#ThisDayInSportsHistory - Brought to you by #AllSportsNetwork #July 7, 2014 1911 Dorothea Lambert Chambers disposed of Dora Bothby in 25 minutes with the shortest 1936 The National League defeated the America League 4-3 in the fourth annual All-Star Game. 1937 Franklin Roosevelt became the first president to attend an All-Star Game. 1937 Lou Gehrig homered and drove in four runs as the American League rebounded from their defeat a year earlier, winning, 8-3. 1948 Long-time star of the Negro Leagues, Leroy Robert Satchel Paige, joined the Cleveland Indians as a rookie at the age of 42. 1959 Hank Aaron drove in the tying run and scored the winning run for the National League en route to a 5-4 victory over the American League in the All Star Game in Pittsburgh. 1964 Philadelphia Phillies OF Johnny Callison belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the National League All-Stars a 7-4 victory over the American League. 1985 West German Boris Becker upset Kevin Curren and became the youngest champion (17) and first unseeded player in the history of the mens singles at Wimbledon. 1986 Jackie Joyner broke the world record in the heptathlon at the inaugural Goodwill Games in Moscow. 1990 Martina Navratilova captured her ninth Wimbledon womens championship with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Zina Garrison, to break the record she shared with Helen Wills Moody. 1991 Top-seeded Steffi Graf won her third Wimbledon womens title with a 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 victory over Gabriela Sabatini. 1998 Baltimores Roberto Alomar went 3-for-4 with a home run to capture the All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award as the American League crushed the NL, 13-8 at Coors Field in Colorado. 2002 Top-seeded and world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt knocked off unheralded David Nalbandian in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, to win the Wimbledon championship. 2003 Hilary Lunke drained a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th playoff hole to win the U.S. Womens Open at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon. It was Lunkes first career LPGA victory. 2004 The Colorado Avalanche named Joel Quenneville head coach. 2004 Ohio State named Thad Motta basketball coach. 2005 The Chicago Blackhawks named Trent Yawney head coach. 2005 The Portland Trail Blazers named Nate McMillan head coach. 2005 The International Olympic Committee decided to drop baseball and softball from the Summer Games program for 2012. 2006 Northwestern named Pat Fitzgerald football coach. 2007 American Venus Williams captured her fourth title at Wimbledon after easily defeating 18th-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, 6-4, 6-1. 2008 The Milwaukee Brewers acquired pitcher CC Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians for a trio of minor leaguers. 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey passed away at the age of 69. 2012 Serena Williams won her fifth career Wimbledon singles title with a three-set win over Agnieszka Radwanska. Later in the day, Williams teammed with sister Venus to win the doubles title. 2012 Team USA basketball finalized its roster for the Olympics. Heading the team were NBA MVP LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. 2013 After 77 years, an Englishman won Wimbledon, as Andy Murray defeated reigning powerhouse Novak Djokvic in straight sets. 2013 Chip Ganassi Racing finished 1-2-3 in the IndyCars return to Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. Scott Dixon won the race, followed by teammates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti.
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