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What happened in history on this day: July 22?
On July 22 in ...
- 1905 - Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Weldon Henley no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 6-0.
- 1912 - Games of the V Olympiad in Stockholm closes.
- 1923 - Walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000 in Major League Baseball.
- 1926 - Cincinnati Reds' Curt Walker ties record of two triples in an inning.
- 1936 - Philadelphia Phillies' John Moore hits three consecutive home runs.
- 1955 - Philadelphia Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11.
- 1962 - Chicago White Sox player Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles).
- 1964 - Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open.
- 1967 - Atlanta Braves use a record five pitchers in the 9th inning.
- 1969 - For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the All-star game is postponed by rain.
- 1973 - Sue Berning wins her third US Golf Open championship.
- 1984 - Kathy Whitworth wins a record 85th pro golf tournament.
- 1987 - Said Aouita of Morroco sets the 5km record (12:58.39) in Rome, Italy.
- 1990 - Greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's third tour de France.
- 1990 - Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship.
- 2006 - Canada defeats USA 15-11 in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. This marks only the second time the USA had not won the gold medal, and only the second time Canada had won the gold. Geoff Snider is announced as Most Valuable Player.
- 2007 - Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan.
- 2017 - At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lime Rock, Connecticut, USA, the Northeast Grand Prix race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Core Autosport #911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Dirk Werner and Patrick Pilet.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 8th overall is the Park Place Motorsports #73 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Lindsey.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Seattle Mariners by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Washington Nationals by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Texas Rangers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Boston Red Sox by score 28-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats New York Mets by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 15-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 9-5.
Births of sports figures on July 22
- 1927 - Birth of George Hunter in South Africa; light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1940 - Birth of Yuriy Klimov in USSR; team handball (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1941 - Birth of Susie Maxwell Berning; golfer (US Women's Open 1968,1972,1973).
- 1944 - Birth of Sparky Lyle; relief pitcher (New York Yankees, Cy Young Award winner).
- 1949 - Birth of Lasse Viren in Finland; 5000m/10,000m runner (Olympic-gold-1972, 1976).
- 1956 - Birth of Michael Spinks; American middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1957 - Birth of Dave Steib; pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays).
Deaths of sports figures on July 22
- 1998 - Death of Don Dunphy at age 90; 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.
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