Sports in July are mostly about baseball, NBA Summer League, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, NASCAR, some golf, the MLB All-Star Game, Wimbledon, and track and field. There are also memorable moments from legends. Here are standout July 10th moments.
In 1920 Tris Speaker’s 11-game hitting streak ended. In 1922 Gerald Patterson won his second Wimbledon title. In 1926 Bobby Jones took his second U.S. Open golf crown. In 1929 the Pirates beat the Phillies 15-9 with at least one homer in every inning. In 1934 Carl Hubbell struck out five batters in a row in the All-Star Game. In 1936 Chuck Klein hit four homers in one game. In 1953 Ben Hogan won the British Open in his only appearance. In 1960 the Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in extra time to win the European Championship. In 1962 the National League won the All-Star Game 3-1. In 1964 Jesús Alou had six hits, the first Giant to do so in 40 years. That same year Tony Lema won the British Open—his only major. In 1968 the National League split into two divisions. In 1971 Lee Trevino began back-to-back Open wins. In 1975 Graham Gooch made his test debut. In 1976 Johnny Miller won his only Open. In 1992 the US Major Soccer League folded after 14 seasons. In 1997 Hideki Irabu debuted for the Yankees, beating Detroit 10-3. In 1999 the U.S. beat China on penalties for their second World Cup title. In 2002 Tiger Woods and Venus Williams won ESPY athlete honors. In 2005 Peter Jacobsen claimed a Champions Tour major. In 2015 Jason Koumas retired. In 2016 Portugal beat France 1-0 to win the Euros. That year Brittany Lang won her first major and Andy Murray won his second Wimbledon and third Grand Slam. In 2018 Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus for £99.2 million. In 2019 Kawhi Leonard signed a three-year, $103 million deal with the Clippers. In 2021 Ashleigh Barty won her second major at Wimbledon. In 2022 Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight and seventh overall Wimbledon singles title.
Standouts from these July 10th tales include Carl Hubbell, Andy Murray, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
