Today in Sports History: Thursday, 31st July: 1912 - RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal 1928 - 1st woman to win a track and field olympic gold medal, Halina Konopacka of Poland 1930 - Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yanks beat Red Sox 14-13 1932 - 27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2) 1934 - 29th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats USA in Wimbledon (4-1) 1934 - St Louis Cards defeat Cin Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean & Tony Freitos go the distant 1936 - Tokyo Japan is awarded the 1940 Olympics (later cancelled) 1949 - Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman 1954 - Mil Braves Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double) 1955 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open 1960 - Patty Berg wins LPGA American Womens Golf Open 1961 - 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston 1962 - Statham is Test crickets leading wkt-taker (229), beating Lindwall 1970 - 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940) 1971 - Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms 1973 - ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to NY Nets 1973 - Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut v WI as England lose 1976 - Waldemar Cierpinski runs Olympic marathon (2:09:55.0) 1977 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Pocono Northeast Golf Classic Baseball Player Lou GehrigBaseball Player Lou Gehrig 1978 - Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1980 - Rangers snap Orioles pitcher Steve Stones 14-game winning streak 1981 - 42 day old, 2nd major league baseball strike ends 1983 - 38th US Womens Open Golf Championship won by Jan Stephenson 1984 - US mens Gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics 1987 - Eddie Murray hits his 300th HR 1987 - Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th & 300th career home runs 1988 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open 1988 - Miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London 1988 - Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseballs Hall of Fame 1990 - Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games 1992 - Tamas Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36) 1993 - As trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays 1994 - 28th Curtis Cup: Draw, 9-9 1994 - Helen Alfredss wins LPGA Ping Welchs Golf Championship 1997 - As trade Mark McGwire to St Louis Cards
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:20:13 +0000