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Today is Saturday, July 5, 2014 Today in Sports History 1947 - Larry Doby pinch hit for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox. The event made him the first black player to play in the American League. 1975 - Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors in four sets. 1997 - Martina Hingis, at age 16, became the youngest Wimbledon winner in 110 years when she beat Jana Novotna in the womens final. 1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) got his 3,000th career strikeout. 2005 - Roger Federer won his 15th Grand Slam tennis title.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:47:51 +0000

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