July is packed with sports history fans will love. The month mixes big events like Major League Baseball, NBA Summer League, the British Grand Prix, Tour de France, NASCAR, golf tournaments, the MLB All-Star Game, Wimbledon, and track and field. It also brings classic moments from legends.
Unforgettable games and records from July 19:
– 1877: Spencer Gore won the first Wimbledon.
– 1884: Maud Watson became Wimbledon’s first female champion.
– 1903: Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France.
– 1909: Neal Ball turned baseball’s first unassisted triple play.
– 1910: Cy Young reached 500 career wins.
– 1920: Babe Ruth hit his 30th home run and set a new single-season mark.
– 1922: Johnny Weissmuller broke the one-minute barrier in the 100m freestyle with 58.6 seconds.
– 1930: Lucia Mida won the LPGA Western Open, the first women’s major.
– 1933: Brothers Rick and Wes Ferrell both homered in the same game for opposing teams — a first.
– 1936: Bob Feller made his MLB debut.
– 1952: Fausto Coppi won the Tour de France.
– 1960: Juan Marichal debuted with a one-hitter—the first NL debut like that since 1900.
– 1964: Bobby Nichols won his only major, the PGA Championship.
– 1964: Luis Tiant threw a shutout in his major league debut.
– 1970: Eddy Merckx topped the Tour de France in general, mountains, and combination categories.
– 1973: Willie Mays made his 24th NL All-Star team.
– 1974: Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter vs. Oakland.
– 1980: The Moscow Olympics opened amid a wide boycott.
– 1981: Bill Rogers won his only major at the British Open.
– 1986: Tim Witherspoon knocked out Frank Bruno for the heavyweight title.
– 1987: Don Mattingly hit an extra-base in 10 straight games, an AL record.
– 1987: Nick Faldo won his first major at the British Open.
– 1989: Joe Carter hit his fourth three-homer game.
– 1991: Cal Ripken played his 1,500th straight game.
– 1992: Germany won the Federation Cup in women’s tennis again.
– 1998: Mark O’Meara won the British Open, his second major that year.
These are the moments that keep fans talking.
