TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 2

2007 Roger Clemens gets his 350th career win – ends with 354
2004 In a 16 inning game, Baltimore pitchers strikeout 19 and walk 18 Philadelphia batters – Orioles win 7-6
2002 White Sox beat Tigers 17-9 – teams combine for a record tying 12 HRs in the game with 6 apiece
2002 MLB record 62 HRs hit today
1999 Jeff Zimmerman of Texas beats brother Jordan of Seattle 7-6
1993 NY Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses his record 25th straight game – ends with 27 straight losses
1990 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter of the season – MLB record of 22 seasons with at least 100 K’s (Don Sutton had done it 21 seasons)
1988 Steffi Graf wins the 95th Women’s Wimbledon Open
1986 14-0 Roger Clemens gets his 1st loss of the season – will end 24-4 2.48 ERA and win Cy Young and MVP
1983 Martina Navratilova wins the 90th Women’s Wimbledon Open
1978 NYY pitcher Ron Guidry starts the season 13-0
1976 Chris Evert wins the 83rd Women’s Wimbledon Open
1975 Don Baylor of Baltimore hits a HR his 1st three times at bat – hit one his last at bat in previous game and ties MLB record with 4 consecutive
1975 Fred Lynn of Boston does not get a hit – ends his 38 game streak
1972 Twins Jim Kaat breaks his hand sliding and will miss the rest of the year – his record was 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA
1972 Willie McCovey hits his 14th grand slam and Randy Moffitt gets his 1st MLB win – his sister Billie Jean King sent him a congratulatory telegram from Wimbledon
1969 Reds pitcher Gerry Arrigo ties NL record by hitting 3 Braves in an inning – Reds pitchers will hit another 2 to set MLB record of 5 in a game
1963 Juan Marichal beats Warren Spahn in 16 innings – both pitched all 16 – Willie Mays hit a HR in the bottom of the 16th for the win
1962 Dodger pitcher Johnny Podres ties NL record with 8 consecutive strikeouts
1937 Richard Petty born
1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George Carpentier in 4 for the heavyweight title – it was the 1st million dollar gate in boxing