July 1
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1904
- The Games of the III Olympiad open in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
[edit] 1931
- Philadelphia Phillies Hall-of Famer Chuck Klein hit for the cycle.
[edit] 1970
- Three teams in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands; DOS, Elinkwijk and Velox, merge to form FC Utrecht.
[edit] 2003
- Francesc Fabregas officially moved from F.C. Barcelona to Arsenal.
[edit] 2004
- A spectacular play was made by Derek Jeter during a July 1st, 2004 game against the rival Boston Red Sox. In the top of the 12th inning with the score tied at 2, the Red Sox had the bases loaded with two outs and right-fielder Trot Nixon up at bat. Nixon hit a pop fly down the left-field line, which looked like it would land right in between Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez and left-fielder Ruben Sierra for a two-run single, when Jeter once again came out of nowhere to make a sprinting over the shoulder catch before his momentum sent him diving into the left-field box seats. The play was most memorable because of how Jeter risked injury to save two runs, and likely the entire ballgame. The Yankees went on to win the game in the bottom of the 13th inning on the strength of a ground-rule double from backup catcher John Flaherty, and complete the three game sweep of the Red Sox. Jeter left the game, needing stitches in his chin, but returned to play the next night.
