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What happened in history on this day: July 1?
On July 1 in ...
- 1859 - First intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32.
- 1893 - San Francisco Bay City Club opens first US bicycle race track, made of wood.
- 1904 - (to November 23) The Games of the III Olympiad are held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- 1917 - Cincinnati Reds' Fred Toney pitches complete doubleheader victories over Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1920 - Washington Senators' Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0.
- 1931 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein hits for the cycle versus Chicago Cubs.
- 1951 - Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller third no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1.
- 1973 - First US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61.
- 1977 - Virginia Wade beats Betty Stove for Wimbeldon's women's singles.
- 1980 - Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo, Norway.
- 1983 - The 1983 World University Games, also known as Universiade '83, opens in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 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.
- 2018 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the JDC-Miller MotorSports #99 ORECA LMP2 driven by Stephen Simpson, Chris Miller, and Misha Goikhberg.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Ford Chip Gahassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Dirk Mueller and Joey Hand.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 20th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Markus Palttala, Don Yount, and Dillon Machavern.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats San Francisco Giants by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 19-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Cincinnati Reds by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Boston Red Sox by score 6-5.
Births of sports figures on July 1
- 1857 - Birth of Roger Connor; first baseman (New York Giants).
- 1907 - Birth of Bill Stern in Rochester, New York, USA; sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights).
- 1914 - Birth of Cristyl Cranz in Germany; slalom (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1941 - Birth of Rod Gilbert in Canada; NHL wing (New York Rangers).
- 1961 - Birth of Carl Lewis; American Olympic track and field star (Gold-1984, 1988).
- 1980 - Birth of Patrick Aufiero; American ice hockey player.
Deaths of sports figures on July 1
- 2009 - Death of Alexis Arguello, mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, former champion lightweight boxer, at age 57, of a gunshot.
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