TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 2

2007  Roger Clemens gets his 350^th 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 25^th straight game – ends with 27 straight losses

1990  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100^th 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 95^th Women’s Wimbledon Open

1986  14-0 Roger Clemens gets his 1^st loss of the season – will end 24-4 2.48 ERA and win Cy Young and MVP

1983  Martina Navratilova wins the 90^th Women’s Wimbledon Open

1978  NYY pitcher Ron Guidry starts the season 13-0

1976  Chris Evert wins the 83^rd Women’s Wimbledon Open

1975  Don Baylor of Baltimore hits a HR his 1^st 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 14^th grand slam and Randy Moffitt gets his 1^st 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 16^th 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 1^st million dollar gate in boxing