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What happened in history on this day: July 15?
On July 15 in ...
- 1876 - US major league baseball's first no-hitter, Saint Louis Brown Stockings' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford Dark Blues.
- 1901 - New York Giants' Christy Mathewson no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 5-0.
- 1920 - Babe Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season.
- 1949 - Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik defect to US.
- 1960 - Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes five for five including the cycle.
- 1967 - Los Angeles Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in overtime to be United Soccer Association champions.
- 1967 - Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open.
- 1968 - New Jersey Americans move to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA).
- 1969 - Cincinnati Reds' Lee May hits four home runs in a doubleheader.
- 1969 - Rod Carew ties the record with his seventh steal of home in a season.
- 1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship.
- 1972 - Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive golf's British Open.
- 1973 - California Angels' Nolan Ryan second no-hitter, beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0.
- 1973 - Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs.
- 1975 - National League beats American League 6-3 in 46th All Star Game (Milwaukee's County Stadium).
- 1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher, breaking Yogi Berra's record.
- 1984 - Hollis Stacy wins her third US women's open golf title.
- 1986 - American League beats National League for second time in 15 years, winning 57th All-Star Game 3-2.
- 2007 - Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final.
- 2008 - The American League takes a 4-3 victory over the National League in the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York. The 15th inning game was the longest-ever All-Star game, lasting four hours and 50 minutes.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 13-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Houston Astros by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats New York Yankees by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Washington Nationals by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on July 15
- 1875 - Birth of Frank "Pop" Morgenweck; basketball hall of famer (elected 1962).
- 1935 - Birth of Alex Karras in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Detroit Lions), actor (George - Webster).
- 1948 - Birth of Enrique Basilio; hurler, first lady to light Olympic flame (Mexico-1968).
- 1956 - Birth of Kathy Kreiner in Canada; giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on July 15
- 1986 - Death of Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (born 1923).
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