Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
1889 John L. Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout)
John L. Sullivan
- 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
- 1898 Phillies' Red Donahue no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
- 1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids)
- 1902 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore & Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles
- 1905 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: May Sutton becomes first American player to win the singles title at Wimbledon; beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-4
- 1905 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home town favourite Laurence Doherty wins his 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title; beats Norman Brookes of Australia 8-6 6-2 6-4
- 1909 1st pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights
- 1911 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret
- 1912 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding makes it 3 straight Wimbledon singles crowns beating Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1922 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: French phenom Suzanne Lenglen wins her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title; beats American based Norwegian Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 6-2, 6-0
Molla Mallory
- 1928 Phillies set record of errorless 25 inning doubleheader
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1933 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Helen Wills Moody successfully defends her title beating local favourite Dorothy Round 6-4, 6-8, 6-3
Helen Wills Moody
British Golf Open
1933 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Denny Shute beats fellow American Craig Wood by 5 strokes in a 36-hole Saturday playoff to win his only Open title
Denny Shute
- 1935 3rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve
- 1938 Would be start of England v Australia Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout
- 1938 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC,: Englishman Reg Whitcombe wins his only major title by 2 strokes from Jimmy Adams of Scotland in treacherous, windy conditions
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1939 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Alice Marble wins her only Wimbledon singles title beating Kay Stammers of England 6-2, 6-0
Alice Marble
- 1941 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit
- 1946 Baseball grants $5,000 minimum salary
- 1947 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
- 1949 Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson, 1st black players for New York Giants, 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
- 1950 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Margaret Osborne duPont 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 for her third straight Wimbledon singles title
Event of Interest
1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud
Joe DiMaggio
Casey Stengel
- 1952 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia
- 1955 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Peter Thomson of Australia wins the 2nd of 3 consecutive Open titles, 2 strokes clear of runner-up John Fallon
- 1957 Baseball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick
- 1958 25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt
- 1960 Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey
- 1961 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final Angela Mortimer wins her 3rd Grand Slam singles title; beats Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1963 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4
Billie Jean King
Event of Interest
1965 Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game
Joe Morgan
- 1967 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats local favourite Anne Jones 6-3, 6-4 for the 2nd of 3 straight Wimbledon singles titles
- 1970 SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)
- 1973 NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant
- 1974 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1978 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins his 3rd straight Wimbledon singles crown; beats American Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Björn Borg
Jimmy Connors
Event of Interest
1982 Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager
Billy Martin
- 1983 Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1984 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John McEnroe defends his crown, thrashing fellow American Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
- 1985 Marge Schott becomes CEO of Cincinnati Red
- 1990 Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
- 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany, 1-0 win over Argentina
- 1990 Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels & then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1990 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 for his 2nd Wimbledon singles crown
Boris Becker
Event of Interest
1994 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1995 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: German superstar Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 for her 6th Wimbledon title
Steffi Graf
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2000 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6
Venus Williams
- 2001 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins 3rd career Grand Slam singles title; beats Justine Henin 6-1 3-6 6-0; Henin first Belgian player (male or female) to reach Wimbledon singles final
- 2006 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo of France wins her 2nd and last Grand Slam singles event; beats Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2007 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer of Switzerland wins the singles title for 5th consecutive year; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
- 2007 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Whistling Straits: Brad Bryant wins by 3 strokes from Ben Crenshaw
- 2010 During 1st round of the John Deere Classic, Paul Goydos becomes the 4th, and oldest player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59; round included 12 birdies and 6 pars
- 2012 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon and 17th Grand Slam title; beats Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
- 2012 US Open Women's Golf, Blackwolf Run: Na Yeon Choi of South Korea wins her first major championship, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot Amy Yang
- 2014 FIFA World Cup: Germany defeat Brazil by a record 7-1 in the semi-finals to make it to the final; Miroslav Klose of Germany breaks the World Cup goal scoring record with 16 goals
- 2015 The NFL's Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offence to native Americans
- 2017 British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
- 2018 South Korean golfer Sei Young Ki breaks LPGA 72-hole scoring record with 31 under-par 257, also first to better -30, in winning Thornberry Creek Classic
Birthdays in Sport
- 1859 Hank O'Day, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher/umpire/manager (umpire 10 World Series), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1935)
- 1878 Jimmy Quinn, Scottish soccer striker (11 caps; Celtic 272 games, 188 goals), born in Croy, Scotland (d. 1945)
- 1911 Ken Farnes, cricket bowler (fast England in pre-WW II years)
- 1923 Harrison Dillard, American sprinter (4 Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Roone Arledge
1931 Roone Arledge, American President of ABC Sports (Monday Night Football), born in NYC, New York
Roone Arledge
- 1935 John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A & M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Marion, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- 1941 Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
- 1949 Dale Hoganson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1952 Ulrich Wehling, German Nordic skier (3 Olympic golds 1972, 76, 80), born in Halle an der Saale, Germany
- 1952 Jack Lambert, American football player
- 1956 Millard Frank Hampton, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Fresno, California
- 1957 Clyde Butts, Guyanan cricketer (West Indies off-spinner late eighties), born in Perseverance, Guyana
- 1960 Jeff Stork, Longview Wash, volleyball setter (Olympic gold 88, bronze 1992, 96)
- 1963 Bob Ctvrtlik, volleyball outsider (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
- 1963 Mike Ridley, Canadian NHL center (Vancouver Canucks), born in Winnipeg, Canada
- 1963 Pablo Magallon, jockey
- 1964 Alexei Gusarov, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1968 C B Washington, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1968 Glen Featherstone, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968 Michel Langerak, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
- 1969 Bobby Ayala, Oxnard CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
- 1969 Dana Hall, NFL safety (Cleveland Browns)
- 1969 Ernie Young, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach CA, WPVA volleyballer (National-4th-1995)
- 1970 Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1970 Marlies Askamp, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
Todd Martin
1970 Todd Martin, American Tennis Star (1988 USTA Boys' 18), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
Todd Martin
- 1971 Jeff Kopp, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
- 1971 John Achterberg, soccer player (NAC)
- 1972 Brandon Rock, 800m runner, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1972 Jay Bellamy, American NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- 1972 Karl Dykhuis, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1972 Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), born in Behala, Kolkata
- 1972 Tom Hutton, NFL punter/kicker (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1974 Demetrius Allen, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1976 Michael Renfurm, Surinam/Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
- 1976 Staci Wilson, soccer defender (Olympics 1996), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- 1976 Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
- 1977 Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
- 1980 Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
- 1981 Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player (2004 French Open), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1982 Hakim Warrick, American basketball player (Leones de Ponce, Memphis Grizzlies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1983 Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
- 1983 John Bowker, American baseball player
- 1986 Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 Kevin Chappell, American golfer (US Open 2011 3rd), born in Fresno, California
- 1991 Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer (Liverpool FC, Netherlands national team captain), born in Breda, Netherlands
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1968 Major League Baseball player Reggie Jackson (22) weds his college sweetheart Jennie Campos
Reggie Jackson
Wedding of Interest
1977 NFL coach Mike Ditka (37) weds Diana Trantham in Dallas County, Texas
Mike Ditka
- 2000 Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi (28) weds Carolina Hurricanes ice hockey player Bret Hedican (29) at the Mauna Lani Resort in Kona, Hawaii
Deaths in Sport
- 1948 Dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies
- 1948 George Mehnert, American wrestler (Olympic gold flyweight 1904, bantamweight 1908), dies at 66
- 1973 Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies at 95
- 1973 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75
- 1986 Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (b. 1909)
- 1988 Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83
- 1990 Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), dies at 61
- 1993 Charles Adkins, American light welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 61
- 2001 Christl Haas, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 57
- 2001 Ernst Baier, German figure skater (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 95
- 2015 Ken "The Snake" Stabler, NFL quarterback (Oak Raiders, Super Bowl XI), dies at 69
- 2020 Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (World C'ship gold snowboard cross 2011, 13), dies from drowning at 32
- 2020 Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), dies at 82
