worthington, horse trainer
- 1927 [Jan] Hein Donner, Dutch chess master
- 1931 László Tábori, Hungarian middle/long distance runner (1,500m world record 1955), born in Košice, Slovakia (d. 2018)
- 1933 Frank Austin, English footballer
- 1937 Tony Lewis, cricketer (England batsman, captain 1972-73)
- 1939 Helena Dupont, American equestrian 3-day even (Olympic-33rd place-1964)
- 1939 Man Mohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India)
- 1939 Mary Peters, England, pentathlete (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1940 Viktor Kuzkin, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72)
- 1944 Gunhild Hoffmeister, German FR, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic silver 1972)
- 1944 Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultrarunner who set a world record, running 100 miles in 11:51:11 in 1979, born in Lossiemouth, Moray (d. 2018)
- 1946 Fred Dryer, Hawthone California, NFLer (NY Giants, LA Rams)/actor (Hunter)
- 1947 Lance Clemons, baseball player
- 1948 Brad Park, Scarborough Ontario, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
- 1950 Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight (Olympic gold 1980)
Willie Randolph
1954 Willie Randolph, MLB second baseman and manager (NY Mets), born in Holly Hill, South Carolina
Willie Randolph
- 1956 Matt Bahr, NFL kicker (NE Patriots, NY Giants)
- 1957 Mario Martinez, US Olympic weightlifter (Olympic-4th-1988), born in Salinas, California
- 1957 Ron Duguay, Canadian hockey player (NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings)
- 1958 Mark Benson, cricketer (played Test England v India 1986, 30 & 21)
- 1958 Ossie Moore, Murwillumbah NSW, Australian golfer
- 1959 Tahir Naqqash, cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85)
- 1960 Caroll-Ann Alie, sailor (Olympics-14-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1960 Lauri Merten, American LPGA golfer (1993 US Women's Open), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
- 1960 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m, 400m relay 1984), born in Greenwood Mississippi
- 1961 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Virg, 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984)
- 1963 Edwin Gorter, soccer player (Lommel/FC Utrecht)
- 1964 Lillie Leatherwood, Northport Ala, 4X400m relayer (Olympic gold 1984)
- 1965 Tim Camargo, American jockey, born in Kennewick, Washington
- 1967 David Whitmore, NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1967 Omar Olivares, Mayaguez Puerto Rico, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
- 1968 Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1968 Anthony Kershler, cricketer (NSW left-arm spinner 1994-95)
- 1969 Sophia Witherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
- 1970 Antonio Harvey, NBA center/forward (LA Clippers)
- 1971 Adam Laurent, Santa Cruz California, pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1971 Owen Lance Bill Hughes, Palmerston North NZ, kayaker (Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Billy Davis, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1972 Greg Norton, American baseball player
- 1973 Karl Ballard, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
- 1974 Steve Sullivan, Timmins, NHL center (NJ Devils)
- 1974 Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996)
- 1977 Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
- 1977 Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
- 1978 Rachel Rochelli, gymnast (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Houston, Texas
- 1978 Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
- 1980 Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
- 1981 Nicole Kantek, NSW Australia, gymnast (Olympics 1996)
- 1981 Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
- 1986 Derrick Williams, American football player
Weddings in Sport
- 2007 NBA Finals MVP Tony Parker (25) weds Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria (32) at a civil ceremony in Paris, France
- 2013 Actress Elisha Cuthbert (30) weds ice hockey player Dion Phaneuf at St James Catholic Church in Summerfield, Canada
- 2016 NFL quarterback Russell Wilson (27) weds singer-songwriter Ciara (30) at the Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England
Deaths in Sport
- 1966 Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 73
- 1972 Vincent Valentine, West Indian cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
- 1975 Ruffian, American racehorse (b. 1972)
- 1982 Bob Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1905)
- 1991 Muda Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
- 1996 Kathy Ahern, American golfer (b. 1949)
- 2017 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss football player and manager, dies at 82