Collin Morikawa of the United States plays his shot from the 11th tee during a practice round prior to the 2021 PGA Championship

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Sports in July are all about Major League Baseball, NBA Summer League games, the British Grand Prix, Tour de France, Nascar races, some Golf tournaments, the MLB All-Star game, Wimbledon, and track and field events. Additionally, there were some other notable sports moments and stories from legends of the game. Let's take a closer look at these and more:

Unforgettable Games & Remarkable Records

Great moments in sport that occurred on July 18th include:

1878: Frank Hadow goes to Wimbledon for the first time and ends up winning the whole thing.
1893: Lottie Dod wins her third Wimbledon title in a row and fifth overall title.
1896: Scot James Foulis wins the US Open Men's Golf title.
1912: The Cubs get 21 hits in a game, but still lose to the Phillies.
1913: Christy Mathewson gives up his first walk in 69 innings.
1921: Babe Ruth hits career home run #139 and becomes the all-time home run leader.
1927: Ty Cobb gets the 4,000th hit of his MLB career.
1947: The Yankees 19 19-game winning streak comes to an end.
1948: Pat Seerey hits four home runs in an 11-inning game.
1951: Jersey Joe Walcott knocks out Ezzard Charles in seven rounds and becomes the oldest world heavyweight champion.
1962: Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in the first inning of a game.
1970: Willie Mays becomes the 10th player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits.
1976: Nadia Comaneci becomes the first gymnast in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10.
1982: Tom Watson wins the British Golf Open and it was his fourth Open Championship.
1987: Don Mattingly hits a home run in eight consecutive games.
1988: Seve Ballesteros wins his third British Open title.
1993: Greg Norman wins his second British Open title.
1999: Paul Lawrie wins the British Open Men's Golf title and it was his only major victory.
1999: David Cone is the 15th pitcher in MLB history to pitch a perfect game.
2004: Lance Armstrong and Diana Taurasi win male and female athletes of the year at the ESPY Awards.
2004: Todd Hamilton wins the British Open and it was his only major title.
2018: Kawhi Leonard gets traded to the Toronto Raptors.
2021: Tadej Pogačar becomes the youngest rider to win the Tour de France twice.
2021: Collin Morikawa becomes the first male in history to win at two separate events in his debut.

Looking back on these July 18th statistics, the athletes that stand out are Willie Mays, Diana Taurasi, and Tadej Pogača.

Mays was widely celebrated as one of the greatest baseball players of all time, renowned for his exceptional all-around skills and captivating style of play. Taurasi is known for her scoring prowess, leadership, and numerous accolades, including being the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and a six-time Olympic gold medalist. Pogača is a famous and highly successful Slovenian professional cyclist, known for his exceptional performances in both stage races and one-day classics.

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