TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1865 6th British Open: Andrew Strath shoots a 162 at Prestwick Golf Club.
1868 Golf’s 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick’s 8th hole).
1923 Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title.
1930 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6.
1954 New York Giants’ Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaking Mel Ott’s record.
1968 Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1968 Detroit Tiger pitcher Denny McLain’s 30th victory of season.
1978 Atlanta Braves’ Jim Bouton, 38, beats San Francisco Giants, his 1st win since 1970.
1980 Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions
1982 Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5’ 5.7”
1986 Saskatchewan and Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game.
1987 Cal Ripken’s streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken.
1987 Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs against the Baltimore Orioles.
1989 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR, and win 4-2.
1994 All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season due to labour strife.
2009 129th Men’s U.S. Open: Juan Martin del Potro beats Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2).
2009 129th Women’s U.S. Open: Kim Clijsters beats Caroline Wozniacki (7-5, 6-3).