July 14

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1951
- 1.2 1967
- 1.3 1968
- 1.4 1969
- 1.5 1970
- 1.6 1981
- 1.7 2005
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1932
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1951

The Molly Pitcher Handicap in Oceanport, NJ became the first sports event to be shown in color, on CBS-TV.

[edit] 1967

Eddie Mathews of the Houston Astros hit his 500th career home run.

[edit] 1968

Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 500th career home run.

[edit] 1969

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a baseball from the Hall of Fame that had the signatures of nine other U.S. Presidents.

[edit] 1970

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon threw out the first ball at the major league baseball All-Star Game.

[edit] 1981

The All-Star Game was postponed because of a 33-day-old baseball players strike. The game ended up being held on August 9.

[edit] 2005

Arsenal midfielder and captain Patrick Vieira left the club to join Italian giants Juventus.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1932

Roosevelt Grier, Football player.

[edit] Deaths

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