Monthly Archives: July 2013
The World Cup Begins
On July 30, 1930, the final game to the first World Cup was held in Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay. Fédération Internationale de Football Association President Jules Rimet had the idea to have the counties of the world compete annually to see which team was the best. The idea for the tournament was not new to the sports […]
Patterson- Boxing World Champion
On July 29, 1957, defending champion, “The Gentleman of Boxing,” Floyd Patterson stepped into the boxing ring for the World Championship match with his manager Lippe Breidbart. The challenger Tommy “The Hurricane” Jackson was accompanied by his manager Cus D’Amato. Jackson was ready to take the title from Patterson after being defeated in the same match up the […]
Jack Nicklaus wins U.S. Senior Golf Open
On July 28, 1991, pro golfer Jack Nicklaus won the U.S. Senior Open. Throughout his career Nicklaus won the Amature Open, U.S, Open, and the Sr. Open. The great Arnold Palmer is the only other golfer to have held all three titles at some point in his career. Nicklaus’ experience at the Senior Open brought him […]
Welcome to Shea Stadium
On July 27, 1959, New York lawyer William Shea announced his decision to bring another professional baseball team to New York. Since the Yankees were already getting attention as the city’s American League team, Shea thought there was a need for a National League team. A new stadium had to be built. It would be named […]
Switch hitting home runs
On July 26, 1950, James “Jim” Russell became the first to switch-hit home runs twice in one game. He also batted three runners in to score. The infielder helped the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. Russell was never a big time home run hitter like Babe Ruth or Micky Mantle with a name […]
Birth of a Legend
On July 25, 1954, legendary Chicago Bear’s running back Walter Payton was born in Columbia, Mississippi. Peyton attended Jackson State University where he played half back as a starter his freshman year, 1971. He had an extraordinary college career. He started all four years and broke nine school records. He scored 464 points in his four […]
Hoyt Wilhelm breaks a Cy Young record
On July, 2, 1968, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm broke Cy Young’s record after he made his 907th pitching appearance. The record breaking appearance Chicago White Sox home game with the Oakland Athletics winning 1-0. He was the closing pitcher, playing only in the ninth inning of the game. The losing pitcher was Tommy John and Jim Nash […]
Buehrle’s perfect game
On July 23, 2009, Chicago White Sox pitcher joined the rankings with greats like Cy Young and Sandy Koufax when he became the 18th ever to throw a perfect game. He is now one of 23 pitchers to ever maintain perfection for one game. The game was set in front of a home crowd with […]
The “Big Train” strikes out #3000
On July 22, 1923, Walter Perry Johnson, became the first pitcher to pass the 3,000 strike out milestone. Johnson helped lead the Washington Senators to a 3-1 win against the Cleveland Indians by striking five batters out. The player to face the right hander for number 3,000 was right handed pitcher Stan Coveleski who took the loss for […]
Gretzky the Ranger
On July 21, 1996, “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky signed a two year deal with the New York Rangers as a free agent at the age of 35. Ranger’s manager Neil Smith decided to bring Gretzky to New York as part of a rebuilding process for the team after two years of suffering from early […]
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