July is packed with exciting sports events like Major League Baseball, NBA Summer League games, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, NASCAR races, golf tournaments, and Wimbledon. It’s a great time to look back at some unforgettable moments in sports history that happened on July 27.
In 1913, Philippe Thys won the Tour de France, and the U.S. team beat the British Isles 3-2 in the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. By 1920, Thys became the first rider to win the Tour three times. Mel Ott hit his first MLB home run in 1927, while in 1937, the U.S. triumphed over Great Britain to win the Davis Cup.
Fast forward to 1946, when Margaret Osborne claimed the Women’s French Championship in tennis, and Rudy York hit two grand slams in one game, driving in 10 runs. In 1947, Yogi Berra began an impressive streak of 148 error-free games in MLB.
The 1950s brought more milestones: John Mikaelsson won gold in the 10-kilometer walk at the Olympics in 1952, and Chick Herbert took the PGA Championship in 1954. Betsy Rawls won her second LPGA Championship in 1969, and in 1973, Walter Blum became the sixth jockey to win 4,000 races.
In 1985, Ingrid Kristiansen made history by running the 10,000 meters in under 31 minutes. The U.S. won the tennis Federation Cup in 1986, and Dale Murphy made MLB history in 1989 by scoring six RBIs in one inning.
More recent highlights include Simone Biles prioritizing her mental health at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and Ariarne Titmus defending her swimming title in 2024. Notable athletes like Philippe Thys, Rudy York, and Walter Blum have left their mark on sports history.
