Events in Sports History in July 1991

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 for her 3rd Wimbledon crown

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In the first ever all-German final Michael Stich beats Boris Becker 6-4, 7-6, 6-4

Jul 8 Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed
Jul 8 Pitts Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins
Jul 9 62nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto

Sports History

Jul 9 All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)

Jul 9 South Africa re-admitted to Olympics
Jul 11 Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy
Jul 13 Bob Milacki & 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0

US Women's Golf Open

Jul 14 US Open Women's Golf, Colonial CC: Meg Mallon shoots final round 67 (−4) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley

Jul 15 Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit
Jul 18 Florida Marlins' logo unveiled

Meeting of Interest

Jul 18 Mike Tyson meets Miss Black America contestants

Jul 19 Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game
Jul 19 Mike Tyson rapes a Miss Black America contestant (Desiree Washington)
Jul 19 With NY Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better
Jul 20 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
Jul 21 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian 1-2 with Ian Baker-Finch winning his only major championship, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood

Baseball Hall of Fame

Jul 21 Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck, Jr are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York

Baseball Hall of Fame Infielder Rod Carew

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and Coach Ferguson Jenkins

Jul 23 Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5
Jul 25 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use
Jul 25 Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' HR in Yankee Stadium
Jul 26 CFL assumes ownership of Ottawa Rough Riders
Jul 26 Expo's Mark Gardner no hits Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th
Jul 28 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1)
Jul 28 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley

Baseball Record

Jul 28 Dennis Martínez pitches the 13th perfect game in baseball history

Jul 28 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Nottingham, England: Spain wins first title with 2-1 victory over US; Conchita Martínez & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinch final 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 against Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson

Tour de France

Jul 28 Tour de France: Spanish rider Miguel Induráin beats Gianni Bugno of Italy by 3' 36" for 1st of 5 consecutive Tour wins; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner

US Senior Golf Open

Jul 28 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Jack Nicklaus matches course record of 65 to beat Chi Chi Rodriguez by 4 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff