Events in Sport
World Record
1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4)
Paavo Nurmi
- 1930 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1-up in the final for the second of his 3 major titles
- 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St John's Rugby, 7-3
- 1930 50th US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: John Doeg beats Frank Shields 10-8, 1-6, 6-4, 16-14 for his lone major singles title
- 1932 NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant
- 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000
Hall of Fame
1938 Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Alexander Cartwright
- 1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
- 1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant
- 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC
- 1951 St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0
- 1953 Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics
- 1953 Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari retains Formula 1 World Drivers Championship although forced to retire (engine trouble) in season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; wins title by 6.5 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
- 1959 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Neale Fraser wins first of 2 straight US singles titles; beats Alex Olmedo of Peru 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
US Open Women's Tennis
1959 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her first of 4 US singles crowns; beats England's Christine Truman 6-1, 6-4
Maria Bueno
- 1960 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
US Men's Tennis Open
1964 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year
Roy Emerson
- 1964 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her 3rd US singles title; dominates American Carole Graebner 6-1, 6-0
Event of Interest
1965 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
Willie Mays
US Men's Tennis Open
1970 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Ken Rosewall wins second US title; beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3; first major in which tiebreak used to decide sets at 6-6
Ken Rosewall
Tony Roche
- 1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics
- 1974 Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17
- 1976 2nd Enterprise, approach & lands Test Cricket (ALT) flight (5m28s)
- 1981 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)
US Men's Tennis Open
1981 US Open Men's Tennis: John McEnroe wins 3rd straight US title; beats Björn Borg 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in Borg's last Grand Slam match
John McEnroe
Björn Borg
- 1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game
Baseball Record
1983 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
Rickey Henderson
- 1983 US mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)
US Open Women's Tennis
1987 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Steffi Graf of Germany 7-6, 6-1
Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
- 1987 Tampa Bay quarterback Steve DeBerg establishes a franchise record with 5 touchdown passes in the Buccaneers 48-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons
- 1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams
- 1989 Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner
- 1990 Robert E Nederlander appointed NY Yankee managing general partner
Event of Interest
1991 Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays)
Joe Carter
US Men's Tennis Open
1992 US Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg retains his title; beats Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
Pete Sampras
Event of Interest
1999 John Elway's #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos
John Elway
- 2008 New Zealand beats Australia, 28-24 in Brisbane to clinch their 4th straight Tri Nations Rugby Series; flyhalf Dan Carter scores a try and lands 4 conversions for the All Blacks
US Men's Tennis Open
2010 US Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins his first US crown; beats Novak Đoković 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; first Spanish man to win US title since Manuel Orantes 1975
Rafael Nadal
Novak Đoković
- 2013 Jim Furyk fires 12-under-par 59 in the 2nd round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms GC in Lake Forest, Illinois, becoming just the 6th player to shoot sub-60 in a PGA Tour event
US Men's Tennis Open
2015 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4; third man to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same year in Open Era after Rod Laver and Federer
Novak Đoković
Roger Federer
Birthdays in Sport
- 1896 Morris Kirksey, American 4 X 100m (Olympic gold 1920), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1915 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; Yale), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1992)
- 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player, coach and general manager (Rangers, Blues, Whalers), born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1930 Jimmy McLane, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m 1948), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1931 Marjorie Jackson, Australian sprinter (Olympic gold 1952) and 33rd Governor of South Australia, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- 1952 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Artern, Bezirk Halle, Germany
- 1952 Ray Sibille, American jockey (Breeder's Cup Turf 1988), born in Sunset, Louisiana
- 1957 Mark Wiebe, American golfer (British Senior Open 2013), born in Seaside, Oregon
- 1962 Brian Fowler, New Zealand cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1962 Neal Lancaster, American golfer (US Open 1995 4th), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- 1964 Peter Remie, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1966 Igor Kravchuk, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis), born in Ufa, Russia
- 1967 Michael Johnson, American 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1968 Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1968 Brad Johnson, American NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Marietta, Georgia
- 1968 Chris Morris, Canadian CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- 1968 Denny Neagle, American MLB pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Gambrills, Maryland
- 1969 Shane Warne, Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets; 194 ODIs), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1970 Marc Latupeirissa, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
- 1970 Martín Herrera, Argentine footballer, born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
- 1971 Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon 2001), born in Split, Croatia
- 1971 Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
- 1971 Ted Drury, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1973 Brian Evans, American NBA forward (Orlando Magic), born in Rockford, Illinois
- 1973 Philip Dulebohn, American figure skater (Olynpic Gold 2003), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer (Parma), born in Naples, Italy
- 1973 Marcelinho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in Cotia, Brazil
- 1973 Christine Arron, French track and field sprinter, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
- 1974 Travis Knight, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1975 Sean McClain, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1975 Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1976 Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer, born in Athen, Greece
- 1976 Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, coach and broadcaster (55 Tests; 197 ODIs), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
- 1976 José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada
- 1978 Darren Kenton, English footballer (Norwich City), born in Wandsworth, England
- 1979 Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, born in Niška Banja, Serbia
- 1980 Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1980 Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player, born in Aomori, Japan
- 1981 Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
- 1981 Antonio Lopez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Benidorm, Spain
- 1982 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- 1982 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
- 1982 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- 1986 Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver, born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
- 1986 Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1987 Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer, born in County Wicklow, Ireland
- 1988 Keith Treacy, Irish footballer (Preston North End), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1989 Thomas Müller, German football player (Bayern Munich, German national team), born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany
Deaths in Sport
- 1976 Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
- 1977 Arthur Fagg, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1936-39/umpire), dies
- 1991 Metin Oktay, Turkish football player (b. 1936)
- 1991 Paul Thompson, Canadian ice hockey forward and coach (Stanley Cup 1928 [NY Rangers], 1934, 38 Chicago Black Hawks), dies at 84
- 1995 Harold Sheperdson, soccer Trainer, dies at 76
- 1998 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
- 2001 Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) / tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French 1951-52), dies of a stroke at 79
- 2005 Toni Fritsch, Austrian football and American football player (b. 1945)
- 2013 James Bradford, American heavyweight weightlifter (Olympic silver 1952, 56), dies at 84
- 2015 Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83), dies of heart disease at 60
- 2015 Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), dies at 84
