Events in Sport
Baseball Record
1912 Philadelphia second baseman Eddie Collins steals MLB record 6 bases in the Athletics' 9-7 win over Detroit Tigers at Navin Field
Eddie Collins
- 1912 Netherland Olympic Committee forms
- 1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series
- 1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yanks
- 1923 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run
- 1926 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1), for their 7th straight championship
- 1926 Yanks' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies
- 1933 Antwerps Sportpaleis, the largest indoor arena in Europe opens; renovated 2010-13
- 1936 A's pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game
- 1937 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Don Budge wins first of 2 straight US titles; beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
- 1937 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Anita Lizana of Chile becomes first Latin American to win a major; beats Jadwiga Jędrzejowska of Poland 6-4, 6-2
Event of Interest
1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes
Florence Chadwick
Event of Interest
1955 75th US National Championships Men's Tennis: American Tony Trabert wins his second home title; beats Ken Rosewall of Australia 9-7, 6-3, 6-3
Tony Trabert
Ken Rosewall
- 1955 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward Hales of England 6-4, 6-2
Event of Interest
1955 Juan Manuel Fango in a Mercedes wins season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza to take his third Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 17 points from Englishman Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
Event of Interest
1956 Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR
Frank Robinson
Baseball Record
1956 Yanks Yogi Berra ties career record for HRs (236) by a catcher
Yogi Berra
- 1959 Elroy Face's 22 game winning streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4
- 1959 Baltimore starter Jerry Walker pitches all 16 innings as the Orioles edge the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium
- 1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
- 1965 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets
- 1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a HR on his 1st at bat
US Open Women's Tennis
1971 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Billie Jean King beats doubles partner Rosemary Casals 6-4, 7-6
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
US Open Women's Tennis
1976 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Chris Evert retains her title; dominates Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 6-3, 6-0
Chris Evert
US Men's Tennis Open
1977 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Guillermo Vilas becomes the only Argentine to win US title; beats Jimmy Connors 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0; final time event played at West Side Tennis Club
Guillermo Vilas
Jimmy Connors
- 1982 US Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert wins her 6th and final US title, beating Hana Mandlíková 6-3, 6-1
US Men's Tennis Open
1983 US Open Men's Tennis: American Jimmy Connors retains title; repeats previous year's win over Czech Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0
Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl
- 1988 Sports Aid-jogging to feed the world
US Men's Tennis Open
1988 US Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins his only US title and 7th & final Grand Slam event; beats Ivan Lendl 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the longest final in event's history
Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl
US Open Women's Tennis
1993 US Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf wins 15th Grand Slam singles title, 3rd US title; beats Helena Suková 6-3, 6-3
Steffi Graf
US Men's Tennis Open
1994 US Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins first US title; beats Michael Stich of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 7-5
Andre Agassi
- 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day"
US Open Women's Tennis
1999 US Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title; beats World #1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6
Serena Williams
Martina Hingis
- 2004 US Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Russian final Svetlana Kuznetsova wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5
US Men's Tennis Open
2005 US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer retains title; beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi's last appearance in a Grand Slam final
Roger Federer
Andre Agassi
Solheim Cup
2005 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: US regains Cup 15½–12½; Meg Mallon clinches with 3 & 1 victory over Karen Stupples
Meg Mallon
US Open Women's Tennis
2010 US Open Women's Tennis: Belgian defending champion Kim Clijsters beats Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 for her third US singles crown
Kim Clijsters
- 2014 South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (and is later found guilty of culpable homicide)
US Men's Tennis Open
2016 US Open Men's Tennis: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland wins his 3rd major title; beats defending champion Novak Đoković 6-7, 1-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
Novak Đoković
- 2018 James Anderson takes his 564th Test wicket to become the most prolific fast bowler in cricket history as England beats India by 118 runs in the 5th Test at The Oval for a 4-1 series victory; Alistair Cook's final Test
Birthdays in Sport
- 1860 James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player All Black, born in Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (d. 1934)
- 1876 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
- 1892 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), born in Wontergem, East Flanders, Belgium (d. 1980)
- 1893 W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver, born in Barton, England (d. 1974)
- 1907 Oscar Da Costa, West Indian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1936)
- 1912 Derek Sealy, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests; youngest West Indian Test player 17:122), born in Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1982)
- 1913 Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach (Alabama), born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas (d. 1983)
- 1917 Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and racehorse owner, born in Paris (d. 2001)
Tom Landry
1924 Tom Landry, American NFL player (NY Giants) and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Mission, Texas (d. 2000)
Tom Landry
- 1926 Alfred Slote, American children's books author (Love & Tennis, Omega Station), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1926 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- 1930 Saleh Selim, Egyptian football player and 10th president of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Sporting Club, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2002)
- 1932 Peter Anderson, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), born in Devonport, England
- 1934 Norma Croker, Australian sprinter, born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1944 Everaldo, Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 1944 John McSheery, American baseball umpire (World Series 1977, 87; MLB All Star Game 1975, 82, 91; dies while umpiring on Opening Day), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
- 1944 John McSherry, American baseball umpire (World Series 1977, 87; All-Star Game 1975, 82, 91), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
- 1945 Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer (Bayern Munich), born in Munich
- 1949 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- 1949 Roger Uttley, English rugby union player, born in Blackpool, England
- 1949 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1950 Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, born in London (d. 2003)
- 1957 Jeff Sluman, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1988; 6 PGA Tour titles), born in Rochester, New York
- 1958 Don Slaught, American catcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Long Beach, California
- 1959 David Frost, South African golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; The Tradition 2013), born in Cape Town, RSA
- 1959 Robert Wrenn, American golfer, sportscaster, course designer (ESPN), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1962 Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
- 1963 Bonnie Gadusek, tennis player (French Juniors 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1963 Gerald Wilkins, American NBA guard (Orlando Magic), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1964 Ellis Burks, American baseball outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 1964 Eric Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1965 Tony Woods, American NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1966 Richard Harvey, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
- 1967 Simon Burgess, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
- 1968 Konstantin Shafranov, Kazakhstani ice hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan 1998, St. Louis Blues), born in Oskemen, Kazakhstan
- 1969 Tracy Scroggins, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Checotah, Oklahoma
- 1969 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1970 Berry Richter, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1970 Dan Hackett, American water polo goalkeeper (Olympics 1996), born in Syracuse, New York
- 1970 William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- 1971 Mack Strong, American NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Benning, Georgia
- 1971 Shelton Quarles, American NFL linebacker, executive (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Director Football Ops), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1972 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
- 1972 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1972 Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1973 Fred Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Bruce, Mississippi
- 1974 Lucian Sahetapy, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Groningen, Netherlands
- 1975 Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1976 Flora Redoumi, Greek hurdler, born in Athens, Greece
- 1976 Tomáš Enge, Czech racing driver, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
- 1977 Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player, born in Carmarthen, Wales
- 1978 Dejan Stanković, Serbian footballer (Serbia National Team captain), born in Belgrade, Serbia
- 1978 Ed Reed, American football player (Baltimore Ravens), born in St. Rose, Louisiana
- 1979 Frank Francisco, Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1979 David Pizarro, Chilean footballer (Roma), born in Valparaíso, Chile
- 1980 Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver, born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- 1980 Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 1981 Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer (Piacenza), born in Lodi, Italy
- 1983 Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player, born in Madras, Oregon
- 1983 Ike Diogu, Nigerian-American basketball player, born in Buffalo, New York
- 1985 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois
- 1985 Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
- 1986 Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player, born in Tzaneen, South Africa
- 1986 Dwayne Jarrett, American football player, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Deaths in Sport
- 1948 Albert Powell, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1898-99), dies
- 1950 S M H Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's 1st 2 tests 1932-33), dies
- 1968 Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer (US Open 1927, PGA 1930, British Open 1931), dies at 71
- 1978 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 82
- 1992 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley), dies in a mid-air collision between 2 aircraft at 53
- 1995 Keith Odor, racing Driver, dies at 33
- 1999 Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. 1972)
- 2001 Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and executive, dies at 53
Johnny Unitas
2002 Johnny Unitas, American football player, dies of a heart attack at 69
Johnny Unitas
- 2005 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 82
- 2007 Ian Porterfield, Manager of Armenia National Football Club (b. 1946)
- 2011 Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
- 2012 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean football player and journalist, dies from natural causes at 92
- 2018 Jim Houston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Ohio State; Pro Bowl 1964-65, 69-70; Cleveland Browns), dies of dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 80
- 2020 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), dies of Parkinson's Disease at 84
- 2020 Nadhim Shaker, Iraqi soccer defender (57 caps; Al-Tayaran) and coach (Iraq), dies from COVID-19 at 61
