Events in Sports History in July 1946

British Golf Open

Jul 5 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: In first post-WWII Championship, Sam Snead wins his only Open title, 4 strokes clear of runners-up Johnny Bulla & Bobby Locke

Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frenchman Yvon Petra beats Australian Geoff Brown 6-2, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4 for his only Wimbledon title

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-American matchup Pauline Betz beats Louise Brough 6-2, 6-4 for her only Wimbledon crown

Jul 8 Baseball grants $5,000 minimum salary
Jul 9 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston
Jul 12 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park HR

Sports History

Jul 14 Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles & HR, but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs

Jul 24 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League) die in a bus crash
Jul 27 45th Women's French Championships: Margaret Osborne beats Pauline Betz (1-6, 8-6, 7-5)
Jul 27 Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs