TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2025

JULY 9

$48 Million Prize Money: Anyone For Tennis?

1877 First Wimbledon tennis championship - first official lawn tennis tournament - begins featuring men's singles only


Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles competition, 1877
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1891 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2, 6-1 in a repeat matchup and result of the 2 previous finals


Tennis PlayerBlanche Bingley

Tennis Player and All-Round AthleteLottie Dod

• 1904 US Open Men's Golf, Glen View GC: defending champion Willie Anderson of Scotland wins the 3rd of his 4 Open titles, 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls

Babe Ruth Contract
1914 Boston Red Sox purchase future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth's contract from minor league Baltimore Orioles


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed
• 1932 Yankees' Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying the record
• 1933 Philadelphia-based NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets is sold and rebranded as Philadelphia Eagles

British Golf Open
1937 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: Henry Cotton wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow Englishman Reg Whitcombe


GolferHenry Cotton

• 1939 A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg, South Africa, launches the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa
• 1940 8th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis
• 1946 13th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston

Baseball History
1948 Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors, pitching two scoreless innings for Cleveland in St. Louis


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherSatchel Paige
British Golf Open
1949 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St.George's GC: South African Bobby Locke wins a 36-hole playoff by 12 strokes from Irishman Harry Bradshaw


GolferBobby Locke

• 1953 Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games

British Golf Open
1954 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: 23-year-old Australian Peter Thomson wins first of his 5 Open titles by a stroke from Bobby Locke, Dai Rees, and Syd Scott


GolferPeter Thomson

GolferBobby Locke

• 1957 24th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis

British Golf Open
1960 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Australian Kel Nagle wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Arnold Palmer in the centenary year of the Open Championship


GolferArnold Palmer
MLB All-Star Game
1963 34th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland; MVP: Willie Mays (SF Giants)


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1965 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian Peter Thomson Peter Thomson wins his 5th Claret Jug, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Sr

British Golf Open
1966 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders & Dave Thomas by 1 stroke to become only 4th in history to win all 4 majors


GolferJack Nicklaus

• 1968 39th MLB All-Star Game, Astrodome, Houston, TX: NL beats AL 1-0; MVP: Willie Mays, SF Giants, CF

Sports History
1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76'ers to LA Lakers


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
Sports History
1969 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against the Cubs ends with one out in the ninth inning


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1972 Wimbledon men's tennis: American Stan Smith beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 for his only Wimbledon title


Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase

Tennis PlayerStan Smith
British Golf Open
1977 British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: Tom Watson wins second of 5 Open titles by a stroke from Jack Nicklaus; pair play together in final 2 rounds; separate themselves from field under rare clear skies, remembered as the "Duel in the Sun"


GolferTom Watson

GolferJack Nicklaus
Dale Murphy Streak Ends
1986 Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play, ending his consecutive streak at 740


Baseball OutfielderDale Murphy

• 1986 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson

Sports History
1988 Nolan Ryan becomes the seventh player to win 100 games with two teams as the Astros beat the Mets 6-3


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1989 Wimbledon men's tennis: Boris Becker of Germany beats Sweden's Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 for his third and last Wimbledon title


Tennis LegendBoris Becker

Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1989 Wimbledon women's tennis: Steffi Graf successfully defends her title beating Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7, 6-1

Cricket History
1990 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in third Test against England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets
MLB All-Star Game
1991 62nd MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto; MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)


MLB Legend Cal Ripken Jr

• 1991 South Africa re-admitted to Olympics
• 1994 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history (Matt Nokes)

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1995 Wimbledon men's tennis: American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd straight Wimbledon title; beats Boris Becker of Germany 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

1996 67th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia; MVP: Mike Piazza (LA Dodgers)

• 1997 Baseball's Triple-A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
• 2000 Police fire tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that kills 12 people in Harare, Zimbabwe
• 2000 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Pete Sampras wins 4th straight Wimbledon singles title; beats Patrick Rafter of Australia 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 for his 13th Grand Slams title

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2001 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 3-time runner-up Goran Ivanišević wins his lone major title beating Patrick Rafter of Australia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7

2002 73rd MLB All-Star Game ends in a 7-7 tie when both teams run out of available pitchers at Miller Park, Milwaukee

• 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany: Italy beats France, 5-3 on penalties; 1-1 after extra time
• 2006 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Prairie Dunes GC: Defending champion Allen Doyle wins by 2 strokes ahead of Tom Watson for his 4th Champions Tour major title

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2006 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins 4th straight Wimbledon title beating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3

Joe Sakic Retires
2009 Joe Sakic retires after 21 NHL seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, finishing with 625 goals and 1,641 points

2011 Super Rugby Final, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: Queensland Reds beat Canterbury Crusaders 18-13 at home for their first Super Rugby title
Sports History
2013 Adam Ondra onsights Cabane au Canada in Switzerland, the second-ever onsight of a 9a (5.14d) route

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2016 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3, equalling Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam singles tiles

Rooney Rejoins Everton
2017 English international footballer Wayne Rooney announces he will leave Manchester United after 13 years to rejoin his original club, Everton

2017 Thai amateur Atthaya Thitikul becomes youngest winner in a female professional golf event at 14 years, 4 months, and 19 days at Ladies European Thailand Championship

• 2018 Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper buys Carolina Panthers for an NFL record $2.275 billion
• 2021 British road cyclist Mark Cavendish wins Nîmes to Carcassonne stage 13 of the Tour de France for his record-equalling 34th career stage victory, equalling Eddy Merckx's mark
• 2022 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur; first Kazakhstani player to win a major title
• 2023 US Open Women's Golf, Pebble Beach CC: Hawaiian Allisen Corpuz wins her first major title with a three-stroke victory over Charley Hull of England and South Korean Jiyai Shin

 

JULY 10

Baseball Record

1920 Cleveland's future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Tris Speaker has his then-record hitting streak of 11 stopped by Tom Zachary; Indians beat Washington Senators 8-4 at Griffith Stadium


Baseball PlayerTris Speaker
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1922 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Gerald Patterson wins his second Wimbledon title; beats Randolph Lycett 6-3, 6-4, 6-2


Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson
US Golf Open
1926 US Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Amateur Bobby Jones, winner of the British Open 2 weeks earlier, claims the second of his 4 US Opens, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Joe Turnesa


GolferBobby Jones

• 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates outslug Philadelphia Phillies 15-9 at Baker Bowl; 9 HRs hit, 1 in each inning - unique in MLB history

Sports History
1934 AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC; NL pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin for an MLB All-Star Game record for consecutive strikeouts


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell

Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx
Baseball Record
1936 Phillies' Chuck Klein becomes fourth player to hit four home runs in a game


Baseball Hall of Fame Right FielderChuck Klein

• 1938 "Yankee Clipper" completes first passenger flight over Atlantic
• 1951 18th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit

British Golf Open
1953 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: In his only Open Championship appearance, Ben Hogan prevails by 4 strokes over Dai Rees, Antonio Cerdá, Peter Thomson, Frank Stranahan


GolferBen Hogan

GolferPeter Thomson

• 1956 23rd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
• 1960 UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Viktor Ponedelnik scores in extra time as Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia, 2-1
• 1962 32nd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-1 at D.C. Stadium, Washington

British Golf Open
1964 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Tony Lema wins his only major title, five strokes clear of runner-up and fellow American Jack Nicklaus


GolferJack Nicklaus

• 1964 Jesús Alou is the first San Francisco Giant in 40 years to get six hits in a game in a 10-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field
• 1968 US Major League Baseball announces it will be split into two divisions for 1969

British Golf Open
1971 100th British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: Lee Trevino wins the first of his consecutive Open Championships, a stroke ahead of Lu Liang-Huan of Taiwan


GolferLee Trevino
Cricket Debut
1975 Test cricket debut of Graham Gooch against Australia, out for a pair


CricketerGraham Gooch
British Golf Open
1976 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Johnny Miller wins his only Open championship, 6 strokes clear of Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus; Miller's second and last major title


Golfer and Five-Time Major WinnerSeve Ballesteros

GolferJack Nicklaus

• 1990 61st MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago; MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)

Cricket History
1990 Final day of Test cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand goes down by 114 runs in third Test against England at Edgbaston


CricketerRichard Hadlee

• 1992 US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons
• 1997 Hideki Irabu makes MLB debut as a NY Yankee, beats Tigers 10-3
• 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: US beats China 5-4 on penalties; 0-0 a.e.t; US wins second World Cup
• 2001 72nd MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Safeco Field, Seattle

ESPY Awards
2002 10th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods and Venus Williams win


Tennis PlayerVenus Williams

GolferTiger Woods
Senior Players Championship
2005 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Peter Jacobsen wins his second Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke from Hale Irwin


GolferHale Irwin

• 2007 78th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-4 at AT&T Park, San Francisco
• 2012 83rd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 8-0 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Sports History
2015 Jason Koumas announces his retirement from professional football


FootballerJason Koumas

• 2016 UEFA European Championship, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Eder scores in extra time as Portugal upset France, 1-0
• 2016 US Open Women's Golf, CordeValle GC: American Brittany Lang wins her first major title by three strokes in a three-hole playoff against Anna Nordqvist of Sweden

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2016 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Scotsman Andy Murray beats Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 for his second Wimbledon and third Grand Slam title


Tennis ChampionAndy Murray
Sports History
2018 Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2 million, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time


Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
Contract of Interest
2019 Kawhi Leonard signs a reported 3-year, $103 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers


Basketball ForwardKawhi Leonard

• 2021 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: World #1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia wins her second major title; beats Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2022 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins 4th straight and record equalling 7th Wimbledon singles title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios of Australia; Đoković 21 Grand Slam titles


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

 

JULY 11

1st Individual Female Olympic Champion

1900 Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the first female Olympic tennis champion and the first individual female Olympic champion in any sport


Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper

• 1912 There are six medallists in the Stockholm Olympic pole vault: American Harry Babcock takes gold (3.95 m), countrymen Frank Nelson and Marc Wright tie for silver, and three-man tie for bronze

Ruth's Pitching Debut
1914 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and earns a 4-3 win against the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Sports History
1923 Harry Frazee sells the baseball team Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1 million


MLB Team OwnerHarry Frazee
Bradman Makes 334 at 21
1930 21-year-old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in the third Test vs. England at Leeds; he goes on to score 334


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1931 NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8

MLB All-Star Game
1939 Seventh MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York, with Yankee/AL manager Joe McCarthy starting six Yankees players


Baseball ManagerJoe McCarthy

• 1944 12th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 7-1 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

MLB All-Star Game
1950 17th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
British Golf Open
1952 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: 3 titles in 4 years for Bobby Locke of South Africa beating Australian Peter Thomson by a stroke


GolferPeter Thomson

GolferBobby Locke

• 1960 28th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC
• 1961 30th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
• 1967 38th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 innings at Anaheim Stadium, CA; MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds)

Sports History
1968 Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles


MLB ManagerEarl Weaver

Baseball Player and ManagerHank Bauer
Sports History
1968 Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, first person to reach the milestone


CricketerColin Cowdrey

• 1971 Phillies' Deron Johnson hits three home runs, completing a streak of four consecutive home runs over two games
• 1976 First US football club in Austria forms (FAAFC - first Austrian American)

US Women's Golf Open
1976 US Open Women's Golf, Rolling Green GC: JoAnne Carner wins in a playoff against Sandra Palmer


GolferJoAnne Carner
MLB All-Star Game
1978 49th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium; MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
Sports History
1981 Sebastian Coe of UK sets a world record for 1,000 m (2:12.18)


1500m RunnerSebastian Coe

• 1982 FIFA World Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Italy beats West Germany 3-1 in front of 90,000

US Senior Golf Open
1982 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Portland GC: Miller Barber wins by four strokes from Dan Sykes and Gene Littler, his first of three Senior Open titles


GolferGene Littler
MLB All-Star Game
1984 55th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco; MVP: Gary Carter (Montreal Expos)


Baseball Hall of Fame CatcherGary Carter
Sports History
1985 Astros' Nolan Ryan becomes the first to strike out 4,000 batters (Mets' Danny Heep)


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
World Record
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in a world record time of 30:13.74

1987 Orioles' Cal Ripkin becomes first to manage two sons as Billy joins Cal
Sports History
1988 Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor

MLB All-Star Game
1989 60th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All-Star MVP: Bo Jackson (KC Royals)


NFL Running Back and Baseball Outfielder Bo Jackson

• 1989 President Ronald Reagan sportscasts All-Star Game
• 1990 NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
• 1991 Calumet Farm, home to eight Kentucky Derby winners, files for bankruptcy
• 1993 Mike Smith aboard Sky Beauty wins the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont to clinch thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies

US Senior Golf Open
1993 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Jack Nicklaus wins by one stroke ahead of Tom Weiskopf for his second US Senior title

1995 66th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington, Texas; MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins)

• 1999 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Des Moines G & CC: Dave Eichelberger wins by three strokes ahead of Ed Dougherty for his lone major title
• 2000 71st MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 6-3 at Turner Field, Atlanta

Canadian Women's Open
2004 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Legends on the Niagara GC: Meg Mallon wins by four strokes from Beth Daniel

LPGA GolferBeth Dan2004 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Englishman Mark James wins his lone career major title by one stroke from José Maria Cañizares of Spain

• 2006 77th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 3-2 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh
• 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa: Andrés Iniesta scores an extra-time winner as Spain beats the Netherlands, 1-0 for first World Cup title

US Women's Golf Open
2010 US Open Women's Golf, Oakmont CC: Paula Creamer wins her first major championship, four shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen

2011 US Open Women's Golf, The Broadmoor: Ryu So-yeon wins her first major in a playoff with fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo
Steve Nash Traded to the Lakers
2012 Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash is traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers

ESPY Awards
2012 Twentieth ESPY Awards: LeBron James and Brittney Griner win

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2015 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams becomes oldest winner in Open era (33) beating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4

Copa América Final
2021 Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Argentina beats Brazil, 1-0; Lionel Messi named player of the tournament in his first major international title victory


Football StarLionel Messi
UEFA European Championship Final
2021 UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Italy wins first Euro title since 1968, 3-2 on penalties over England after scores locked at 1-1 AET


FootballerHarry Kane
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2021 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković claims a record equalling 20th Grand Slam title; beats Matteo Berrettini of Italy 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković
Mo Farah's Story
2022 UK Olympic gold medalist Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked into the UK as a child, from Djibouti, to work as a domestic servant [1]


Long-distance RunnerMo Farah

• 2023 93rd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-2 to earn its first win since 2012 at T-Mobile Park, Seattle; MVP: Elías Díaz (Colorado Rockies)

 

JULY 12

• 1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course

Young Wins 300

1901 MLB Boston Americans pitcher Cy Young wins his 300th baseball game


MLB PitcherCy Young

• 1921 Cleveland Indians (9) & New York Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles

Nurmi World Record
1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2)


Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi
Ruth Half Way to Record
1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs, smacks #30 off Joe Shautes in 9th inning in New York's 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field in Cleveland


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Bradman Out for 334
1930 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman is out for 334 in drawn 3rd Test vs England at Headingley, Leeds; innings 383 minutes, 46 x 4's


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
US Men's Golf Open
1930 US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title


GolferBobby Jones

• 1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game & 21 in 2nd game for 32
• 1932 Hedley Verity establishes a first-class cricket record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm
• 1934 Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0)
• 1945 Chicago Cubs beat Boston, 6-1 to halt Braves outfielder Tommy Holmes' modern-day record NL hitting streak at 37 games
• 1946 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park HR
• 1949 16th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
• 1949 Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence
• 1949 LA Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin
• 1950 ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws

Sports History
1951 NY Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds throws no-hitter in Cleveland against the Indians, his former team, in a 1-0 win


Baseball PitcherAllie Reynolds

• 1954 Major League Baseball Players Association founded
• 1955 22nd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw
• 1959 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game

US Women's Golf Open
1964 US Open Women's Golf, San Diego CC: Mickey Wright wins her 4th Open in a playoff with Ruth Jessen


LPGA GolferMickey Wright
MLB All-Star Game
1966 37th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 innings at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis; MVP Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)


Baseball Hall of Fame Third BasemanBrooks Robinson
British Golf Open
1969 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Tony Jacklin wins the first of his 2 major titles, 2 strokes ahead of Bob Charles of New Zealand; first Briton to win The Open since 1951


GolferBob Charles
British Golf Open
1970 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders by 1 stroke in event's first 18-hole playoff to win the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships


GolferJack Nicklaus
British Golf Open
1975 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: American Tom Watson wins 18-hole playoff by 1 stroke over Jack Newton of Australia; first of 8 major titles; first of 5 Open Championships


GolferTom Watson

• 1975 England cricket wicketkeeper Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings for Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Down With Disco!
1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers


Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
US Senior Golf Open
1981 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Arnold Palmer comfortably wins 18-hole playoff against Billy Casper and Bob Stone


GolferArnold Palmer

GolferBilly Casper

• 1987 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Islesmere GC: Jody Rosenthal wins by 2 from Ayako Okamoto of Japan
• 1987 Phillies' Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief

US Senior Golf Open
1987 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Brooklawn CC: South African Gary Player wins by a record 6 strokes ahead of Doug Sanders


GolferGary Player

• 1988 59th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati; MVP: Terry Steinbach (Oakland A's)
• 1988 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her

Sports History
1989 NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)


Baseball PitcherRon Guidry

• 1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
• 1992 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Larry Laoretti wins by 4 strokes ahead of Jim Colbert for his lone professional victory
• 1994 65th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 7-8 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh; MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves)

Sports History
1996 Kirby Puckett, MLB centerfielder, retires after 12 seasons from Minnesota Twins, due to loss of vision in one eye


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
Contract of Interest
1996 Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract with the Chicago Bulls, for 1 year for $30.1 million


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1997 Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
• 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates duo Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Houston Astros, 3-0 in 10 innings at Three Rivers Stadium

FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinedine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0


Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
Senior Players Championship
1998 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Gil Morgan wins his 3rd Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Hale Irwin


GolferHale Irwin

• 2005 76th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 7-5 at Comerica Park, Detroit
• 2009 US Open Women's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea wins her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of American runner-up Candie Kung
• 2011 82nd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-1 at Chase Field, Phoenix
• 2015 US Open Women's Golf, Lancaster CC: Chun In-gee of South Korea wins her first major title by 1 stroke from compatriot Amy Yang

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2015 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković successfully defends his title for 3rd Wimbledon crown; beats Roger Federer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

 

JULY 13

• 1881 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles
• 1885 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 5 straight Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; for second consecutive year he beats Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
• 1886 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats Herbert Lawford for the 3rd straight year 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for his 6th consecutive Wimbledon championship

Wimbledon Men's Championship

1895 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Wilberforce Eaves 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his third Wimbledon singles title


Tennis PlayerWilfred Baddeley

• 1896 Philadelphia outfielder Ed Delahanty becomes second major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts at the West Side Grounds, Chicago
• 1900 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
• 1919 Boston Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays walks off mound blaming teammates for lack of support in field
• 1924 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)

Nurmi's Record 3000m
1926 Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi sets world record 3000m (8:20.4) in Stockholm, Sweden


Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi

• 1930 First football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay

Babe Ruth's 700th HR
1934 Babe Ruth hits 700th career home run against Detroit


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1941 Eddie Mayo (LA-Pacific Coast League) spits in face of umpire Ray Snyder

Men's PGA Championship
1941 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Vic Ghezzi wins his only major title over defending champion Byron Nelson in 38 holes


GolferByron Nelson

• 1943 11th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia
• 1948 15th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis

Ted Williams Operated On
1950 Doctors operate and remove seven bone fragments from MLB Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams' elbow following injury suffered 2 days earlier in All-Star game


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

• 1954 21st MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
• 1960 29th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York

British Golf Open
1962 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd consecutive Open, 6 strokes clear of runner-up Kel Nagle of Australia


GolferArnold Palmer
British Golf Open
1963 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Bob Charles of New Zealand wins his only major championship in a 36-hole playoff, 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Rodgers; becomes first left-hander to win a major title


GolferBob Charles
Sports History
1963 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn wins his 300th and final MLB game at 43


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherEarly Wynn
MLB All-Star Game
1965 36th MLB All-Star Game, Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota: NL wins, 6-5; MVP: Juan Marichal, SF Giants, P


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal
British Golf Open
1968 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: South African Gary Player wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes clear of Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus; 5th of Player's 9 major titles


GolferGary Player

GolferJack Nicklaus

GolferBob Charles
MLB All-Star Game
1971 42nd MLB All-Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF


Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson

• 1972 NFL franchises LA Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners

Sports History
1973 Bobby Murcer's three homers account for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0

1974 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: South African Gary Player wins his 3rd Open Championship, 4 strokes clear of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis of England

• 1976 47th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia; MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds)
• 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for English all-rounder Brian Close, aged 45

Sports History
1979 Calif's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th


MLB Pitching Legend Nolan Ryan
US Women's Golf Open
1980 US Open Women's Golf, Richland CC: Amy Alcott scores convincing 9 stroke win over runner-up Hollis Sta

• 1982 53rd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal; MVP: Dave Concepción (Cincinnati Reds)
• 1984 Sergei Bubka of USSR pole vaults a record 5.89 m

Sports History
1985 New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniform numbers


Baseball Player Roger Maris

Baseball Catcher Elston Howard

• 1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan
• 1991 Bob Milacki and three other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0

MLB All-Star Game
1993 64th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore; MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
Murder of Interest
1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing

Sports History
1994 Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly sentenced to 2 years in prison for attack on American Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
Senior Players Championship
1997 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton
US Women's Golf Open
1997 US Open Women's Golf, Pumpkin Ridge GC: Alison Nicholas of England wins her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez

1999 70th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Fenway Park, Boston
Sports History
1999 Pedro Martínez strikes out the first four batters in the All-Star Game at Fenway Park, earning All-Star Game MVP


Baseball PitcherPedro Martínez

• 2001 International Olympic Committee votes to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Senior Players Championship
2003 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Craig Stadler wins his first of 2 Champions Tour major titles by 3 strokes from Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe and Tom Watson


Golfer Tom Watson

Golfer Tom Kite

• 2004 75th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 9-4 at Minute Maid Park, Houston
• 2010 81st MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-1 at Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• 2011 19th ESPY Awards: Dirk Nowitzki, Lindsey Vonn win
• 2012 Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division

Women's British Open
2014 British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Mo Martin wins her first major title, 1 shot ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen

Football Awards
2014 FIFA World Cup Awards: Lionel Messi (golden ball), James Rodriguez (golden boot), and Manuel Neuer (Golden gloves)

FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Mario Götze scores an extra-time winner as Germany beats Argentina 1-0

US Senior Golf Open
2014 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oak Tree National: Scotsman Colin Montgomerie wins by 1 stroke after a 3-hole playoff with Gene Sauers

• 2018 Chelsea FC sacks high-profile manager Antonio Conte despite winning 2016-17 EPL and 2018 FA Cup, replaced by ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri

Longest Semi Final in Wimbledon History
2018 Kevin Anderson of South Africa beats American John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24 in the longest (6 hours 36 mins) semi-final in Wimbledon history

2019 After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs' outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win against Lancaster Barnstormers
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2019 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Simona Halep beats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 in just 55 minutes; first Romanian to win a Wimbledon singles title

2021 91st MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-2 at Coors Field, Denver, for its eighth consecutive victory; MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays)
Sports History
2021 Kawhi Leonard undergoes surgery to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee

2024 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková wins her second major title defeating Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

 

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• 1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)
• 1914 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep
• 1916 St Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings for 14 hits in a 0-0 tie vs. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

• 1934 Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beating Cincinnati 18-0

NY Times' Babe Ruth Prediction

1934 The New York Times erroneously declares Babe Ruth's 700 home run record to stand for all time


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Red Sox 11 Cleveland 10
1946 Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles & HR, but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
Czech Tennis Defections
1949 Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobný and Vladimir Černík defect while playing in a tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland; Drobny accepts Egyptian citizenship


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný

• 1951 First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS - horse race)
• 1951 In his last race, 1948 Triple Crown champion Citation wins the Hollywood Gold Cup by 4 lengths, to become American racing's first millionaire horse.
• 1953 20th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
• 1956 Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 at Fenway Park, Boston

Tour de France
1963 50th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins his 3rd consecutive general classification event; first rider to win Tour 4 times


Road CyclistJacques Anquetil

• 1964 51st Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France wins 4th consecutive Tour and is first to claim 5 titles
• 1964 MLB Baltimore Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter
• 1965 52nd Tour de France: In his first year as a professional, Italian Felice Gimondi, a replacement on the Salvarani team, captures overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor
• 1966 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France

Matthews Hits #500
1967 Houston Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR, off SF Giant Juan Marichal


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal
Aaron Hits #500
1968 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron
MLB All-Star Game
1970 41st MLB All-Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF


MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski

• 1972 Plate umpire and catcher in a game are brothers; Bill Haller is umpire and Tom Haller is Detroit Tigers catcher; Kansas City Royals win, 1-0
• 1973 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon GC: American Tom Weiskopf wins wire-to-wire by 3 strokes from Johnny Miller and Neil Coles

Martin Ejected Twice in One Day
1974 Billy Martin, MLB Texas Rangers manager, ejected by umpire from 2 games in 1 day during double header in Milwaulkee


Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
Don Sutton Ejected
1978 Umpire Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering three scuffed balls


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherDon Sutton

• 1985 US Open Women's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Kathy Baker (later Guadagnino) wins her first LPGA Tour event and only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Judy Clark (later Dickinson)

US Women's Golf Open
1986 US Open Women's Golf, NCR CC: Jane Geddes wins by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African born Sally Little


LPGA GolferJane Geddes

GolferSally Little
MLB All-Star Game
1987 58th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 innings at Oakland-Alameda Stadium; MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos)


MLB OutfielderTim Raines
Jackie Robinson Award
1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson
Baseball History
1988 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
US Women's Golf Open
1991 US Open Women's Golf, Colonial CC: Meg Mallon shoots final round 67 (−4) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley


LPGA GolferMeg Mallon

LPGA GolferPat Bradley
MLB All-Star Game
1992 63rd MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego; MVP: Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners)


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.

• 1995 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0
• 1996 New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 24 consecutive saves
• 1996 NY Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for first time

Senior Players Championship
1996 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Raymond Floyd wins first of 2 event titles by 2 strokes from Hale Irwin


Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

GolferHale Irwin

• 2002 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Australian Stewart Ginn wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from American trio Hubert Green, Mike McCullough & Jim Thorpe
• 2009 80th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-3 at Busch Stadium, St Louis

ESPY Awards
2010 18th ESPY Awards: Drew Brees, Lindsey Vonn win


NFL QuarterbackDrew Brees

Alpine SkierLindsey Vonn
US Senior Golf Open
2013 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk


GolferFred Funk

• 2015 86th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 6-3 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2018 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Angelique Kerber becomes the first German since Steffi Graf (1996) to win Wimbledon beating Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3

Hamilton Wins 6th F1 British Grand Prix
2019 English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins a record 6th British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone; moves him 1 win clear of Jim Clark and Alain Prost (5)
Cricket World Cup
2019 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London: After the first super over in an ODI, which is also tied, New Zealand and England are separated by a boundary countback, awarding England their first title; Player of the Match: Ben Stokes (ENG) 84 not out (98)

2019 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies final 2 holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2019 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins longest ever Wimbledon final over Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in 4 hours, 57 minutes; his 16th Grand Slam title

2024 Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Japan's Ayaka Furue eagles the final hole to beat Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia by 1 stroke for her first major title

• 2024 UEFA European Championship, Olympiastadion, Berlin: Mikel Oyarzabal scores in the 86th minute to break an intense tie as Spain beats England 2-1 for their 4th title

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
2024 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: At just 21, Carlos Alcaraz wins his fourth major title beating 7-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6