TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 5TH

1914 - Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, & win World Series.

1919 - Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a game for his 1st of 72 times.

1930 - 50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (6-3 9-7 6-4).
1935 - Chicago Cubs are 10½ games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant.

1937 - Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer.

1943 - Curt Blefary [Curtis Le Roy], Brooklyn, New York, American baseball

player (1965 AL rookie of year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year) is born.
1946 - 75th British Golf Open: Sam Snead shoots a 290 at St Andrews.

1947 - Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL.

1949 - NY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson,

their 1st African American players.

1951 - Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher (Yankees, Padres, A's) is born.

1961 - St Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 HRs & a double.
1968 - Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to LA Lakers.

1979 - Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 dies.

1987 - As' Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break.
1989 - Mark McGwire's gets 100th HR, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner).
1989 - Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win AL East.

1991 - Colorado Rockies & Florida Marlins given final approval by owners.
1991 - Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins).

1993 - As' Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader.
1994 - Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma.

1998 - Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916) dies.

2002 - Ted Williams, baseball hall of famer and last player to

bat over.400 in a single season (Boston Red Sox) dies at 84.

2010 - Bob Probert, Canadian professional ice hockey

forward (b. 1965) dies of a massive heart attack..