Events in Sports History in July 1970

Jul 1 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)
Jul 3 California Angels pitcher Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 3 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 for her third and final Wimbledon singles title, and 3rd leg of her successful Grand Slam

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian thriller, John Newcombe beats Ken Rosewall 5,7 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ken Rosewall

US Women's Golf Open

Jul 5 US Open Women's Golf, Muskogee CC: Donna Caponi successfully defends her title by 1 from Sandra Haynie and Sandra Spuzich

Jul 8 SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)

British Golf Open

Jul 12 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders by 1 stroke in event's first 18-hole playoff to win the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships

Sports History

Jul 14 41st MLB All Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF

Jul 15 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship

Baseball Record

Jul 18 Willie Mays becomes 10th baseball player to get 3,000 hits

Tour de France

Jul 19 57th Tour de France: Defending champion Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins general, mountains and combination categories

Jul 20 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks
Jul 21 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits & Padres lose, 3-0
Jul 24 International Lawn Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule

Baseball Record

Jul 26 Reds catcher Johnny Bench, playing for the day in the outfield, goes 4 for 5 with 7 RBIs including 3 consecutive HRs off St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton in 12-5 win at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Jul 27 Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game
Jul 27 Lou Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
Jul 31 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940)