July 27

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Reuben Berman, baseball fan, sued the New York Giants with claims of suffering mental and bodily distress after refusing to return a foul ball. Berman was eventually rewarded $100.

Joe DiMaggio was just getting warmed up for his magical 56-game hitting streak in 1941, as his 61-game streak came to an end. As an 18-year old in his first year of pro baseball with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, Dimaggio got a hit on May 28 and didn’t stop for 61 straight; at one point needing six batters in front of him to reach base in the last inning before hitting a double to keep the streak alive.

Rudy York of the Boston Red Sox hit two grand slams and had 10 RBI to lead the Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns, 13-6.

William A. Shea, for whom Shea Stadium is named after, attempts to form the Continental League to compete with the American and National Leagues. He folds his league when the city of New York is awarded a National League expansion team, later to become the New York Mets.

Pete Rose set the record for most singles in a career when he surpassed Ty Cobb with his 3,503rd base hit.

Greg LeMond of the United States became the first non-European to capture the Tour de France.

Fu Mingxia of China became the second youngest gold medalist in Olympic history when she won the women's 10-meter platform diving event just two weeks after her 14th birthday.

A pipe bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during a late-night concert at the Summer Olympics. One person was killed and over a hundred people were injured when the bomb exploded shortly after 1 A.M. Despite heavy security at all of the venues and a bomb threat that was called in shortly before the explosion, police were unable to completely evacuate the area in time. The games continued without interruption, and a man named Eric Rudolph later plead guilty and received three consecutive life prison terms (for this and two other bombings). Rudolph was only sentenced in 2005, nine years after a security guard named Richard Jewell was originally accused and later cleared.
Donovan Bailey of the Canadian Olympic Team set a record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.84 sec. The previous record was 9.85 sec. held by Leroy Burrell of the United States.

Brooklyn rookie Henry Heitman made his major league debut and his finale in the same game. He pitched four straight hits to the St. Louis Cardinals, left the game and never played again in the majors.

Ron Guidry makes his Major League debut for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. He struck out 3 in 2 innings.

Brooklyn rookie Henry Heitman made his major league debut and his finale in the same game. He pitched four straight hits to the St. Louis Cardinals, left the game and never played again in the majors.