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What happened in history on this day: July 5?
On July 5 in ...
- 1905 - New York Giants' 18-game win streak ends as Philadelphia Phillies win in 10th inning.
- 1969 - Rod Laver wins his fourth Wimbeldon championship.
- 1975 - Arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon.
- 1983 - New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team.
- 1986 - (to July 20) Goodwill Games are held in Moscow.
- 1987 - Australian Pat Cash wins Wimbledon, upsets #1 seed Ivan Lendl.
- 1989 - Barry Bonds' home run sets father-son (with Bobby) home run record at 408.
- 1989 - Mark McGwire gets 100th home run, second fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner).
- 1990 - Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbeldon semi-finals.
- 1991 - In a unanimous vote, final approval is given by baseball owners for the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins to join the National League in 1993.
- 2004 - Pitcher Eric Gagne of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim sets a new record streak of 84 consecutive saves, as he gives up a win on his 85th game.
- 2005 - Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez hits his 20th career grand slam, the second-most in major league history.
- 2008 - Venus Williams beats her sister Serena 7-5 6-4, capturing her fifth Wimbledon tennis title.
- 2008 - Daniel Nestor of Canada and teammate Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia win the Wimbeldon doubles tennis match, defeating Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3.
- 2009 - Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon men's tennis final, winning a five-set match 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 for a record 15th Grand Slam championship.
- 2009 - In Porto, Portugal, round 7 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Gabriele Tarquini; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 2009 - In Laguna Seca, USA, round 8 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Dani Pedrosa.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Colorado Rockies by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Kansas City Royals by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 11-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 11-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Texas Rangers by score 10-9.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats New York Yankees by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats New York Mets by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Los Angeles Angels by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats San Diego Padres by score 6-2.
Births of sports figures on July 5
- 1879 - Birth of Dwight Filley Davis; donated tennis' Davis Cup.
- 1908 - Birth of Don Dunphy in New York City, New York, USA; America's foremost announcer of boxing matches on radio and TV for over 50 years, calling more than 2,000 fights, the voice of Gillette's Friday Night Fights.
- 1923 - Birth of John McKay in West Virginia, USA; football coach (USC, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1945 - Birth of Curtis Blefary; baseball player (1965 American League rookie of year).
- 1950 - Birth of Gary Matthews; baseball player (1973 National League rookie of year).
- 1951 - Birth of Richard "Goose" Gossage; relief pitcher (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres).
- 1956 - Birth of James Lofton; NFL wide reciever (Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders).
Deaths of sports figures on July 5
- 2002 - Death of Ted Williams, American baseball player, of cardiac arrest at age 83 (born 1918).
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