- 1914 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
- 1928 Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1931 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Midlothian CC: June Beebe beats Mrs. Melvin Jones, 3 & 2 for golf's only major title
- 1931 26th Davis Cup: France beats Great Britain in Paris (3-2)
- 1931 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France
Baseball Record
1933 Joe DiMaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League
Joe DiMaggio
Event of Interest
1948 Leo Durocher returns to Ebbets Field as a NY Giant
Leo Durocher
- 1950 Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game
Event of Interest
1952 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer
Mickey Mantle
- 1953 Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins first of 3 consecutive Tour general classification events
- 1955 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit
- 1955 Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester
- 1957 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200
- 1962 Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets HR record of 31 by a pitcher
Baseball Record
1970 Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive HRs off Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton
Johnny Bench
- 1978 Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run
US Women's Golf Open
1981 36th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley
Pat Bradley
Baseball Record
1988 Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies & NY Mets end that game at 2:13 AM
Mike Schmidt
US Women's Golf Open
1992 47th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Baseball Record
1992 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons
Nolan Ryan
- 1992 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain defends his title by 4' 35" from Italian Claudio Chiappucci; Laurent Jalabert points winner
- 1998 19th U.S. Senior Golf Open: Hale Irwin
- 2009 96th Tour de France won by Alberto Contador of Spain
- 2015 102nd Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain
Golf Tournament
2015 British Open Seniors Golf, Sunningdale: American Marco Dawson wins by 1 shot from Bernhard Langer of Germany
Bernhard Langer
July in History
![Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?]()
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844![Light and Air For All – With No Charge!]()
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851![Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts]()
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970![Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time]()
Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
