TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 20TH

1858 - Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18).

1908 - Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author, president of the

International Olympic Committee (b. 1835) dies.

1911 - Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0.
1912 - Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game.
1916 - Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds.

1929 - Mike Ilitch, American businessman and sports executive is born.
1933 - Nelson Doubleday, publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets) is born.

1954 - Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident.
1956 - Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs.

1960 - Lauren Gregg, Rochester Minnesota,

US women's soccer coach (Olympics-96) is born.

1965 - NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam.
1969 - Eddy Merckx wins Tour de France.

1970 - Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks.

1973 - Peter Forsberg, Ornskoldsvik Swe, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche) is born.
1973 - Chicago's Wilbur Wood starts & loses both games

of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0.
1975 - 30th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer.
1976 - Hank Aaron hits 755th & last home run off Angels Dick Drago.

2000 - The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics

are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering.

2014 - 143rd British Golf Open: Rory McIlroy shoots a 271 at Royal Liverpool.