TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 10

2007  Ichiro Suzuki hits the 1^st inside-the-park HR in All-Star history

1999  Randy Johnson suffers his 4^th 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 3^rd grand slam of the week (July 4^th and 7^th)

1977  Red Sox tie MLB record by stranding 20 runners vs. Brewers, but they win anyway 8-5

1976  Johnny Miller (279) wins the 105^th 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 100^th British Open

1970  Reds shortstop Woodie Woodward hits his 1^st and only HR in his 1,672^nd at bat

1965  Juan Marichal gets his 14^th win and 7^th 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 2^nd annual All-Star game, Carl Hubbell strikes out 5 future Hall of Famers – Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx in the 1^st and Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in the 2^nd inning

1921  Jake LaMotta was born