July 1959 in Sport
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Months in 1959: January February March April May June August September October November December
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 14 of 14
3rd - 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64)
3rd - 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane
4th - 66th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Darlene Hard (64 63)
6th - 5th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls
7th - 26th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
9th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Open
9th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament
12th - NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during ankee-Red Sox game
18th - 1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright)
19th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance
21st - Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
26th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Western Golf Open
27th - William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in NYC in 1961
30th - In his major league debut, SF Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 18 of 18
1st - Anne Smith, Dallas TX, tennis star
2nd - Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina, tennis star
2nd - Hoogie Drexler, jockey
3rd - Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
5th - Tim Shaw, cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991)
6th - Tahir Naqqash, cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85)
12th - Judi Adams, Phoenix Az, archer (Olympics-1980, 96)
14th - Rodney Rash, horse trainer
16th - Gary Anderson, NFL kickerk (Philadelphia Eagles)
21st - Stuart Young-Black, Cheshire England, Canadian Equestrian (Oly-96)
24th - Brian Fogt, Dayton OH, Nike golfer (1992 Ft Wayne Open-7th)
24th - Edward Liddie, Union Ga, Judo fighter (Olympic-bronze-1984)
27th - David East, cricketer
29th - Brian James Claar, Santa Monica CA, PGA golfer (1991 AT&T-2nd)
29th - Nelli Kim, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1976)
30th - Petra Felke, German DR, javelin thrower (world record 1988)
31st - Mike Bielecki, Baltimore MD, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
31st - Peter Senior, Singapore, Australasia golfer
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 1 of 1
11th - C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies
