# A 59-year old Tom Watson came within a whisker of winning the Open Championship, Pete Rose sentenced to prison, and the first unassisted Triple Play - This DiSH for July 19

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Podcast: [This Day in Sports History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837)
Published: 2026-07-19T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thisdayinsportshistory.sportshistorynetwork.com/captivate-podcast/a-59-year-old-tom-watson-came-within-a-whisker-to-win-the-open-championship-pete-rose-sentenced-to-prison-and-the-first-unassisted-triple-play-this-dish-for-july-19
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In 2009, 59-year old Tom Watson came within a shot of becoming the oldest to win a major golf championship. In 1946, home plate umpire Red Jones ejected 14 players and coaches in an effort to silence a critic and yet he never found him. In 1990, Pete Rose was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. In 1909, Neal Ball recorded the first unassisted triple play in MLB history.

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