CANADA DAY WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Friday 1933 — St. Louis Cardinals’ Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Chicago Cubs to win 8-2. 1934 — NFL’s Portsmouth Spartans become the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Cleveland Indians’ Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0. 1954 — New York Yankees pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting three batters in one inning. 1962 — Los Angeles Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0. 1962 — Murie Lindstrom wins U.S. Women’s Golf Open. 1965 — NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise. 1967 — Philadelphia Phillies’ Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining team. 1970 — Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer’s
9th World Cup at Mexico City. 1972 — Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in National League (and go on to win the pennant). 1977 — New York Yankees designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits three consecutive home runs in Toronto against the Blue Jays. 1978 — Willie McCovey becomes the 12th player to hit 500 home runs. 1996 — Germany beats the Czech Republic 2-1 to become the 1996 European soccer champion. 1999 — After a loss at Wimbledon, Boris Becker announces that he will end his tennis career. 2002 — Brazil defeats Germany in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Canada Day 1859 — First intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32. 1893 — San Francisco Bay City Club opens first U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood. 1917 — Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney pitches complete doubleheader victories over Pittsburgh Pirates. 1920 — Washington Senators’ Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0. 1951 — Cleveland Indian Bob Feller’s third no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1. 1980 — Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo. 1983 — The 1983 World University Games, also known as Universiade ‘83, open in Edmonton. 1987 — WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN, becomes first 24-hour all-sports radio. 1989 — NFL owners vote unanimously to form the WLAF. Sunday 1902 — John J McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years). 1927 — Helen Wills Moody is first American to win Wimbeldon tennis championships in 20 years. 1938 — Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) wins her 8th and final Wimbeldon singles title. 1941 — Joe DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler’s 44-game baseball hitting streak (45th of 56). 1966 — Billie Jean King wins her first (of six) Wimbeldon single titles. 1977 — Sweden’s Bjorn Borg wins Wimbeldon men’s singles title over Jimmy Connors. 1978 — Pitcher Ron Guidry sets New York Yankees record of 13-0 start. 1988 — Steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown. 2000 — France beats Italy 2-1 to win Euro 2000 with a golden goal. 2003 — At the International Olympic Committee session in Prague, Vancouver is declared the host city for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010.