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Sports History 1905 - Frank Owen (Chicago White Sox) pitched two complete games in one day. 1910 - White Sox Park opened. The park's name was later changed to Comiskey Park. 1917 - Fred Toney (Cincinnati Reds) pitched two complete games in one day. 1920 - Suzanne Lenglen became the first player to win three titles at Wimbledon in one year. She won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. 1932 - Helen Moody won her fifth women's singles title in six years at Wimbledon. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 44 games. 1951 - Bob Feller set a major league baseball record when he pitched his third no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians. 1982 - Cal Ripken began playing shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles. 1985 - Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers got the 1,800th hit of his career. 1995 - The NBA locked out its players. It was the first work stoppage in the league's history. 1996 - The Milwaukee Brewers ended a 19-game home run hitting streak. 1996 - Frank Thomas (Chicago White Sox) got his 1,000th hit. 1997 - Randy Myers (Baltimore Orioles) got his 300th career save. 1998 - The NBA locked out its players for the second time in its history.
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