Events in Sports History in July 1987

Jul 1 New York City radio station WFAN-AM commences first 24 hour all sports radio format
Jul 2 KC Royals outfielder Jim Eisenreich hits 1st HR since 1982, in MLB comeback process, retired 1984 (Tourette syndrome)

Sports History

Jul 3 Controversial NY Mets MLB star Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates for criticising his play; he is now an ordained minister

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova earns 8th Wimbledon singles title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Steffi Graf

Baseball Record

Jul 5 A's 1st baseman Mark McGwire becomes first rookie to hit 30 HRs before the MLB All-Star Game as Oakland beats Red Sox, 6-2

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pat Cash of Australia scores his only Grand Slam singles success 7-6, 6-2, 7-5 over Ivan Lendl

Tennis Player and Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ivan Lendl

Cricket History

Jul 6 Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan reaches 300th Test wicket milestone, during 3rd Test vs England at Leeds

Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

Jul 11 Orioles' Cal Ripkin becomes 1st to manage 2 sons, as Billy joins Cal
Jul 12 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Islesmere GC: Jody Rosenthal wins by 2 from Ayako Okamoto of Japan
Jul 12 Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief

US Senior Golf Open

Jul 12 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Brooklawn CC: South African Gary Player wins by a record 6 strokes ahead of Doug Sanders

Jul 14 58th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 at Oakland-Alameda Stad

Sports History

Jul 14 All star MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos)

Sports History

Jul 14 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson

Baseball Record

Jul 16 New York Yankees Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season & ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8)

Baseball Player and Manager Don Mattingly

Jul 17 New York Yankees Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit HRs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8)
Jul 18 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of HRs in 8 consecutive games

British Golf Open

Jul 19 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Briton Nick Faldo wins his first major title, by 1 shot from Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis

Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner Nick Faldo

Jul 19 New York Yankees Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 consecutive games
Jul 20 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs
Jul 23 Petra Felke (E Ger) throws javelin 78.89 m (women's record)
Jul 23 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last year's World Series
Jul 26 74th Tour de France won by Stephen Roche of Ireland
Jul 26 Catfish Hunter Billy Williams and Ray Dandridge are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York

Sports History

Jul 28 Ángel Cordero Jr becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races

US Women's Golf Open

Jul 28 US Open Women's Golf, Plainfield CC: England's Laura Davies won the first of her 4 major titles in an 18-hole Tuesday playoff over runners-up Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner