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What happened in history on this day: July 26?
On July 26 in ...
- 1928 - New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th inning beating Detroit Tigers 12-1.
- 1933 - Joe Dimaggio ends 61-game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League.
- 1939 - New York Yankees catcher Bill Dickey hits three consecutive home runs.
- 1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his first grand-slammer.
- 1957 - Mickey Mantle hits career home run number 200.
- 1967 - Minnesota Twins beat New York Yankees 3-2 in 18 innings.
- 1983 - Jarmila Kratochvilova of Czech sets 800m woman's record (1:53.28).
- 1988 - Mike Schmidt sets National League record appearing in 2,155 games at third base.
- 1990 - US beats the Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at the Goodwill Games.
- 1991 - Montreal Expos' Mark Gardner no hits Los Angeles Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th.
- 2005 - Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs becomes the 13th pitcher in major league baseball history to register 3,000 strikeouts.
- 2009 - In Donington, Great Britain, round 10 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Andrea Dovizioso.
- 2009 - In Budapest, Hungary, round 10 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Lewis Hamilton.
- 2019 - (to August 11) The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Houston Astros by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Colorado Rockies by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Kansas City Royals by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats New York Yankees by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Cincinnati Reds by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-2.
Births of sports figures on July 26
- 1913 - Birth of Lou Salica; US flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1932).
- 1917 - Birth of Bertil Nordahl in Sweden; soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1917 - Birth of Richard Burnell in England; double sculls (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1920 - Birth of Bob Waterfield; NFL quarterback (Cleveland Rams).
- 1926 - Birth of Don Carter; bowling great (first PBA president).
- 1931 - Birth of Takashi Ono in Japan; gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 1960).
- 1944 - Birth of Micki J King; springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1948 - Birth of Norair Nurikian; Bulgari bantam weight (Olympic-gold-1972, 1976).
- 1952 - Birth of Ludmila Maslakova in the USSR; relay runner (Olympic-silver-1980).
- 1956 - Birth of Dorothy Hamill in Connecticut, USA; ice figure skater (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1973 - Birth of Mike Burke; New York Yankees president/CEO of Madison Square Garden.
Deaths of sports figures on July 26
- 2017 - Death of Leo Kinnunen, Finnish racing driver (born 1943).
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