ON THIS DATE

Birthday wishes: Doug Wilson, the new Hall of Famer, is 63; Megan Rapinoe (35); James Lofton (64); Goose Gossage (69); and Gary “Sarge” Matthews (70).

1947: Larry Doby becomes the first Black to play in the American League.

1968: The Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers after they are unable to sign him. (See, it was happening then too.)

1987: Mark Mcgwire becomes the first rookie to hit 30 homers before the All-star break. (And he was clean at this stage of his career.)

1991: The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins are unanimously approved by MLB owners to being play in 1993.

1993: Rickey Henderson opens both games of a doubleheader with a home run, joining Harry Hooper (1913) as the only players to do so.

1997: Martina Hingis, 16, becomes the youngest Wimbledon champion since 1887.

1998: Roger Clemens becomes the 11th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts. (Can’t get in the Hall of Fame, though, because he cheated.)

2002: Ted Williams dies at 84. (But his head lives on — on a tuna can.)

2003: Serena Williams wins her second straight Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus as she has done in five of the last six Grand Slam finals.

2005: Manny Ramirez hits his 20th grand slam, passing Eddie Murray for No. 2 on the all-time list, three behind Lou Gehrig. (Can’t get in the Hall of Fame though; same reason.)

2008: Venus Williams gets a measure of revenge, beating sister Serena for her fifth Wimbledon title.

2009: Roger Federer wins his sixth Wimbledon and his 15th Grand Slam title, passing Pete Sampras for No. 1 all time. 2015: The United States wins its third Women’s World Cup title and first since 1999 with a 5-2 victory over Japan behind a first-half hat trick by Carli Lloyd.