Today In Sports History 7/16

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

Baseball

• In 1924 NY Giants George Kelly is the first to hit HR’s in six consecutive games.

Golf

• In 1967 at the LPGA Championship at the Pleasant Valley CC, Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn.

Miscellaneous

• In 1845 the New York Yacht Club holds its first regatta.

Soccer

• In 1950 at the FIFA World Cup Final in Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Alcides Ghiggia scores a 79th minute winner as Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1.