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What happened in history on this day: July 10?
On July 10 in ...
- 1910 - Chicago's Comiskey Park opens, visiting Saint Louis Browns win 2-0 over Chicago White Sox.
- 1914 - Boston Red Sox purchases Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles.
- 1929 - In game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, 9 home runs are hit, one in each inning.
- 1932 - Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in second and continues to 18-17 victory in 18 as his Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland Indians in longest relief job.
- 1934 - Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx in the All-Star game.
- 1934 - American League beats National League 9-7 in second All-Star Game (Polo Grounds, New York).
- 1936 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein becomes fourth to hit four home runs in a game.
- 1947 - Cleveland Indians' Don Black no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0.
- 1951 - National League beats American League 8-3 in 18th All Star Game (Briggs Stadium, Detroit, USA).
- 1956 - National League beats American League 7-3 in 23rd All Star Game (Griffith Stad, Washington).
- 1962 - National League beats American League 3-1 in 32nd All Star Game (DC Stadium, Washington).
- 1969 - National League votes to split into two divisions.
- 1982 - Miguel Vasquez makes first public quadruple somersault on trapeze.
- 1990 - American League beats National League 2-0 in 61st All Star Game at Wrigley Field, Chicago.
- 2007 - 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco, California (American League 5, National League 4).
- 2016 - At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Corvette DP driven by Dane Cameron and Eric Curran.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 6th overall is the CORE autosport #54 ORECA FLM09 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 23rd overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Jens Klingmann and Bret Curtis.
- 2018 - Twelve boys and their football coach are successfully rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a 17-day ordeal.
- 2021 - (to August 1) The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup is held in, and is won by, the United States.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats New York Yankees by score 11-6.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats San Diego Padres by score 12-0.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Chicago Cubs by score 11-9.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Texas Rangers by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats New York Mets by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Washington Nationals by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-5.
Births of sports figures on July 10
- 1888 - Birth of Graham McNamee; sportscaster (first Rose Bowl).
- 1921 - Birth of Jake LaMotta in the Bronx, New York, USA; middleweight boxing champion (1949-51) (Raging Bull).
- 1922 - Birth of Herb McKenley in Jamaica; 4 X 400m relay runner (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1925 - Birth of Dorothea Hochletiner in Austria; giant slalom (Olympic-bronze-1956).
- 1931 - Birth of Del Insko; harness racer (toothpick in mouth, 1969 money leader).
- 1933 - Birth of Chuan-Kwang Yang in Taiwan; decathlete (Olympic-silver-1960).
- 1943 - Birth of Arthur Ashe; tennis pro (1968 US Open) (dies 1993).
- 1945 - Birth of Virginia Wade; tennis star (Wimbeldon 1977).
- 1954 - Birth of Andre Dawson in Miami, Florida, USA; outfielder (Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, 1987 National League Most Valuable Player).
Deaths of sports figures on July 10
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