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What happened in history on this day: July 13?
On July 13 in ...
- 1896 - Ed Delahanty becomes second major league player to hit four home runs in a game.
- 1900 - Philadelphia Phillies beat Pittsburgh Pirates 23-8.
- 1934 - Babe Ruth hits home run number 700 against Detroit Tigers.
- 1943 - First All Star night game (American League beats National League 5-4 at Shribe Park, Philadelphia).
- 1948 - American League beats National League 5-2 in 15th All Star Game (Sportsman Park, Saint Louis).
- 1954 - Pitcher Dean Stone gets credit for American League win, although he didn't retire a batter; he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home. American League beats National League 11-9 in 21st All Star Game.
- 1961 - National League beats American League 5-4 (10 innings) in 30th All Star Game (San Francisco, Candlestick Park).
- 1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th and last game at age 43.
- 1965 - National League beats American League 6-5 in 36th All Star Game (Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis).
- 1971 - American League beats National League 6-4 in 42nd All Star Game (Tiger Stadium, Detroit).
- 1972 - Los Angeles Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners.
- 1973 - Bobby Murcer's three homers account for all RBIs, beating Kansas City Royals 5-0.
- 1976 - National League beats American League 7-1 in 47th All Star Game (Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia).
- 1982 - In the first All-Star game played outside the United States, the National League records its 11th straight win beating American League at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, 4-1.
- 1984 - The New York Yankees retires Roger Maris (number 9) and Elston Howard (number 32) uniform numbers. The team also erects plaques in their honor to pay tribute to their achievements.
- 1984 - Sergei Bubka of USSR pole-vaults a record 5.89 metres.
- 2001 - Beijing wins the bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- 2007 - The 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio de Janeiro.
- 2010 - The 81st All Star game of Major League Baseball is played at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, with the National League defeating the American League 3-1 for the first time since 1996.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Houston Astros by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Diego Padres by score 10-6.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Cleveland Guardians by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Atlanta Braves by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Seattle Mariners beats Washington Nationals by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Seattle Mariners beats Washington Nationals by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on July 13
- 1901 - Birth of Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker; welterweight boxing champion (1922-26).
- 1913 - Birth of Carolina Gisolf in Holland; high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928).
- 1948 - Birth of Alf Hansen in Norway; double sculls (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1948 - Birth of Don Sweet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Football League, NFL place kicker (Montreal Alouettes, Green Bay Packers).
- 1954 - Birth of David Thompson; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics).
- 1963 - Birth of Spud Webb; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1966 - Birth of Myong Hui Choe in North Korea; gymnist (Olympic-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on July 13
- 2010 - George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees owner (1973-), dies at age 80 in Tampa, Florida, after a heart attack.
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