1793 - Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine.
1890 - 1st pro baseball game, NY Metropolitans beat
1890 - 1st pro baseball game, NY Metropolitans beat
Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in NYC.
1913 - Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game.
1914 - Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant.
1915 - Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant.
1914 - Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant.
1915 - Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant.
1941 - Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade.
1945 - Cubs clinch NL pennant.
1946 - 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards & Dodgers).
1946 - Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA.
1947 - Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox.
1947 - Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828).
1952 - Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance.
1945 - Cubs clinch NL pennant.
1946 - 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards & Dodgers).
1946 - Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA.
1947 - Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox.
1947 - Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828).
1952 - Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance.
1954 - Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive.
1956 - "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer peaks at #87.
1956 - "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer peaks at #87.
1957 - NY Giants play & lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts).
1965 - Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice
on catcher's interference in one game & 6 times in one season.
1968 - Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown.
1975 - Casey Stengel, NY Yankee manager (1949-60), dies in Glendale at 85.
1976 - SF Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0.
1977 - Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a Heavyweight championship.
1977 - Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a Heavyweight championship.
1979 - Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313.
1983 - Oakland A's Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0.
1985 - Houston QB Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys).
1986 - Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers).
1986 - Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees.
1986 - Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast.
1983 - Oakland A's Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0.
1985 - Houston QB Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys).
1986 - Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers).
1986 - Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees.
1986 - Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast.
1988 - Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player is born.
1989 - A A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90.
1994 - Don Watson, race car driver, dies in an accident at 46 is born.
1996 - Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34.
2005 - Chicago White Sox clinch their first division title since 2000
and become just the 10th team in the history of baseball to be in
first place on every day of the season.
2013 - L. C. Greenwood, American football player, dies from kidney failure at 67.
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