Featured sports stories for July mix big leagues and big moments: MLB, the NBA Summer League, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, NASCAR, golf, and track and field. July 5 has a long run of standout events.
Unforgettable games and records on July 5 through the years:
1898: Lizzie Arlington became the first woman to play pro men’s baseball. She pitched the ninth inning and allowed two hits and one walk.
1904: The New York Giants’ 18-game win streak ended.
1906: Dorothea Chambers won her third Wimbledon singles title.
1912: Ethel Larcombe, an English badminton champ, took her one big tennis title.
1919: Suzanne Lenglen won her first of six Wimbledons.
1924: Jean Borotra beat René Lacoste in the Wimbledon final.
1930: Bill Tilden earned his third and final Wimbledon crown.
1934: Lou Gehrig hit his 17th career grand slam.
1937: Joe DiMaggio hit his first career grand slam.
1946: Sam Snead won his only British Open.
1947: Larry Doby became the first African American player in the American League.
1953: Robin Roberts threw his 28th straight complete game.
1957: Bobby Locke won his fourth British Open.
1961: Bill White hit three homers as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 9-1.
1963: Chuck McKinley won his sole Grand Slam singles title.
1970: Donna Caponi defended the U.S. Women’s Open.
1974: Chris Evert won her first Wimbledon.
1975: Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win Wimbledon.
1980: Bjorn Borg won his fifth straight Wimbledon.
1981: Jan Stephenson won the Canadian Women’s Open.
1986: Martina Navratilova won her seventh Wimbledon.
1989: Barry Bonds hit a homer, joining his dad in the father-son home run lead.
1990: Steffi Graf’s streak of 13 straight Grand Slam finals ended.
1991: Jockey Ray Sibille notched his 3,000th win.
1992: Andre Agassi won his first Grand Slam.
1992: The original USA Dream Team finished the Americas tour unbeaten, beating Venezuela 127-80.
1997: 16-year-old Martina Hingis became the youngest Wimbledon winner in 110 years.
1998: Roger Clemens reached 3,000 strikeouts. Pete Sampras won his fifth Wimbledon.
2003: Serena beat Venus to defend her Wimbledon title.
2008: Venus Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon crown.
Short, sharp, and full of moments that still spark conversation.
