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What happened in history on this day: July 30?
On July 30 in ...
- 1874 - First baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles.
- 1909 - John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1930 - Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for FIFA soccer's first World Cup in Montevideo.
- 1932 - (to August 14) The Games of the X Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1937 - Philadelphia Phillies' Dolph Camilli plays first base and registers no put outs.
- 1960 - First AFL preseason game: Boston Patriots defeat Buffalo Bills in Buffalo, New York (28-7).
- 1962 - American League beats National League 9-4 in 33rd All Star Game (Wrigley Field, Chicago).
- 1966 - England beats Federal Republic of Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup at Wembley in London, England.
- 1968 - Washington Senators' Ron Hansen makes first unassisted triple-play in 41 years.
- 1973 - Texas Rangers' Jim Bibby no-hits Oakland Athletics, 6-0.
- 1976 - Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball.
- 1983 - Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261kg.
- 1988 - Cincinnati Reds' pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in one month.
- 1990 - George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign.
- 1991 - Boston Red Sox player Carlos Quintana is 11th to get six RBIs in an inning (third).
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Texas Rangers by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats San Diego Padres by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Houston Astros by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Baltimore Orioles by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Miami Marlins by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Boston Red Sox by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-4.
Births of sports figures on July 30
- 1887 - Birth of Timothy Mara; NFL owner (New York Giants).
- 1890 - Birth of Casey Stengel; New York Yankees (1949-60) and first New York Mets manager.
- 1938 - Birth of Vayachselav Ivanenko in USSR; 50km walker (Olympic-gold-1988).
- 1957 - Birth of Bill Cartwright; basketball player (New York Knicks).
- 1958 - Birth of Daley Thomas in London, England; decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984).
Deaths of sports figures on July 30
- 2014 - Death of Julio Grondona, Argentinian football authority (born 1931).
- 2015 - Death of Alena Vrzánová, Czech figure skater (born 1931).
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