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What happened in history on this day: July 2?
On July 2 in ...
- 1902 - John J McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years).
- 1906 - New York Yankees win by forfeit, for their first time.
- 1921 - First million dollar gate (US$1.7 million) boxing match (Jack Dempsey knocks out Carpentier).
- 1927 - Helen Wills Moody is first American to win Wimbeldon tennis championships in 20 years.
- 1933 - Carl Hubbell shuts-out Saint Louis Cardinals 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk.
- 1935 - Great Britain boxers beat US team in first international Golden Gloves.
- 1938 - Helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th and final Wimbeldon singles tournament.
- 1941 - Joe DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44-game baseball hitting streak (45th of 56).
- 1943 - Cleveland Indians score 12 runs in fourth inning and beat New York Yankees 12-0.
- 1966 - Billie Jean King wins her first (of six) Wimbeldon single titles.
- 1974 - Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10km (27:13.81).
- 1977 - Sweden's Björn Borg wins Wimbeldon men's singles 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, British Columbia is declared the Host City for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010.
- 2017 - 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 Mustang Sampling Racing #5 Cadillac DPi driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Patricio O'Ward, Kyle Masson, and James French.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 8th overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M6 GTLM driven by Alexander Sims and Bill Auberlen.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #93 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Andy Lally and Katherine Legge.
- 2021 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Watkins Glen International race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Mikkel Jensen and Ben Keating.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 10th overall is the Riley Motorsports #74 Ligier JS P320 driven by Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the VasserSullivan #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 11-7.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats New York Mets by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Cincinnati Reds by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Baltimore Orioles by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Yankees beats Cleveland Guardians by score 13-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Yankees beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Tampa Bay Rays beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Tampa Bay Rays beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 11-5.
Births of sports figures on July 2
- 1927 - Birth of Cornelius "Kees" Broekman in Holland; speed skater (Olympic-silver-1952).
- 1937 - Birth of Richard Petty; auto race driver (Daytona 500-1979,1981).
- 1964 - Birth of José Canseco in Havana, Cuba; baseball player for Oakland Athletics (1986 Rookie Year, 1988 American League Most Valuable Player).
Deaths of sports figures on July 2
- 1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash.
- 1973 - Swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500.
- 1994 - Colombian football player Andrés Escobar, 27, is shot dead in Bogotá.
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