THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday 1916 — St. Louis Browns’ Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings in a 0-0 tie versus Boston Red Sox. 1934 — Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beat Cincinnati Reds 18-0. 1951 — First colour telecast of a sporting event (CBS, horse race). 1951 — Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races. 1955 — Two killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascot Racecourse in England. 1968 — Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giants’ Mike McCormick.
1968 — Houston Astros’ Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Cincinnati Reds 6-1.
1970 — National League wins 8th straight All-Star Game, 5-4 in 12 innings in Cincinnati.
1985 — Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark to win golf’s U.S. Women’s Open.
1985 — Last USFL game (Baltimore Stars defeat Oakland Invaders 28-24).
1986 — Jane Geddes beats Sally Little to win golf’s U.S. Women’s Open.
1988 — Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into 7th place. Sunday
1876 — St. Louis Brown Stockings’ George W. Bradley no-hits Hartford Dark Blues for U.S. major league baseball’s first no-hitter.
1901 — New York Giants’ Christy Mathewson no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 5-0.
1920 — Babe Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season.
1949 — Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik defect to U.S.
1960 — Baltimore Orioles’ Brooks Robinson goes five-for-five including the cycle.
1967 — Los Angeles Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in overtime to win the United Soccer Association championship.
1967 — Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins British Open.
1968 — New Jersey Americans move to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA).
1969 — Cincinnati Reds’ Lee May hits four home runs in a doubleheader.
1969 — Rod Carew ties the record with his seventh steal of home in a season.
1970 — Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship.
1972 — Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive British Open.
1973 — California Angels’ Nolan Ryan second no-hitter, beats Detroit Tigers 6-0.
1973 — Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs.
1975 — National League beats American League 6-3 in the 46th All-Star Game in Milwaukee.
1980 — Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher, breaking Yogi Berra’s record.
1984 — Hollis Stacy wins her third U.S. Women’s Open golf title.
1986 — American League beats National League for second time in 15 years, winning the 57th All-Star Game in Houston 3-2.
2007 — Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América final.
2008 — The American League takes a 4-3 victory over the National League in the 79th All-Star Game in New York. The 15-inning affair was the longest All-Star game ever, lasting four hours and 50 minutes.