1900 – Charlotte Cooper beats Helene Prevost in a tennis match to become the first female Olympic champion in any sport. 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his MLB pitching debut, as the Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Naps 4-3. 1950 – The MLB All-Star Game goes to extra innings for...
MLB Schedule - 7/10 Brewers at Pirates - 5:40Phillies at Tigers - 5:40Yankees at Nationals - 5:45Royals at Orioles - 6:05Guardians at Marlins - 6:10Mariners at Rays - 6:10Cubs at Reds - 6:10Red Sox at Mets - 6:15Athletics at White Sox - 6:40Astros at Rangers -...
1936 – Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the fourth player in MLB history to have a four-homer game. 1951 – Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight title. It is just the second loss in 133 career fights for Robinson. 1968 – Major...
MLB Schedule - 7/9 Braves at Pirates - 11:35Royals at Mets - 12:10Yankees at Rays - 12:10Guardians at Twins - 12:40Red Sox at White Sox - 1:10Cubs at Orioles - 5:35Athletics at Tigers - 5:40Mariners at Marlins - 5:40Phillies at Reds - 6:10Brewers at Cardinals -...
1877 – The first ever Wimbledon tennis tournament begins. It is the first official grass tournament in tennis history. 1914 – The Boston Red Sox purchase the contract of minor-leaguer Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller is the first swimmer...
1889 – John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the last championship bare-knuckle boxing fight. The fight lasts 75 rounds 1941 – Ted Williams hits a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the AL a 7-5 win over the NL at the All-Star Game. 1953 –...
1900 – Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols records his 300th career victory. 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the gold medal at the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He would later be stripped of the medal after it was discovered he played pro baseball. It would be...
