1884 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord’s1888 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod retains her title beating Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-3, 6-31921 Indians (9) & Yankees
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1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)1896 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Harold Mahony beats 3-time champion Wilfred Baddeley
1877 1st Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-41884 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Maud Watson
1878 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Frank Hadow makes his lone Wimbledon appearance, and wins; beats defending champion Spencer Gore 7-5, 6-1, 9-71893 Australian Harry Graham scores
1882 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-21885 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Defending champion Maud Watson
1883 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-31888 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 3-time
1815 1st flat horse race held at English race track Cheltenham on Nottingham Hill1876 Baseball’s first official no-hitter: George Bradley of the St Louis Brown
1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)1914 NL’s Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep1916 St Louis Brown Ernie Koob
1881 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles1885 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis:
1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course1921 Indians (9) & Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth half