Back in Time: July 9

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jul 9, 2010

Back in Time: July 9

Casey Stengel and Mickey Mantle

On Capitol Hill, Casey Stengel (left) and Mickey Mantle appear in front of the Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee, which is investigating the baseball monopoly power in regards to the sport's antitrust exemption.

Wilt Chamberlain

The Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for Darrell Imhoff, Archie Clark and Jerry Chambers, plus an undisclosed amount of cash.

Tom Seaver

With one out in the ninth, the Mets' Tom Seaver's near perfect game is broken up by the Cubs' Jimmy Qualls.

Vida Blue

In the longest shutout in American League history, the A's beat the Angels 1-0 in a 20-inning game. Oakland's Vida Blue fans 17 batters in the first 11 innings.

Boris Becker

Boris Becker wins his third and final Wimbledon with a straight-set victory over Stefan Edberg.

Bud Selig

Despite chants of 'Let them play!' from the sellout crowd of 41,871 at Milwaukee's Miller Park, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig declares the 73rd All-Star Game a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. Also on this day in 1998, Selig was named by the owners to be baseball's ninth commissioner.

Zinedine Zidane

Italy wins the World Cup with a 5-3 victory over France. The match will best be remembered for French captain Zinedine Zidane getting a red card for headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi