TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 16TH

1845 - NY Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta.

1902 - John McGraw named manager of NY Giants.

1924 - NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 consecutive games.
1936 - NY Giants are 10½ games back in NL, & go on to win pennant.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game.

1942 - Margaret Smith Court, Perth Australia, tennis pro

(1970 Grand Slam, 24 Grand Slam wins) is born.
1943 - Jimmy Johnson, Port Arthur Texas, NFL coach

(Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins) is born.
1944 - Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5

& break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row.

1948 - Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, NY Giants Leo Durocher

replaces Mel Ott & Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager.
1950 - FIFA 4th World Cup: Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro.
1951 - First Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est).

1956 - Detroit Tigers & Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million.
1960 - 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer.

1968 - Barry Sanders, NFL running back (Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy) is born.

1987 - Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season & ties AL record of

homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8).
1988 - Wayne Gretzky (NHL) & Janet Jones (Police Acad 5) wed in Edmonton.

1992 - "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84.
1994 - Baseball Night in America premieres (no Saturday day games).