Today In Sports History 7/14

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1972 plate umpire and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is umpire, and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher.The KC Royals win 1-0

Golf

• In 1986 at the Women’s US Open, Jane Geddes wins by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African born Sally Little

Miscellaneous

• In 1951 the first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)

Olympics

• In 1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)

Tennis

• In 2018 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Angelique Kerber becomes the first German since Steffi Graf (1996) to win Wimbledon beating Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3