Today In Sports History 7/10

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

Baseball

• In 1914 the Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles.

Golf

• In 2016 American Brittany Lang wins her first major title by 3 strokes in a 3-hole playoff over Anna Nordqvist of Sweden at the US Open Women’s.

Miscellaneous

• In 1968 US Major League baseball announces it will split into 2 divisions for 1969.

Soccer

• In 1992 US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons.