2007 Ichiro Suzuki hits the 1st inside-the-park HR in All-Star history
1999 Randy Johnson suffers his 4th loss in a row – Arizona did not score a run in any of the 4 games
1984 Fernando Valenzuela and Dwight Gooden combine to strikeout 6 AL batters in a row in the All-Star game
1982 Rangers’ Lance Parrish ties MLB record with his 3rd grand slam of the week (July 4th and 7th)
1977 Red Sox tie MLB record by stranding 20 runners vs. Brewers, but they win anyway 8-5
1976 Johnny Miller (279) wins the 105th British Open
1975 Philadelphia 76ers sign George McGinnis after Commissioner Larry O’Brien voids the contract he had signed with the Knicks 6 weeks earlier
1971 Lee Trevino (278) wins the 100th British Open
1970 Reds shortstop Woodie Woodward hits his 1st and only HR in his 1,672nd at bat
1965 Juan Marichal gets his 14th win and 7th shutout of the season
1964 Jesus Alou of SF gets 6 hits in a game vs. the Cubs – all off a different pitcher
1953 Ben Hogan (282) wins the British Open
1951 Sugar Ray Robinson loses his middleweight title in an upset to Randy Turpin – will beat him to win it back
1943 Arthur Ashe was born
1934 In the 2nd annual All-Star game, Carl Hubbell strikes out 5 future Hall of Famers – Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx in the 1st and Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in the 2nd inning
1921 Jake LaMotta was born
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