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This Day in Sports History (6/28/2020 – 7/4/2020)

Introduction

This Day in Sports History (6/28/2020 – 7/4/2020)

June 28th, 1971

  • Rick Wise of the Philadelphia Phillies hits two home runs and no hits the Cincinnati Reds.

June 29th, 1986

  • Sparky Anderson is the first MLB manager to win 600 games in both American baseball leagues.

June 30th, 2002

  • Brazil beats Germany to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

July 1st, 1951

  • Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians achieves his third no hitter against the Detroit Tigers.

July 2nd, 1966

  • Billie Jean King wins her first Wimbledon singles title.

July 3rd, 1911

  • Ty Cobbs hits in his 40th consecutive game.

July 4th, 1980

  • Nolan Ryan records his 3000th career strike out.