Sports stars have made big plays on July 25 across many events. Here are the standout moments, told in a clear, casual style for fans who like quick, exciting reads.
In 1902, James J. Jeffries scored an eight-round knockout of Bob Fitzsimmons. In 1913, Max Carey scored five runs without a hit. Roger Lapébie won the Tour de France in 1937. In 1939, Atley Donald notched his 12th straight win, setting an AL rookie record. John Sigmund began an epic solo swim in 1940, covering 292 miles in 89 hours and 46 minutes on the Mississippi. Lefty Grove reached 300 career wins in 1941. Gino Bartali won both the general and mountain classifications at the 1948 Tour de France. Roberto Clemente hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam in 1956. Roger Maris hit four homers in a doubleheader in 1961. Annegret Richter ran 100 meters in 11.01 in 1976. Pete Rose hit safely in 38 straight games in 1978. The U.S. beat Germany 3-0 to win the Federation Cup in 1982. Janet Anderson and Martina Navratilova scored big wins that year too. Billy Casper won the U.S. Senior Open in 1983. Steve Cram set a world mile record in 1985 at 3:46.32. George Brett hit for the cycle in 1990. The 1992 Olympics opened in Spain. Spain beat Australia for the Federation Cup in 1993, and Miguel Indurain took his third straight Tour. Lauri Merten won the U.S. Women’s Open that year. Christy O’Connor Jr. won the British Senior Open in 1999. Pete Oakley and Bernhard Langer claimed British Senior Open titles in 2004 and 2010. Brazil beat Argentina on penalties to win Copa America in 2004. Andy Schleck won the Tour in 2010. The 2012 Summer Olympics opened in London. In 2015, Niek Kimmann and Stefany Hernandez won UCI BMX Supercross titles. In 2021, Australia won the women’s 4x100m relay again. Stephen Dodd won his first major at the British Senior Open. Minjee Lee rallied to win the Evian Championship. The USA men’s basketball team continued its Olympic dominance.
