Today's events in sports history

MAY 25

• 1868 Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
• 1876 4th Preakness: G. Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75

• 1895 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5
• 1899 33rd Belmont: R. Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
• 1900 Retired London fire master Eyre Massey Shaw aged 70 reputedly becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics for sailing (disputed)
• 1904 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
• 1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0

Baseball History

1919 Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap


Baseball Hall of Fame ManagerCasey Stengel
Babe Ruth Suspended
1922 Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates

Greatest 45 Minutes in Sport
1935 Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport"


Track and Field AthleteJesse Owens

• 1939 Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president

Baseball History
1941 Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
PGA Championship
1948 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Norwood Hills CC: Ben Hogan scores a convincing 7 & 6 win over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final for his 2nd PGA crown


GolferBen Hogan
Baseball History
1951 NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row
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• 1959 US Supreme Courtt rules Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
• 1963 Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket

Ali KOs Liston
1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston at 2:12 of round 1 at Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionSonny Liston

• 1966 Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
• 1967 European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup
• 1970 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2

Frazier KOs Stander
1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1975 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
• 1975 Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shutting out the A's 6-0

Indy 500
1975 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins rain-shortened race ahead of defending champion Johnny Rutherford and pole-sitter A. J. Foyt for his second Indy title


Auto RacerBobby Unser

Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1977 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome

Stanley Cup
1978 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: 3-peat for Montreal Canadiens; beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 as Mario Tremblay scores twice; 4-2 series victory


Ice Hockey Coach and CommentatorDon Cherry

• 1980 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins from pole position for his third Indy victory; sixth driver to win the race three times
• 1980 Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8")

Baseball Record
1981 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski (41) is 4th to play 3,000 MLB baseball games (Cobb, Musial & Aaron)


MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski

• 1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
• 1983 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens
• 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
• 1984 Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
• 1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner

Cricket History
1985 Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (vs Derbyshire)


Test CricketerAllan Border
Baseball Record
1986 KC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit


MLB Third BasemanGeorge Brett

• 1988 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart
• 1989 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to win series 4 games to 2; Flames' first SC title
• 1991 Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins' first Final series appearance
• 1992 NY Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7

NHL History
1994 Mark Messier scores a natural hat trick for the New York Rangers in game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals


NHL LegendMark Messier

• 1996 1st Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win inaugural title with a 45-21 victory over the Natal Sharks; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 3 conversions for the home team

Sports History
1997 Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett

• 1997 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

Sports History
1997 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games in Major League Baseball


Baseball Pitcher and CoachMel Stottlemyre
Laureus Awards
2000 Laureus World Sports Awards, Monte-Carlo Sporting, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Marion Jones (rescinded); Team: Manchester United FC


Track and Field Athlete and Drug CheatMarion Jones

GolferTiger Woods

• 2002 Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners
• 2003 Indianapolis 500: French born Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran passes Penske teammate and defending champion Hélio Castroneves with 31 laps remaining for his first Indy 500 win
• 2005 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
• 2008 Indianapolis 500: Scott Dixon of New Zealand wins ahead of Vítor Meira and Marco Andretti; 19th winner from pole and first victor from NZ

Senior PGA Championship
2008 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: Jay Haas wins his second title in the event by 1 stroke from Germany’s Bernhard Langer


Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

• 2012 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2

UEFA Champions League Final
2013 UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2014 Indianapolis 500: American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay holds off runner-up Hélio Castroneves of Brazil by a margin of 0.0600 seconds, the second-closest finish in race history

Senior PGA Championship
2014 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Shore Harbor: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 4 strokes from Tom Watson


GolferTom Watson

 

MAY 26

• 1874 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5
• 1883 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5

Cricket History

1884 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 against an England XI in a tour match in Birmingham; match over in just 4 hours


CricketerFred Spofforth

• 1894 German Emanuel Lasker becomes undisputed World Chess Champion by beating Austrian-American defending titleholder Wilhelm Steinitz, 10-5 (4 draws) in Montreal, Canada
• 1898 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32
• 1907 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game
• 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field
• 1923 Inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for cars starts through public roads around Le Mans, France; inaugural winners: André Lagache and René Léonard (France) for Chenard & Walcker

Baseball History
1925 Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Baseball Record
1925 Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Ty Cobb is first to collect 1,000 extra-base hits when he doubles in Detroit Tigers' 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park


MLB LegendTy Cobb
Baseball History
1933 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St Louis Cards


Baseball Hall of Fame Right FielderChuck Klein
Baseball History
1946 2-for-42 & hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
French Open Men's Tennis
1956 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Lew Hoad wins his first and only French title; beats Sven Davidson of Sweden 6-4, 8-6, 6-3


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionLew Hoad
French Open Women's Tennis
1956 French Championships Women's Tennis: American Althea Gibson wins her only French singles title; beats Angela Mortimer of England 6-0, 12-10


Tennis PlayerAlthea Gibson

• 1956 Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1

French Open Men's Tennis
1963 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

• 1963 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England's Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Boxing Title Fight
1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1974 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford claims first of his three Indy victories; first Sunday start of the event
• 1975 Tennis game in Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes
• 1980 Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8"
• 1982 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam
• 1983 29th Walker Cup: US, 13½ - 10½
• 1983 LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws

Indy 500
1985 Indianapolis 500: Danny Sullivan wins by 24 seconds from Mario Andretti after surviving famous 360° spin on lap 120


Auto RacerMario Andretti

• 1988 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for 4 game series sweep

Sports History
1990 Philadelphia Phillies retire future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt
Indy 500
1991 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins from pole, becoming the third 4-time winner (joins A. J. Foyt and Al Unser); record 6th career pole position for Mears


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1993 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich

Baseball Record
1993 In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

• 1996 Indianapolis 500: first Indy 500 contested by Indy Racing League; many top CART teams boycott; Buddy Lazier wins marking Firestone's first Indy victory since 1971
• 1997 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2

Baseball Record
1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs


MLB OutfielderSammy Sosa

• 1999 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona
• 2000 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
• 2001 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Fullback Andrew Walker kicks 5 penalties & 3 conversions as the ACT Brumbies win their first title; beat Coastal Sharks (Durban), 36-6
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• 2002 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Hélio Castroneves of Brazil becomes fifth driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back races for his second of 4 race victories
• 2004 12th UEFA Champions League Final: Porto beats AS Monaco 3-0 at Gelsenkirchen
• 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0
• 2013 Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs; Kieron Pollard 60 no (32)
• 2013 Indianapolis 500: Tony Kanaan becomes 4th Brazilian to win the race; fastest Indy 500 in history with Kanaan's average speed 187.433 mph; record stands until 2021
• 2013 Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry
• 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference

UEFA Champions League Final
2018 UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles


Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane

• 2019 Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske's record-extending 18th victory in the event
• 2019 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: American Ken Tanigawa wins his first career major title by 1 stroke ahead of Scott McCarron

 

MAY 27

• 1878 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75

Cricket History

1878 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 10-20 (6-4 and 4-16) in quick-fire 9 wicket tour match win over the MCC in London


CricketerFred Spofforth

• 1881 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
• 1882 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5
• 1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
• 1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
• 1904 NY Giants first baseman Dan McGann collects MLB record 5 stolen bases in 3-1 win over the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds in NYC; record broken in 1991 by Otis Nixon
• 1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
• 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11

Baseball Record
1937 New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell wins his MLB record 24th consecutive game in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field; streak starts July 17, 1936


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell
Cricket History
1938 Cricket batting genius Don Bradman scores 145 not out for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton, completing 1,000 runs before the end of May for the second time, the only touring batsman to England ever to perform the feat


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Sports History
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg
Sports History
1949 MLB Cleveland Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day"


MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck

• 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
• 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt, used by Baltimore Oriole Clint Courtney
• 1961 60th Women's French Championships: Ann Haydon beats Yola Ramirez (6-2, 6-1)
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• 1961 Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner's Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg)
• 1961 French Championships Men's Tennis : Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
• 1961 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' ½"
• 1964 European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title
• 1965 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0

Sports History
1968 George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles


American Football Coach and Team OwnerGeorge Halas

• 1968 NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises
• 1971 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
• 1972 Indianapolis 500: Mark Donohue wins after leading only the final 13 laps; owner Roger Penske's first of eighteen Indy 500 victories
• 1973 American athlete Rick Wohlhuter runs world record 880 yards in 1:44.6

Sports History
1974 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning


Baseball PlayerKen Brett

• 1975 Stanley Cup Final, The Aud, Buffalo, NY: Philadelphia Flyers win back-to-back titles; shutting out Buffalo Sabres, 2-0 for a 4-2 series win; goaltender Bernie Parent wins 2nd consecutive Conn Smyth trophy as playoff MVP
• 1979 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Rick Mears takes lead for the final time with 18 laps to go, to win his first of four Indy 500 races
• 1981 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris
• 1981 Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but umpire says no
• 1982 New owners headed by John McMullen buy NHL's Colorado Rockies and move the team to the New Jersey Meadowlands under the new name NJ Devils

Indy 500
1984 Indianapolis 500: 1979 champion Rick Mears wins second Indy 500 two laps ahead of the field after contenders Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti drop out in second half of the race


Auto RacerMario Andretti
Sports History
1984 Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day; Italian Open 1984, beats Virginie Ruzici, Carling Basset and Chris Evert in the final 6-3 6-3; only 7th player to beat Evert on clay


Tennis LegendChris Evert

• 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna

Sports History
1987 New York Yankees knuckleballer Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherPhil Niekro

• 1990 Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk takes lead with 32 laps to go to earn first-ever victory in championship-level competition; average speed 185.981 mph is a record that stands until 2013
• 1993 Baseball player Dale Murphy ends his career after 398 HRs
• 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
• 1997 Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk wins from pole position for his second Indy victory; Treadway Racing finishes 1-2 with Luyendyk's teammate Scott Goodyear runner-up
• 1997 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
• 1997 Marv Albert pleads innocent to charges of sexual assault
• 2000 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
• 2000 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Crusaders claim their 3rd consecutive title with a 20-19 win over the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 5 penalties for the winners
• 2001 Indianapolis 500: race rookie Hélio Castroneves of Brazil leads for the final 52 laps to win first of 4 Indy 500s; Penske Racing sweeps 1st-2nd with Gil de Ferran the runner-up

Senior PGA Championship
2001 Senior PGA Championship, Ridgewood CC, NJ: 5-time British Open champion Tom Watson wins first of 6 Champions Tour major titles with a 1 stroke win over Jim Thorpe


GolferTom Watson

• 2006 NHL Western Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 1

Sports History
2006 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 19-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties & a conversion for the winners


Rugby PlayerDan Carter

• 2006 WLAF World Bowl 14, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Amsterdam Admirals, 22-7
• 2007 Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti declared the winner with 34 laps remaining when race halted by torrential rain

Senior PGA Championship
2007 Senior PGA Championship, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course: Denis Watson of Zimbabwe wins his lone major title by a 2 stroke margin from Eduardo Romero of Argentina


GolferEduardo Romero

• 2009 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1
• 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League
• 2011 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 games to 3
• 2012 Indianapolis 500: Dual champion (2007, 10) Dario Franchitti of Scotland wins his record tying 3rd title; teammate Scott Dixon finishes second, sweeping a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing
• 2012 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets; Manvinder Bisla top scores, 89 (48)
• 2012 Senior PGA Championship, The GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Roger Chapman wins first of 2 Champions Tour major titles of the year by 2 strokes from John Cook
• 2015 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
• 2017 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79' winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title
• 2018 Indianapolis 500: Will Power becomes first Australian race winner; Roger Penske's 17th Indy 500 victory as a car owner; average speed: 166.935 mph
• 2018 IPL Cricket Final, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets; Shane Watson top scores, 117 no (57); SK's 3rd IPL title
• 2018 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Paul Broadhurst wins by 4 strokes from American Tim Petrovic

 

MAY 28

• 1742 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London)
• 1875 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43.5

• 1880 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5
• 1901 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2
• 1904 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2
• 1912 Australian cricket spin bowler Jimmy Matthews takes 2 hat-tricks on same day in Triangular Tournament v South Africa at Old Trafford (3/16, 3/38); only player to achieve the feat
• 1927 Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days

Cricket History

1934 Jack Hobbs scores his 197th (or 199th) and last 1st class cricket century at 51 years and 163 days of age [1]


CricketerJack Hobbs

• 1941 1st night game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. (NY Yankees pip the Senators 6-5)
• 1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1)
• 1949 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Parker retains title; beats fellow American Budge Patty 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
• 1949 French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont wins her second French singles crown; beats Nelly Adamson Landry of France 7-5, 6-2

Baseball Record
1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run


MLB LegendWillie Mays
Preakness Stakes
1955 80th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1955 Indianapolis 500: Bob Sweikert wins; defending champion Bill Vukovich killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500
• 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Dale Long becomes 1st to hit HRs in 8 straight games
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• 1957 NL approves baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to the US west coast
• 1958 European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos
• 1960 59th Men's French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Luis Ayala (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3)

Sports History
1960 59th Women's French Championships: Darlene Hard beats Yola Ramirez (6-3, 6-4)


Tennis PlayerDarlene Hard

• 1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
• 1968 MLB: AL announces it is splitting into 2 divisions
• 1968 MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
• 1969 European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri
• 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)
• 1973 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins first of his two Indy triumphs after rain halts the race at lap 133
• 1975 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris

Indy 500
1978 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Snr in a Lola dominates second half of race to hold off Tom Sneva for his third Indy victory


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1980 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning
• 1980 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid
• 1980 Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
• 1986 White Sox Joe Cowley sets record striking out 1st 7 Rangers he faces

Indy 500
1989 Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil first foreign winner since 1966; completes final lap under caution after crashing with Al Unser Jr


Auto RacerEmerson Fittipaldi

Indy Car DriverAl Unser Jr.
Baseball Record
1994 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054)


Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew

Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield

• 1995 Indianapolis 500: Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve wins as race leader Scott Goodyear is controversially black flagged on lap 195
• 1995 White Sox (5) & Tigers (7) combine for record 12 HRs at Tiger Stadium
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• 1997 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich
• 2000 Indianapolis 500: reigning CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya leads for 167 laps to cruise to victory; first rookie winner since Graham Hill 1966
• 2002 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2
• 2003 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester

Sports History
2003 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL


NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy
Sports History
2005 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 5th title with a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter lands 3 conversions & 2 penalties for the winners


Rugby PlayerDan Carter
Baseball Record
2006 Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list


MLB LegendBarry Bonds

Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 2006 Indianapolis 500: Sam Hornish Jr. wins from the pole position; record 14th Indy victory for Penske Racing; 0.0635 second margin from runner-up Marco Andretti second-closest finish in history at the time
• 2006 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Tree GC: Jay Haas wins his first of 3 Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the third playoff hole against Brad Bryant
• 2011 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs; Murali Vijay 95 (52), Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16
• 2011 UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça
• 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, Milan: Real Madrid beats cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid, 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; record-extending 11th title
• 2017 Indianapolis 500: Japanese ex-Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato of Andretti Autosport becomes first Asian to win the race; Brazilian Hélio Castroneves finishes just 0.2011 seconds behind

Senior PGA Championship
2017 Senior PGA Championship, Trump National GC: A week after winning The Tradition, Bernhard Langer of Germany triumphs by 1 stroke from Vijay Singh


Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

GolferVijay Singh

• 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0

 

MAY 29

• 1897 31st Belmont: Joe Scherrer aboard Scottish Chieftain wins in 2:23.25
• 1900 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4

• 1916 NY Giants win 17th consecutive road game
• 1922 US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws
• 1940 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)

French Open Men's Tennis
1948 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Parker wins 1st of 2 straight French titles; beats Jaroslav Drobný 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný

• 1948 French Championships Women's Tennis: Belgium-born but representing France, Nelly Landry beats American Shirley Fry 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 for her lone major title
• 1954 British runner Diane Leather becomes first woman to run the mile in under 5 minutes; 4:59.6 at Alexander Sports Ground in Birmingham, England

French Open Men's Tennis
1954 French Championships Men's Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Art Larsen 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 for first of 2 straight French singles titles


Tennis Player and Five-Time Major ChampionTony Trabert
French Open Women's Tennis
1954 French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly retains her title; beats Ginette Bucaille of France 6-4, 6-1


Tennis playerMaureen Connolly

• 1957 NYC Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants & Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast
• 1965 American long jumper Ralph Boston sets then world record 27' 4 3/4" (8.35m) at Modesto, California

French Open Men's Tennis
1965 French Championships Men's Tennis: Fred Stolle beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title


Tennis Player and CoachTony Roche

• 1965 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner Bowrey wins her 2nd French singles crown; upsets doubles partner Margaret Smith 6-3, 6-4
• 1965 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium
• 1968 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Bobby Charlton scores twice as Manchester United beats Benfica, 4-1; first English club to win the trophy

Indy 500
1971 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Al Unser Snr becomes first and only driver to win race on his birthday; leads for final 83 laps


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1972 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Southern Pines CC: Sandra Palmer wins first of 2 majors by a massive 10 strokes from Judy Rankin and Mickey Wright
• 1976 Only HR of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil
• 1977 Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney

Indy 500
1977 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt. becomes first driver to win Indy 500 four times; last time winning car built entirely within US; Janet Guthrie first female to qualify, lasts 27 laps


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt
Sports History
1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year


NBA LegendLarry Bird

NBA LegendMagic Johnson

• 1983 Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first Indy 500; represents record 7th Indy victory for chief mechanic George Bignotti
• 1983 Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m

Sports History
1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) & #4 (Joe Cronin)


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin

• 1985 29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels
• 1985 Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months
• 1987 Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games
• 1988 Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of 1st-class cricket season
• 1988 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears claims his third-career Indy 500 victory; 50th victory in Championship racing for owner Roger Penske and Penske Racing

Sports History
1989 Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1990 NY Mets fire manager Davey Johnson & hire Bud Harrelson

Baseball Record
1990 Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

MLB LegendTy Cobb

• 1991 35th European Cup: Red Star Belgrade beats Marseille (0-0, 5-3 on penalties) at Bari
• 1992 NY Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at 3 games

Sports History
1992 White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base


MLB OutfielderTim Raines

• 1993 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 3

Sports History
1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits & 3 walks, he damages his arm


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
Indy 500
1994 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr.wins from pole position for his second Indy 500 victory for Marlboro Team Penske


Indy Car DriverAl Unser Jr.

• 1996 NHL Western Conference Final: Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
• 2001 U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments
• 2005 Indianapolis 500: Dan Wheldon becomes first British-born winner since Graham Hill in 1966; first Indy 500 victory for car owner Michael Andretti of Andretti-Green Racing
• 2005 Senior PGA Championship, Laurel Valley GC: Mike Reid wins his first of 2 Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the first playoff hole against Jerry Pate and Dana Quigley
• 2010 In an all South African Super 14 Rugby final, the Bulls (Pretoria) retain title, 25-17 over the Stormers (Cape Town) at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto; Morné Steyn kicks 6 penalties and a conversion for the Bulls
• 2010 Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay becomes 20th pitcher to throw a perfect game (1-0 vs Florida Marlins), in Miami
• 2010 Super Rugby Final, Orlando Stadium, Soweto: Bulls (Pretoria) successfully defend their title with a 25-17 win over the Stormers (Cape Town) in an all-South African final
• 2011 Indianapolis 500: 2005 champion Dan Wheldon of England wins his 2nd Indy 500; 4 months later he is killed in a race accident in Las Vegas

Senior PGA Championship
2011 Senior PGA Championship, Valhalla GC: Tom Watson wins his 6th and final Champions Tour major title with a birdie on the first playoff hole against David Eger


GolferTom Watson

• 2014 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
• 2015 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
• 2016 Indianapolis 500: American driver Alexander Rossi of Andretti Herta Autosport runs out of fuel on the final lap but coasts across line for the victory in 100th running of the race
• 2016 IPL Cricket Final, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs; David Warner 69 (38)
• 2016 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Rocco Mediate wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Colin Montgomerie of Scotland

Sports History
2017 Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida


GolferTiger Woods

• 2021 UEFA Champions League Final, Porto: Kai Havertz scores just before halftime to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester City in an all-English final; Blues' second CL title
• 2022 Indianapolis 500: Marcus Ericsson driving for Chip Ganassi Racing is second wining Swedish-born driver; holds off furious charge from Pato O'Ward with 2 laps to go to win his first Indy 500
• 2022 IPL Cricket Final, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad: Debut team Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets; Shubman Gill 45no, Hardik Pandya 3/17
• 2022 Jai Hindley becomes only the second Australian cyclist to win a Grand Tour with a 1' 18" victory over 2019 champion Richard Carapaz in the Giro d'Italia

 

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• 1890 First baseman Dave Foutz hits Brooklyn Bridegrooms' (later Dodgers) first ever home run during doubleheader defeats to Chicago Colts at Washington Park, Brooklyn
• 1894 Boston Beaneaters baseball second baseman Bobby Lowe first to hit 4 home runs in MLB game in 20-11 win against Cincinnati Reds

Cricket History

1895 English cricket icon W. G. Grace scores 169 for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Lord's for his 1,000th first-class run of the season in just 22 days


CricketerW. G. Grace

• 1896 First car accident occurs; Henry Wells hits a cyclist in NYC
• 1899 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47
• 1903 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8
• 1906 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20
• 1907 41st Belmont Stakes: George Mountain aboard 3 year old stallion Peter Pan wins
• 1908 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win
• 1910 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22
• 1911 1st Indianapolis 500: Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp for Nordyke & Marmon Company comes out of retirement, wins inaugural event; average speed: 74.602 mph (120.060 km/h)
• 1912 Indianapolis 500: Joe Dawson in the American-manufactured, 4-cylinder National, wins in race record 6:21:06; time is 21:02 faster than previous 1911 record
• 1913 Indianapolis 500: Frenchman Jules Goux becomes first non-American to win race in a car owned by French manufacturer Peugeot
• 1914 Indianapolis 500: Frenchman René Thomas driving for Louis Delâge wins ahead of Arthur Duray of Belgium
• 1916 Indianapolis 500: Dario Resta accompanied by riding mechanic Bob Dahnke lead 103 of 120 laps to claim victory; only Indy 500 scheduled for less than 500 miles (300)
• 1921 Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton accompanied by riding mechanic Harry Franck wins the first of two 500 victories after Ralph DePalma had led for 109 laps
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• 1922 Cubs and Cardinals trade outfielders between morning and afternoon games of doubleheader; Max Flack goes to St. Louis, Cliff Heathcote heads to Chicago; both get hits for new clubs in the nightcap
• 1922 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Murphy becomes first driver to win the race from pole position; accompanied by riding mechanic Ernie Olson
• 1923 Indianapolis 500: 1921 champion Tommy Milton becomes first multiple race winner; Howdy Wilcox drives relief for laps 103-151 as Milton's hands are bandaged due to blisters
• 1924 Indianapolis 500: Lora Lawrence Corum starts the race and is relieved midway by Joe Boyer who drives to victory; both drivers credited as "co-winners"
• 1925 Indianapolis 500: Race winner Peter DePaolo becomes first driver to complete 500 miles in under 5 hours, and have an average over 100 mph; Norman Batten drives 21 laps of relief while DePaolo has his hands bandaged due to blisters
• 1927 Indianapolis 500: First-time starter George Souders wins by 8 laps, largest margin since 1913; first driver to win full-500 mile race with no help from relief driver or riding mechanic

Sports History
1927 Walter Johnson records 110th and final shutout of his Baseball HOF career, the most in MLB history; Washington Senators score 3-0 win over Boston Red Sox


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1928 Indianapolis 500: Rookie driver Louis Meyer takes first of 3 career Indy victories after 20 lap duel with Tony Gulotta and Jimmy Gleason
• 1929 Indianapolis 500: Ray Keech takes lead for final time on lap 158 for his first Indy 500 win; car owner Maude A. Yagle is first and only female winning owner in Indy history
• 1930 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Billy Arnold takes lead on lap 3 and never gives it up; total 198 laps stands as all-time Indy 500 race record; accompanied by riding mechanic Spider Matlock
• 1931 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Billy Arnold leads for 155 laps before axle trouble; Louis Schneider leads final 34 laps accompanied by riding mechanic Jigger Johnson

Baseball Record
1931 Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH


Baseball Hall of Fame Right FielderChuck Klein

• 1932 Indianapolis 500: Fred Frame takes lead for good on lap 152, winning from 27th on starting grid; accompanied by riding mechanic Jerry Houck
• 1932 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins
• 1933 Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins accompanied by riding mechanic Lawson Harris; Mark Billman killed in a crash on lap 79; Lester Spangler and riding mechanic "Monk" Jordan die in a crash on lap 132
• 1934 Indianapolis 500: Indianapolis native Bill Cummings accompanied by riding mechanic Earl Unversaw wins race where only 12 of 33 entrants finish
• 1935 Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo accompanied by riding mechanic Jimmy Dunham win; Pete DePaolo becomes first to win race separately as a driver (1925) and owner

Sports History
1935 Philadelphia pitcher Jim Bivin retires Babe Ruth on an infield grounder in "the Babe's" final MLB at-bat; Ruth plays just 1 inning in Boston Braves, 11-6 loss to Phillies at the Baker Bowl


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1936 Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer becomes first 3-time winner of the race; Lawson Harris is first 2-time riding mechanic; famous tradition of serving milk in victory lane commences
• 1937 42nd Men's French Championships: Henner Henkel beats Bunny Austin (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)
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• 1937 42nd Women's French Championships: Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-4)

PGA Championship
1937 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pittsburgh Field Club: Defending champion Denny Shute defeats Jug McSpaden in 37 holes


GolferDenny Shute

• 1938 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Floyd Roberts claims winner's cheque $32,075; car owner Lou Moore is also the chief mechanic
• 1938 New York Yankees sweep arch rival Boston Red Sox, 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium
• 1939 Indianapolis 500: Reigning champion Floyd Roberts is killed in crash on lap 109; Wilbur Shaw wins his second of 3 Indy 500 titles
• 1940 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw drives same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939; first driver in the history to win at Indy in consecutive years
• 1941 Indianapolis 500: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose win final 500 prior to United States involvement in WWII; final time one car would carry 2 drivers to victory at Indy

Sports History
1942 Satchel Paige pitches 5 innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherSatchel Paige

• 1946 Bama Rowell hits a home run in a baseball match - the ball shatters Bulova Clock in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
• 1946 Indianapolis 500: Resumes after WWII; George Robson wins by 44 seconds ahead of rookie Jimmy Jackson
• 1947 Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose leads for final 8 laps after confused pit messages with teammate Bill Holland to take the controversial victory; race marred by a 41st lap crash that claims life of Shorty Cantlon

Baseball Record
1948 Schenectady Blue Jays Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game


Baseball Pitcher and ManagerTommy Lasorda

• 1949 Indianapolis 500: After finishing runner-up the previous 2 years, Bill Holland finally wins giving car owner Lou Moore his 3rd consecutive Indy victory; 1947-48 winner Mauri Rose fired after the race for ignoring team orders

Boxing Title Fight
1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles

• 1951 Indianapolis 500: Lee Wallard wins in a Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser that loses its brakes, suffers damaged exhaust pipe and broken shock absorber mounting
• 1952 Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves
• 1952 Indianapolis 500: Troy Ruttman at 22 years 80 days sets record for youngest 500 winner in history; his Kuzma-Offenhauser is last dirt track car to win at Indy
• 1953 1st major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2

French Open Men's Tennis
1953 French Championships Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall of Australia wins his 2nd Grand Slam title, beating American Vic Seixas 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionKen Rosewall

Tennis PlayerVic Seixas
French Open Women's Tennis
1953 French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of her Grand Slam


Tennis playerMaureen Connolly

Tennis PlayerDoris Hart

• 1953 Indianapolis 500: Labelled "Hottest 500" due to high temperatures, Bill Vukovich wins first of 2 consecutive Indy 500 victories; Carl Scarborough drops out of race, and later dies of heat prostration
• 1954 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs
• 1956 Indianapolis 500: Pat Flaherty wins in a Watson-Offenhauser; first 500 to be governed by the United States Automobile Club

Baseball History
1956 Mickey Mantle misses by 18 inches hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
European Cup Final
1957 European Cup Final, Madrid: Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento score as defending champions Real Madrid beats Fiorentina, 2-0


Football Player and CoachAlfredo Di Stéfano

• 1957 Indianapolis 500: Sam Hanks wins in his thirteenth attempt; first driver to win a $100,000 single-race payday
• 1957 Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai v England at Edgbaston
• 1958 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins a race best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that results in death of fan-favourite driver Pat O'Connor
• 1959 58th Men's French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Ian Vermaak (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1)
• 1959 58th Women's French Championships: Christine Truman beats Zsuzsi Kormoczy (6-4, 7-5)
• 1959 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward earns first of 2 career Indy 500 victories as a record 16 cars complete full 500 miles; for the first time all cars required to have roll bars
• 1960 Indianapolis 500: Greatest two-man duel in race history; winner Jim Rathmann and Rodger Ward battle out then-record 29 lead changes until Ward slows with tire trouble

Indy 500
1961 50th Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt takes lead with 3 laps to go to win his first of 4 Indy 500 victories by a margin of 8.28 seconds from Eddie Sachs


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1962 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finish 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing; Parnelli Jones breaks 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying
• 1963 Indianapolis 500: Parnelli Jones takes his only Indy 500 win despite his car spewing oil from a cracked overflow tank for many laps
• 1964 French Championships Men's Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5)

French Open Women's Tennis
1964 French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia wins her second French singles crown; beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 5-7, 6-1, 6-2


Tennis ChampionMaria Bueno

• 1964 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins but race primarily remembered for fiery 7-car accident resulting in deaths of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald; last race won by a front-engined "roadster"

Indy 500
1966 Indianapolis 500: English 1962 F1 World Champion Graham Hill wins after leading for a total of only 10 laps; first rookie winner since 1927


Auto RacerGraham Hill
Sports History
1967 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball


MLB PitcherWhitey Ford

Indy 500
1968 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser driving a piston-powered Offenhauser beats Dan Gurney to win his first of 3 Indy 500 triumphs


Auto RacerBobby Unser

• 1969 Australian Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium; record disputed (short course)

Indy 500
1969 Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti leads for 116 laps to win for car owner Andy Granatelli in record time of 3:11:14.71; breaks previous record by nearly 5 minutes


Auto RacerMario Andretti

• 1970 Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans

Indy 500
1970 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Snr joins his brother Bobby as the first duo of brothers to win the race; owner Parnelli Jones second to win as both a driver and owner

Sports History
1970 Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player & swallows his tongue

Baseball Record
1971 Willie Mays hits his 638th HR, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored

• 1973 17th European Cup: Ajax beats Juventus 1-0 at Belgrade
• 1976 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Johnny Rutherford awarded race after taking the lead on lap 80, and leading when rain halted the race on lap 103; shortest Indy 500 in history
• 1976 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Betty Burfeindt wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Judy Rankin
• 1977 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0
• 1979 23rd European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Malmo FF 1-0 at Munich
• 1981 LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendance in a season in only 22 games
• 1982 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds; closest finish in Indy 500 history to that point

Sports History
1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires

• 1984 28th European Cup: Liverpool beats Roma (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome
• 1984 NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th

Stanley Cup
1985 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers take back-to-back titles; beat Philadelphia Flyers, 8-3 for a 4-1 series victory; Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri each post a goal and 3 assists

Sports History
1986 Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

• 1986 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Rahal becomes first driver in race history to complete the 500 miles (800 km) in less than 3 hours; average speed 170.722 mph (274.750 km/h)

Boxing Title Fight
1987 Mike Tyson beats Pinklon Thomas by TKO in round 6 in Las Vegas to retain WBC / WBA heavyweight boxing titles

• 1987 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1992 Minn Twin Bert Blyleven is 2nd to win as teenager & 40 year old
• 1992 NY Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams

Indy 500
1993 Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi passes reigning F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell with 16 laps to go for his second race win

• 1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play & nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension

Sports History
1997 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

• 1998 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: In an all-NZ final, Andrew Mehrtens lands 2 penalties & 2 conversions as the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Blues, 20-13; Crusaders' first title
• 1999 Indianapolis 500: Kenny Bräck of Sweden wins after race leader Robby Gordon runs out of fuel with just over one lap to go
• 1999 Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion & dropped goal for the winners

Indy 500
2004 Indianapolis 500: Buddy Rice wins from pole for team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman in a rain shortened race (450 miles - 180 of 200 scheduled laps)

• 2009 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,391): Chelsea beats Everton, 2-1; Frank Lampard scores 72' winner
• 2009 Super Rugby Final, Pretoria: Morné Steyn kicks 5 conversions & 2 penalties as the Bulls thump the Chiefs (Waikato, NZ), 61-17
• 2010 Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing wins his 2nd Indy title ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti

Senior PGA Championship
2010 Senior PGA Championship, Colorado GC: Tom Lehman wins first of 3 Champions Tour major titles with a par on the first hole of a playoff with Fred Couples and David Frost


Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples

• 2012 Vishwanathan Anand wins his fifth World Chess Championship
• 2015 Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England
• 2015 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,283): Arsenal beats Aston Villa, 4-0; Gunners' 12th title
• 2015 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 3
• 2021 Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Hélio Castroneves wins his record 4th title in 2:37:19.3846; new record for fastest running of the race with average speed 190.690 mph

 

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• 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later
• 1868 Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris

• 1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
• 1900 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
• 1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever
• 1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1
• 1915 Indianapolis 500: Italian-born American driver Ralph DePalma accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine wins from Englishman Dario Resta
• 1919 Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks win; driver Arthur Thurman dies in a crash on lap 45; lap 96, Louis LeCocq and riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn 2, both burned to death
• 1920 Indianapolis 500: French driver Gaston Chevrolet accompanied by riding mechanic John Bresnahan wins the race without a single tire change, a remarkable feat at the time
• 1921 Boston Red Sox 1st baseman John "Stuffy" McInnis begins an errorless string of 1,700 chances
• 1926 Indianapolis 500: First rain-shortened race in "500" history; Frank Lockhart wins after 20 lap duel with Dave Lewis; race called after 400 miles (160 laps)
• 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
• 1928 Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season

British Amateur Championship

1930 British Amateur Championship, Men's Golf, St. Andrews Links: Bobby Jones scores a 7 & 6 win over Englishman Roger Wethered for the first leg of his Grand Slam


GolferBobby Jones
Cricket History
1930 Don Bradman batting for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton is 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1,001 runs, the first cricket touring overseas batsman to complete 1,000 runs by end of May


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1930 Philadelphia Athletics's Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader to set MLB record

French Open Women's Tennis
1931 French Championship Women's Tennis: Cilly Aussem of Germany beats England's Betty Nuthall 8-6, 6-1 for the first of 2 major titles in 1931


Tennis PlayerBetty Nuthall
French Open Men's Tennis
1931 French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4


Tennis PlayerJean Borotra

• 1937 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw and riding mechanic 'Jigger' Johnson win race from Ralph Hepburn by 2.16 seconds, closest finish to that point; Johnson last winning riding mechanic

Baseball Record
1937 Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell's record consecutive-game winning streak at 24


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell

• 1938 Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord's
• 1941 German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach & swimming pools

PGA Championship
1942 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Seaview CC: Sam Snead beats Jim Turnesa, 2 & 1 for his first PGA Tour major title


GolferSam Snead

• 1947 79th Belmont: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6
• 1948 Indianapolis 500: For the second straight year, Blue Crown Spark Plug teammates Mauri Rose and Bill Holland finish 1st-2nd; Rose the second driver to win the 500 in consecutive years

Baseball Record
1948 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings)


Baseball Pitcher and ManagerTommy Lasorda

• 1949 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hermitage CC: Sam Snead beats fellow American Johnny Palmer, 3 & 2; first time reigning Masters champion wins PGA Championship in the same calendar year.
• 1950 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Parsons becomes first American to win a World Championship event; race stopped after 138 laps (345 miles) due to rain
• 1954 Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich takes the lead on lap 150 to win his second consecutive 500; sets then record 130.840 mph average race speed
• 1958 57th Women's French Championships: Zsuzsi Kormoczy beats Shirley Bloomer (6-4, 1-6, 6-2)
• 1958 French Championships Men's Tennis: Mervyn Rose wins his first and only French title; beats Luis Ayala of Chile 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 1961 European Cup Final, Wankdorf Stadium, Bern: Benfica beats Barcelona 3-2; first Portuguese team to reach final and win the tournament
• 1964 SF Giants beat NY Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hrs 32 mins)
• 1965 Indianapolis 500: Scottish F1 driver Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win; only driver in history to win Indy 500 and F1 World C'ship in the same year
• 1967 Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg

Indy 500
1967 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt weaves his way through a pileup on the final lap to win his third Indy 500 victory; first Indy 500 win for Goodyear tires since 1919


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1972 16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam
• 1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th run of English cricket season
• 1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games

Cricket Record
1984 Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) v England, ODI cricket record


Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards

• 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
• 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
• 1987 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 to win title 4 games to 3: Oilers' 3rd SC
• 1994 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
• 1997 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win second straight title with a 23-7 victory over ACT Brumbies; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 2 conversions for the winners
• 1999 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
• 2002 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
• 2002 The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2 to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.
• 2004 Senior PGA Championship, Valhalla GC: Hale Irwin wins his 4th title in the event by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jay Haas

Super Rugby Final
2008 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 7th title with a 20-12 win over NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties & a dropped goal for the home team


Rugby PlayerDan Carter
Bolt Sets 100m Record
2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds


Olympic SprinterUsain Bolt

• 2015 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)

Zidane Resigns
2018 Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles


Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
Osaka Leaves the French Open
2021 Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences


Tennis PlayerNaomi Osaka

 

JUNE 1

• 1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25
• 1881 Ridden by outstanding English jockey Fred Archer, Iroquois wins the Epsom Derby to become first American-owned and bred horse to take out a European classic race

Cricket Debut

1899 English cricket icon W. G. Grace starts 22nd and final Test against Australia at Nottingham; Test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper


CricketerW. G. Grace

CricketerVictor Trumper

• 1910 Sportclub Enschede soccer club forms in Enschede, Netherlands; merge with Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente in 1965
• 1912 Dutch soccer club Stormvogels forms in Ijmuiden; merges with VSV to form Telstar in 1963
• 1917 Boston Braves first baseman Hank Gowdy is first active MLB player to enlist for service in World War I; only player to fight in both World War I & II
• 1918 Chicago White Sox losing 5-4 against NY Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs; Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a rare game winning triple play
• 1920 Dutch soccer club RKSV forms in Volendam; merges with FC Volendam in 1977
• 1923 New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning

Baseball Record
1925 Future NY Yankees Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig pinch hits for shortstop Pee-Wee Wanninge in a 5-3 loss to Washington; first of record 2,130 consecutive games


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Cricket History
1930 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman cracks 191 in tour match v Hampshire at Southampton; Bradman smashes 26 fours in 240 minutes


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
French Open Men's Tennis
1930 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frenchman Henri Cochet wins 3rd of 4 French titles; beats American Bill Tilden 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1


Tennis PlayerBill Tilden

Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet
French Open Women's Tennis
1930 French Championships Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody wins her 3rd straight French title; beats fellow American Helen Jacobs 6-2, 6-1


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody
French Open Men's Tennis
1936 French Championships Men's Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins his 2nd French title; beats Englishman Fred Perry 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0


Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Perry

• 1936 French Championships Women's Tennis: German Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu of France 6-3, 6-4 for her second of 3 straight French titles
• 1937 Chicago White Sox pitcher Bill Dietrich no-hits St Louis Browns, 8-0 at Comiskey Park, Chicago
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• 1939 First major boxing match on US television is the heavyweight bout from NY's Yankee Stadium between former world champion Max Baer and Lou Nova; Nova wins by TKO in 11th round
• 1939 First night MLB game takes place at Philadelphia's Shribe Park; Phillies lose 5-2 to Pittsburgh Pirates

Sports History
1941 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Mel Ott hits his 400th career HR and his 1,500th RBI to help New York Giants to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott

• 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell patents his "eephus" or "blooper ball" pitch; uses pitch on way to a 20-win campaign
• 1944 Washington Senators MLB outfielder Stan Spence goes 6-for-6 in an 11-5 win over the St. Louis Browns; collects 5 singles and a home run
• 1946 78th Belmont Stakes: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:30.8; 7th horse to win the Triple Crown

French Open Men's Tennis
1952 French Championships Men's Tennis: England based Czech Jaroslav Drobný wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Frank Sedgman of Australia 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný

Tennis PlayerFrank Sedgman
French Open Women's Tennis
1952 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title


Tennis PlayerDoris Hart

• 1954 Czech distance runner Emile Zatopek breaks his own 10,000m world record, clocking 28:54.2 in Brussels, Belgium
• 1957 French Championships Men's Tennis: Sven Davidson becomes first Swede to win a Grand Slam title; beats American Herbert Flam 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 1957 French Championships Women's Tennis: England's Shirley Bloomer wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats American Dorothy Knode 6-1, 6-3
• 1958 The Riverside International Raceway in Southern California opens with three 500-mile races in one weekend; Eddie Gray wins the Crown America 500 for NASCAR Grand National cars
• 1959 Two-time defending champion Monterrey, Mexico ruled ineligible to compete in Little League Baseball World Series for using players outside predetermined geographical area
• 1965 Robert Manry begins his 78 day voyage to sail a 13.5-foot yacht "Tinkerbelle" across the Atlantic Ocean
• 1968 100th Belmont: Gus Gustines aboard Stage Door Johnny wins in 2:27.2
• 1968 St. Louis Cardinals side-arming left-hander Joe Hoerner ties NL record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, fanning the final 6 batters to earn a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets

Sports History
1970 MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reprimands Houston Astros pitcher Jim Bouton for writing memoir "Ball Four"


MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn

Baseball Pitcher and AuthorJim Bouton
Sports History
1975 California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his record equalling 4th MLB career no-hitter in beating the Baltimore Orioles, 1-0


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
LPGA Championship
1975 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Kathy Whitworth wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

• 1977 Dutch soccer club FC Volendam is established as a result of split up with RKSV; 6-time Eerste Divisie champions
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• 1978 England cricket fast bowler Chris Old becomes only third man to capture 4 wickets in 5 balls in a Test, as Pakistan dismissed for 164 in 1st Test at Edgbaston; Old 5 for 70

Cricket Debut
1978 Future England cricket captain David Gower makes his Test debut in 1st Test against Pakistan in Birmingham; England win by an innings and 57 runs


Cricket Batsman and CaptainDavid Gower

• 1979 NBA Championship, Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland: Seattle Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 97-93 for a 4-1 series victory; Seattle's first major pro sports championship win

Baseball Record
1980 First baseman Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Brooklyn / LA Dodgers home run in a 9-5 loss at home to the Atlanta Braves


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
Baseball Record
1982 Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in 3-2 win over Boston Red Sox to become fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a MLB season


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1984 Douglas H Mitchell, QC of Calgary becomes 6th CFL Commissioner
• 1984 Russian super heavyweight weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev snatches world record 211 kg

Cricket History
1985 West Indian cricket batsman Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 in a tour match against Warwickshire at Taunton; 42 fours and 8 sixes of 258 balls


Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards
LPGA Championship
1986 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Pat Bradley birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan


LPGA GolferPat Bradley

LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan
Sports History
1987 Cleveland Indians pitcher Phil Niekro beats Detroit Tigers, 9-6 for his 314th MLB victory; combines with Joe Niekro (216) for most combined wins by brothers in baseball history (530)


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherPhil Niekro

• 1992 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-5 for a 3-1 series win; 2nd consecutive title for Penguins
• 1993 Phoenix Suns guard Dan Majerle sets a then NBA Playoff record by sinking 8 three-pointers during the Suns’ 120-114 win over Seattle in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals
• 1994 Indiana guard Reggie Miller drills an NBA Playoff record 5 three-pointers in the 4th quarter of the Pacers’ 93-86 win over host New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
• 1995 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers' scoreless inning streak ends at 39 in a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins
• 1997 LA Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked

Boxing Title Fight
2002 In a battle of former heavyweight boxing champions in Atlantic City, Evander Holyfield beats Hasim Rahman by TKO; fight stopped 1:40 into 8th round because of giant welt above Rahman's left eye


BoxerEvander Holyfield

• 2008 IPL Cricket Final, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals win inaugural event; beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets; Yusuf Pathan top scores with 56 (39)
• 2012 Johan Santana throws first no-hitter in the New York Mets' 50-year MLB history when he beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 - 0

Sports History
2013 Bayern Munich defeat VfB Stuttgart 3-2 to win the DFB-Pokal and become the first German treble-winning team


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2014 IPL Cricket Final, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets; Manish Pandey, 94 (50)
• 2019 Mexican-American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr produces a huge upset when he stops English champion Anthony Joshua in 7 at Madison Square Garden; wins IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight titles
• 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Liverpool beats Tottenham, 2-0 for Reds' 6th title

 

JUNE 2

• 1869 Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st baseball game, against the Cincinnati Red Stockings
• 1883 1st night baseball under lights, Fort Wayne Indiana

• 1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5
• 1901 Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
• 1908 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan riding Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4
• 1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan riding Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6

Sports History

1933 FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House


32nd US PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt

• 1934 French Championship Women's Tennis: England's defending champion Margaret Scriven beats American Helen Jacobs 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
• 1934 French Championships Men's Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins 1st of 2 French titles; beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• 1935 40th Women's French Championships: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-1)

French Open Men's Tennis
1935 French Championships Men's Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only French title, beating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3


Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Perry
Sports History
1935 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Sports History
1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a US Navy aviator


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

• 1950 St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators

Sports History
1958 Brooks Robinson hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays


Baseball Hall of Fame Third BasemanBrooks Robinson
Baseball Record
1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record


MLB PitcherWhitey Ford

French Open Men's Tennis
1962 French Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2; 2nd leg of Laver's 1st Grand Slam


Tennis PlayerRod Laver

Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

• 1962 French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• 1971 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Ajax beats Panathinaikos, 2-0; Dutch champions begin 3-year period of domination

French Open Women's Tennis
1973 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her 5th and last French singles crown


Tennis LegendChris Evert
LPGA Championship
1985 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Nancy Lopez wins by 8 shots from fellow American Alice Miller


LPGA GolferNancy Lopez
Sports History
1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr. #1


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.

• 1989 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle
• 1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1"

Sports History
1992 Former NFL NY Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery


NFL Coach LegendBill Parcells
US Women's Golf Open
1996 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles GC: Annika Sörenstam retains her title by 6 shots from Kris Tschetter


GolferAnnika Sörenstam

• 1997 Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends
• 2019 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Charleston: Lee Jeong-eun of South Korea wins her first major title; beats runners-up Lexi Thompson, Agel Yin and Ryu So-yeon by 2 strokes

 

JUNE 3

• 1851 1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers
• 1888 Baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" 1st published by the San Francisco Examiner

Cricket History

1899 W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days


CricketerW. G. Grace

• 1918 Boston Red Sox pitcher Dutch Leonard throws his 2nd no-hitter; beats Detroit Tigers, 5-0 at Navin Field

Baseball Record
1925 Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits


Baseball LegendEddie Collins
French Open Women's Tennis
1929 French Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu 6-3, 6-4


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody
French Open Men's Tennis
1929 French Championships Men's Tennis: René Lacoste wins his 3rd French title, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6


Tennis PlayerRené Lacoste

Tennis PlayerJean Borotra

• 1930 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies

Baseball Record
1932 Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A's, 20-13 at Shibe Park


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11
• 1937 Josh Gibson HR's just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium (580' drive)
• 1939 71st Belmont: James Stout riding Johnstown wins in 2:29.6
• 1944 76th Belmont: G. L. Smith riding Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2

French Open Men's Tennis
1950 French Championships Men's Tennis: Budge Patty wins first of 2 Grand Sam titles that year; beats Jaroslav Drobný 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný
French Open Women's Tennis
1950 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Patricia Todd 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 for her 1st of 2 French singles titles


Tennis PlayerDoris Hart

• 1951 50th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jaroslav Drobný representing Egypt beats Eric Sturgess 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
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• 1951 50th French Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for her only French singles title

Sports History
1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th HR


MLB LegendStan Musial

• 1958 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers
• 1959 European Cup Final, Stuttgart: Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 2-0; 4th consecutive title for Los Blancos
• 1961 93rd Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Sherluck wins in 2:29.2

Belmont Stakes
1967 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker
French Open Men's Tennis
1967 French Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson bests fellow Australian Tony Roche, 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 for his 12th, and final, Grand Slam title


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

Tennis Player and CoachTony Roche

• 1967 French Championships Women's Tennis: Local favourite Françoise Dürr beats Lesley Turner of Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• 1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
• 1971 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0

Cricket Debut
1971 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, v Englandl at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19)


Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
French Open Women's Tennis
1972 French Open Women's Tennis: American icon Billie Jean King wins her only French singles title; beats Evonne Goolagong of Australia 6-3, 6-3


Tennis LegendBillie Jean King
French Open Men's Tennis
1973 French Open Men's Tennis: Ilie Năstase of Romania wins his second Grand Slam singles title, besting Croat player Niki Pilić of Yugoslavia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0


Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase

• 1976 Test Cricket debut of Mike Brearley v West Indies (0 & 17)
• 1977 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals)
• 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year

Sports History
1980 NY Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1


Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry
LPGA Championship
1984 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Defending champion Patty Sheehan finishes 10 strokes ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Beth Daniel


LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan

LPGA GolferBeth Daniel

LPGA GolferPat Bradley

• 1985 Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1
• 1987 Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game

Sports History
1988 Margo Adams sues Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony


Baseball PlayerWade Boggs

• 1989 Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09)

Sports History
1989 Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season & 11th overall


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
Sports History
1989 Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day


SportscasterVin Scully

• 1991 MLB Draft: East Carteret HS pitcher Brien Taylor first pick by New York Yankees

Boxing Title Fight
1991 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light heavyweight title

• 1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0

US Women's Golf Open
2001 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge & GC: Defending champion Karrie Webb of Australia repeats by 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak; largest margin in 21 years


Sports History
2010 Canadian sportscaster Ron MacLean saves a man from drowning in the Delaware River in Philadelphia

Golf Tournament
2012 Tiger Woods claims his 73rd PGA tour victory with a 2 stroke win over Andrés Romero & Rory Sabbatini in the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village GC; equals Jack Nicklaus's record

• 2014 Hashim Amla becomes the first non-white captain of the South African national cricket team

UEFA Champions League Final
2017 UEFA Champions League Final, Cardiff: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as defending champions Real Madrid thrash Juventus, 4-1 for 12th title; Juventus loses 5th consecutive final

NBA Finals
2018 Golden State guard Stephen Curry breaks Ray Allen's NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers with 9 in the Warriors 122-103 Game 2 win over Cleveland Cavaliers

• 2018 US Open Women's Golf, Shoal Creek GC: Ariya Jatanugarn of Thailand gives up 7-shot lead but wins in playoff with South Korean Kim Hyo-joo
• 2019 MLB Draft: Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman first pick by Baltimore Orioles
• 2021 Devon Conway becomes 7th batsman in cricket history to score a double century in his Test debut; run out for 200 for New Zealand in 1st Test against England at Lord's

 

June 4

• 1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada
• 1870 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5

• 1884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42
• 1889 Boston Beaneaters MLB pitcher John Clarkson is first to throw an "immaculate inning" (strikes out 3 batters on 9 pitches) in a 4-2 win over Philadelphia Quakers at South End Grounds

Ryder Cup

1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper


GolferWalter Hagen

• 1928 French Championship Women's Tennis: Helen Wills beats England's Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles

French Open Men's Tennis
1928 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3


Tennis PlayerRené Lacoste

Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet

• 1932 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
• 1938 10th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland wins 7½-4½ at the Old Course at St Andrews
• 1938 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6
• 1940 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2)
• 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
• 1941 Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches & swimming pools
• 1950 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25)
• 1951 Pirate's' Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
• 1953 Pittsburgh pirates trade outfielder Ralph Kiner & catcher Joe Garagiola to Chicago Cubs

French Open Men's Tennis
1955 French Championships Men's Tennis: Defending champion Tony Trabert beats Sven Davidson of Sweden 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2


Tennis Player and Five-Time Major ChampionTony Trabert

• 1955 French Championships Women's Tennis: Angela Mortimer of England beats American Dorothy Knode 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 for her first Grand Slam singles title
• 1957 England cricket batsmen Peter May (285no) & Colin Cowdrey (154) make 411 stand in drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Birmingham; WI spinner Sonny Ramadhin bowls mammoth 98 overs
• 1958 San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and Bob Schmidt are first in NL history to hit consecutive pinch-hit HRs in 10-9 win over the Milwaukee Braves

Sports History
1961 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Belle Meade CC: Mary Lena Faulk wins by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Betsy Rawls


LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls
Sports History
1964 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax tosses his 3rd career no-hitter; beats Phillies, 3-0 in Philadelphia


Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

• 1964 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48
• 1966 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6

Sports History
1967 Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games)


Baseball PlayerCurt Flood
Sports History
1968 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings


MLB PlayerDon Drysdale

• 1970 MLB San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
• 1971 Oakland A's beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings
• 1971 Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas scores 274 vs England at Edgbaston in 544 minutes
• 1972 French Open Men's Tennis: Andrés Gimeno of Spain wins his only major singles title; beats Frenchman Patrick Proisy 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
• 1974 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks

French Open Women's Tennis
1977 French Open Women's Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florența Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1


Tennis Player and French Open ChampionMima Jausovec

• 1978 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Lachute GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 8 strokes from Hollis Stacy

French Open Women's Tennis
1983 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her 15th Grand Slam title and 5th French singles crown


Tennis LegendChris Evert

Tennis Player and French Open ChampionMima Jausovec
US Golf Open
1984 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the US Open Golf Championship for the first time in 32 years


GolferArnold Palmer

• 1984 MLB Draft: New York Mets take Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS outfielder Shawn Abner at #1
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• 1987 American hurdler Edwin Moses' 122 race winning streak which extends to nearly 10 years ends when he is beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain

French Open Women's Tennis
1988 French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf dominates Natalia Zvereva of Belarus 6-0, 6-0; shortest women's singles Grand Slam final in Open Era; 32 minutes


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Baseball Record
1988 Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a NY Yankee


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
• 1990 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
• 1993 Cricket's "Ball of the Century" - Australian spin bowler Shane Warne bowls England batsman Mike Gatting with his first ball of an Ashes series; Australia wins 1st Test at Old Trafford by 179 runs

French Open Women's Tennis
1994 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French singles crown


Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

Tennis PlayerArantxa Sánchez Vicario

• 1995 New Zealand creates world record score for a Rugby Union international in thrashing Japan, 145-17 in the World Cup in Bloomfontein, RSA; Marc Ellis 6 tries, Simon Culhane 20 conversions
• 1998 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
• 1999 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
• 2005 French Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1
• 2005 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida
• 2008 Stanley Cup Final, Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA: Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 for a 4-2 series win; Red Wings' 11th Championship

French Open Women's Tennis
2011 French Open Women's Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6


Tennis PlayerLi Na

• 2012 MLB Draft: Puerto Rico Academy & HS shortstop Carlos Correa first pick by Houston Astros
• 2015 Australian cricket batsman Adam Voges becomes the oldest player to hit a century on debut in 1st Test v West Indies in Roseau; 35 year old Voges scores 130 not out during Australia's 9 wicket win

French Open Women's Tennis
2016 French Open Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title


Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

• 2019 SF MLB manager Bruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John McGraw to reach milestone
• 2022 French Open Women's Tennis: Polish world #1 Iga Świątek beats American teenager Coco Gauff, 6–1, 6–3 for her second Franch singles title

 

JUNE 5

• 1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)
• 1869 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25

• 1879 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75
• 1886 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41

Sports History
1902 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Scotsman Sandy Herd wins by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon


GolferHarry Vardon

Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid

• 1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
• 1915 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6
• 1920 Philadelphia Athletics's VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier

US Golf Open
1925 US Open Men's Golf, Worcester CC: Scotsman Willie Macfarlane beats Bobby Jones by 1 stroke in a second 18-hole playoff for his only major title


GolferBobby Jones

• 1926 Clevelands Indians baseball team triple-play NY Yankees & win 15-3
• 1927 32nd Women's French Championships: Kornelia Bouman beats Irene Peacock (6-2, 6-4)

French Open Men's Tennis
1927 French Championships Men's Tennis: Hometown favourite Rene Lacoste wins 2nd of 3 French titles; beats Bill Tilden 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9


Tennis PlayerBill Tilden

Tennis PlayerRené Lacoste
Sports History
1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record


Swimmer and ActorJohnny Weissmuller

• 1931 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour outlasts José Jurado of Argentina by 1 stroke to win his only Open title and his 3rd and final major championship
• 1933 French Championship Women's Tennis: England's Margaret Scriven is first woman from that country to win the singles title in Paris; beats Simonne Mathieu 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

French Open Men's Tennis
1933 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Jack Crawford wins his first and only French title; beats home favourite Henri Cochet 8-6, 6-1, 6-3


Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet

• 1937 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6

Sports History
1941 Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ


Hall of Fame American Football PlayerBronko Nagurski

• 1943 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2

Baseball Record
1948 Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23


Baseball PlayerRichie Ashburn
Boxing Title Fight
1952 1st sporting event televised nationally - Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott

Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles

• 1952 Test Cricket debut of Freddie Trueman v India at Headingley

Sports History
1955 NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' HR off Chicago Billy Pierce


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1957 NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes
• 1965 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
• 1966 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader

French Open Men's Tennis
1966 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Tony Roche wins his first and only Grand Slam title; beats István Gulyás of Hungary 6-1, 6-4, 7-5


Tennis Player and CoachTony Roche
French Open Women's Tennis
1966 French Championships Women's Tennis: Ann Haydon-Jones of England beats American Nancy Richey 6-3, 6-1 for her 2nd French singles crown


Tennis Player and Two-Time Major ChampionNancy Richey

Tennis PlayerAnn Haydon-Jones

• 1971 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6
• 1971 French Open Women's Tennis: Evonne Goolagong wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow Australian Helen Gourlay 6-3, 7-5

Sports History
1974 As' Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
Belmont Stakes
1976 108th Belmont: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., riding Bold Forbes wins his only Belmont classic


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.

• 1977 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2

French Open Men's Tennis
1977 French Open Men's Tennis: Guillermo Vilas of Argentina wins first career Grand Slam event; outclasses American Brian Gottfried 6-0, 6-3, 6-0


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionGuillermo Vilas

• 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers retire Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman and manager Walter Alston's #24

Sports History
1981 Astro's Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as all-time walk leader (1,777)


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan

Belmont Stakes
1982 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr.aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28


JockeyLaffit Pincay Jr.
French Open Women's Tennis
1982 French Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats American teenager Andrea Jaeger 7-6, 6-1 for her first French singles crown

French Open Men's Tennis
1983 French Open: Home town favourite Yannick Noah wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats defending champion Mats Wilander of Sweden 6-2, 7-5, 7-6

• 1985 Steve Cauthen wins aboard Slip Anchor at Epsom Downs to become the only jockey to win both the Kentucky Derby (1978) and The Derby

Sports History
1986 San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time in his 16 year MLB career for arguing about Atlanta's triple play


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
Sports History
1987 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation & allows wins game


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
French Open Men's Tennis
1988 French Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins 3rd French title; beats home favourite Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-2, 6-1


Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander

• 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3
• 1993 125th Belmont: Julie Krone aboard Colonial Affair wins in 2:29.8

French Open Women's Tennis
1993 French Open Women's Tennis: Germany's Steffi Graf wins her 3rd of 6 French singles titles; beats Mary Joe Fernández of the US 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

French Open Men's Tennis
1994 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Spanish final Sergi Bruguera beats Alberto Berasategui 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 for his second French title

• 1998 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars, 4 games to 2
• 1999 131st Belmont: Jose Santos aboard Lemon Drop Kid wins in 2:27.88
• 1999 French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf of Germany wins her 22nd and final Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; Graf's 6th French singles crown
• 2004 136th Belmont: Edgar Prado aboard Birdstone wins in 2:27.50
• 2004 French Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Russian final Anastasia Myskina wins her lone major title; beats Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-2

French Open Men's Tennis
2005 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Mariano Puerta of Argentina 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to claim his first French title

• 2010 142nd Belmont: Mike Smith riding Drosselmeyer wins in 2:31.57
• 2010 French Open Women's Tennis: Francesca Schiavone of Italy wins her first and only Grand Slam title; beats Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 7-6
• 2011 French Open Men's Tennis: Defending champion Rafael Nadal wins his 6th French title; beats Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1
• 2014 MLB Draft: Cathedral Catholic HS (CA) pitcher Brady Aiken first pick by Houston Astros

French Open Men's Tennis
2016 French Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia beats Scotsman Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win his first French title
Sports History
2018 American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. named 2017 top earning sportsperson by Forbes with $285 million


BoxerFloyd Mayweather, Jr.

• 2021 153rd Belmont Stakes: 2-1 favourite Essential Quality wins with Luis Saez aboard
• 2022 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud of Norway, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0; record 22nd Grand Slam singles title and 14th French singles title
• 2022 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge & GC: Australian Minjee Lee beats American Mina Harigae by 4 strokes for her second major title

 

JUNE 6

• 1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia
• 1885 Belmont Stakes: Patsy Duffy aboard Tyrant wins comfortably by 3 lengths from St. Augustine in the fast time of 2:43.00

• 1896 Preakness Stakes: Henry Griffin aboard the Byron McClelland trained Margrave wins in 1:51

British Golf Open

1901 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins first of 5 Open titles by 3 strokes from Harry Vardon of Jersey


GolferHarry Vardon

Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid
BBC Radio Sports
1923 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports journalist reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)


Novelist and JournalistEdgar Wallace
US Golf Open
1924 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones


GolferBobby Jones
French Open Men's Tennis
1925 French Championships Men's Tennis: René Lacoste wins 1st of 3 French titles, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4


Tennis PlayerRené Lacoste

Tennis PlayerJean Borotra
French Open Women's Tennis
1925 French Women's Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Kitty McKane 6-1, 6-2; first time French titles staged as a Grand Slam event


Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen

• 1931 NY Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Cleveland Indians

French Open Women's Tennis
1932 37th Women's French Championships: Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu (7-5, 6-1)


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody
French Open Men's Tennis
1932 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 7th and final Grand Slam singles title; beats Giorgio de Stefani of Italy 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3


Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet

• 1932 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg
• 1934 Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game
• 1936 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30
• 1936 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Relatively unknown pro Tony Manero wins by 2 strokes from runner-up Harry Cooper
• 1937 Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
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• 1939 NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning
• 1941 MLB New York Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time

Belmont Stakes
1942 74th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out wins in 2:29.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
D-Day
1944 World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France


Into the Jaws of Death by Robert F. Sargent

• 1946 The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City
• 1964 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6
• 1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
• 1966 NFL & AFL announce their merger

Sports History
1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar


NFL CommissionerPete Rozelle

NFL QuarterbackJoe Namath

• 1970 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
• 1970 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Helga Niessen Niessen of Germany 6-2, 6-4 for 2nd leg of her successful Grand Slam

French Open Men's Tennis
1971 French Open Men's Tennis: Defending champion Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5


Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase
Baseball Record
1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd (& last) extra inning HR


MLB LegendWillie Mays
Sports History
1975 Nolan Ryan's bid for 2nd no-hitter broken in 6th inning


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan

• 1976 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
• 1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way
• 1981 113th Belmont: George Martens aboard Summing wins in 2:29

French Open Women's Tennis
1981 French Open Women's Tennis: Czech teenager Hana Mandlíková beats Sylvia Hanika of Germany 6-2, 6-4 for her only French singles crown


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionHana Mandlikova

Tennis PlayerSylvia Hanika
French Open Men's Tennis
1982 French Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins his first career Grand Slam title; beats Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4


Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander

Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionGuillermo Vilas

• 1983 Twins draft pitcher Tim Belcher #1
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• 1986 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record (74.07 m)
• 1987 119th Belmont: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2

French Open Women's Tennis
1987 French Open Women's Tennis: 17 year old German Steffi Graf beats World #1 Martina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6; Graf's first Grand Slam victory


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

• 1987 NY Yankees play their 13,000th game
• 1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4
• 1990 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game
• 1990 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as NY Yankee manager
• 1991 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, v West Indies at Headingley
• 1992 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26
• 1992 America West Arena opens in Phoenix, Arizona; home court of NBA Phoenix Suns

French Open Women's Tennis
1992 French Open Women's Tennis: Yugoslavian star Monica Seles retains title; outlasts Steffi Graf of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 10-8


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Baseball Record
1992 NY Mets first baseman Eddie Murray records his 1,510th run batted in during 15-1 thrashing of Pittsburgh Pirates to pass Mickey Mantle as all-time RBI leader among MLB switch-hitters


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1992 WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17
• 1993 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Sergi Bruguera prevents Jim Courier French three-peat; beats American 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Cricket Record
1994 West Indian cricket batsman Brian Lara hits world 1st-class record 501 not out and 390 runs in 1 day for Warwickshire vs Durham at Edgbaston; only quintuple-hundred in first-class history

• 1998 130th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Victory Gallop wins in 2:29
• 1998 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Monica Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-2; her 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and 3rd French title

French Open Men's Tennis
1999 French Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st and only French title; beats Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

• 1999 Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football forward Tony Lockett breaks Gordon Coventry's VFL/AFL career goals record with 1,300th major early in 145-94 win v Collingwood at the SCG

US Women's Golf Open
1999 US Open Women's Golf, Old Waverly GC: Juli Inkster breaks under-par scoring record with a 272 (−16) to win by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Sherri Turner

• 2004 French Open Men's Tennis: Gastón Gaudio of Argentina beats countryman Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 for his lone major title
• 2007 Stanley Cup Final, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Ducks defeat Ottawa Senators, 6-2 for a 4-1 series win; Ducks' first Championship

141st Belmont Stakes
2009 141st Belmont: Kent Desormeaux aboard Summer Bird wins in 2:27.54

• 2009 French Open Women's Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2

French Open Men's Tennis
2010 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins 5th French title; defeats Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

• 2011 MLB Draft: UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole first pick by Pittsburgh Pirates
• 2013 MLB Draft: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel first pick by Houston Astros
• 2015 147th Belmont: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 2:26.65, 1st horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown

French Open Women's Tennis
2015 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her 3rd French title and 20th Grand Slam singles event; beats Lucie Šafářová of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-2

• 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Berlin: FC Barcelona beats Juventus, 3-1 for 5th title and second treble (Spanish La Liga & Cup champions)
• 2017 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so

Sports History
2018 LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers' 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors

• 2018 MLB Draft: Auburn pitcher Casey Mize first pick by Detroit Tigers
• 2021 US Open Women's Golf, Olympic GC Lake Course: Yuka Saso of the Philippines sinks 10-foot birdie putt on 3rd playoff hole to edge Japan's Nasa Hataoka; becomes 2nd teenager to win the event

2023 The PGA Tour and the LIV Tour announce their merger
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Golf unity: PGA Tour, World Tour merge with LIV

 

JUNE 7

• 1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75
• 1881 15th Belmont: T. Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47

• 1892 John J. Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game

British Golf Open
1900 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins title for 3rd time; beats runner-up Harry Vardon by 8 strokes


GolferHarry Vardon

• 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 runs in 1st inning of 19-0 drubbing of New York Giants off future Baseball Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity; worst beating in Giants franchise history

56th Belmont
1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
• 1932 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
• 1936 Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout

Belmont Stakes
1941 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway to claim first of 2 Triple Crowns


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
US Golf Open
1941 US Open Men's Golf, Colonial CC, Fort Worth: In sweltering heat, Craig Wood wins by 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute


GolferDenny Shute

GolferCraig Wood

• 1944 Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen
• 1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2
• 1952 Curtis Cup Women's Golf, Muirfield, Scotland: Great Britain & Ireland score first ever win in the contest; beat US, 5-4
• 1957 Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants
• 1958 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2

Sports History
1966 MLB Draft: New York Mets pass on Reggie Jackson to select Antelope Valley HS catcher Steve Chilcott #1


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson

• 1967 NY Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1
• 1969 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8

French Open Women's Tennis
1969 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Ann Haydon-Jones of England 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 for her 3rd French singles title


Tennis PlayerAnn Haydon-Jones
Sports History
1970 American jockey Bill Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 career win


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1970 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6-
• 1972 Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th
• 1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
• 1974 MLB San Diego Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
• 1975 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 v Pakistan World Cup
• 1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, v WI Cricket World Cup
• 1977 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1
• 1978 32nd NBA championship: Washington Bullets defeat Seattle Supersonics in 7 games
• 1980 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8

French Open Women's Tennis
1980 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert retains title; beats Virginia Ruzici of Romania 6-0, 6-3 for her 10th Grand Slam singles crown


Tennis LegendChris Evert

Tennis Player and French Open ChampionVirginia Ruzici
Sports History
1980 Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter


Baseball PitcherTommy John
French Open Men's Tennis
1981 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1


Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
Sports History
1982 LA Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
Sports History
1982 NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden

• 1982 Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game & goes 0-for-4

Sports History
1983 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton temporarily passes Houston Astro Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan

Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton

• 1986 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
• 1986 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown
• 1986 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1

French Open Men's Tennis
1987 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl retains title; beats Mats Wilander of Sweden 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander

• 1989 1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers 4-2
• 1989 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires

Sports History
1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

• 1992 French Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; beats Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-2, 6-1

Cricket History
1993 Cricket's Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs Australia at Old Trafford


CricketerGraham Gooch
Baseball Record
1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1997 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8

French Open Women's Tennis
1997 French Open Women's Tennis: Iva Majoli of Croatia wins her 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title; upsets world #1 Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2


Tennis Player and French Open ChampionIva Majoli

Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

• 1997 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings edge Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1 for a 4-0 series sweep; 8th title in Wings' franchise history and first since 1955
• 1998 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Spanish final Carlos Moya beats Alex Corretja 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 for his lone major title
• 2003 135th Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Empire Maker wins in 2:28.26
• 2003 French Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne outclasses Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 for her 1st of 7 Grand Slam singles titles
• 2004 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames, 2-1 for 4-3 series win; Tampa Bay's 1st-ever appearance in final
• 2008 140th Belmont: Alan Garcia aboard Da Tara wins in 2:29.65

French Open Women's Tennis
2008 French Open Women's Tennis: Ana Ivanović of Serbia wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3


Tennis PlayerAna Ivanović
French Open Men's Tennis
2009 French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2010 MLB Draft: Southern Nevada outfielder Bryce Harper first pick by Washington Nationals
• 2013 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 games to 0
• 2014 146th Belmont: Joel Rosario aboard Tonalist wins in 2:28.52

French Open Women's Tennis
2014 French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her 5th Grand Slam singles title; beats Romanian Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4


Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova
French Open Men's Tennis
2015 French Open Men's Tennis: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland wins his 2nd major title; beats Novak Đoković 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

• 2018 Stanley Cup Final, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV: Washington Capitals beat Las Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3 for a 4-1 series victory; first title in franchise history

 

JUNE 8

• 1829 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London opens in Liverpool
• 1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5

• 1882 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43

British Golf Open

1899 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey retains Open; wins 3rd title by 5 strokes from Jack White


GolferHarry Vardon

• 1920 Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but umpire ejects Roush for delay of game
• 1929 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8

Baseball Record
1933 A's first baseman Jimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 - 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day


MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx

• 1935 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
• 1935 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: 25 year old club pro Sam Parks Jr, with no prior tournament wins, beats Scotsman Jimmy Thomson by 2 strokes
• 1940 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6
• 1950 Boston Red Sox rout St Louis Browns, 29-4 at Fenway Park; set 6 MLB records including runs scored and most total bases, 60
• 1950 Test Cricket debut of famous West Indian spin twins Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin in 1st Test v England at Manchester; Valentine takes 8-104 on Day 1 but WI lose by 202 runs

Baseball History
1955 MLB Brooklyn Dodgers option pitcher (and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager) Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for future Hall of Famer, pitcher Sandy Koufax


Baseball Pitcher and ManagerTommy Lasorda

Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax
LPGA Championship
1958 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright wins first of 13 major titles by 6 strokes from Fay Crocker


LPGA GolferMickey Wright
Baseball Record
1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas)


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

• 1961 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Bill Lawry, 1st Test v England in Birmingham
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• 1963 95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2
• 1965 MLB Draft: Kansas City Athletics A's select Arizona State University outfielder Rick Monday #1; inaugural MLB Draft
• 1966 NFL & AFL announce merger plans, one league with two divisions (NFC and AFC) starting in 1970

Baseball Record
1968 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning


MLB PlayerDon Drysdale
French Open Women's Tennis
1968 French Open Women's Tennis: American Nancy Richey beats Ann Haydon-Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for her second and last Grand Slam singles title


Tennis Player and Two-Time Major ChampionNancy Richey

Tennis PlayerAnn Haydon-Jones
French Open Men's Tennis
1969 French Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver wins second leg of his 2nd Grand Slam; beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4


Tennis PlayerRod Laver

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionKen Rosewall
Mickey Mantle Day
1969 MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1971 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign

Tony Greig Debuts
1972 Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, v Australia at Old Trafford (57/62)


Cricketer and CommentatorTony Greig

• 1974 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2

Bobby Orr Signs with Blackhawks
1976 Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks


Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr

• 1976 Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1

Baseball Record
1977 MLB California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan

• 1978 Braves draft Bob Horner #1

French Open Men's Tennis
1980 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 3rd straight French title; beats American Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 6-1, 6-2


Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

Tennis PlayerVitas Gerulaitis
LPGA Championship
1980 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock


GolferSally Little

• 1981 Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1
• 1982 36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
• 1983 Charlos Vieira begins 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal
• 1983 East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.81) in Berlin, Germany
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• 1985 117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27

French Open Women's Tennis
1985 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 for her 17th Grand Slam title and 6th French singles crown


Tennis LegendChris Evert

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

• 1986 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2

French Open Men's Tennis
1986 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beats Mikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2, 6-4


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis PlayerMikael Pernfors

• 1986 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9
• 1989 Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season
• 1991 123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28
• 1991 Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds

French Open Women's Tennis
1991 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-4

• 1992 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
• 1996 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
• 1996 Australian cricketer Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire v Hampshire

French Open Women's Tennis
1996 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 for her 5th French singles crown

French Open Men's Tennis
1997 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins first of 3 French titles; beats Spaniard Sergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Ray Bourque Retires
2001 Ray Bourque plays the final game in his NHL career

• 2002 134th Belmont: Edgar Prado aboard Sarava wins in 2:29.71

Lewis KOs Tyson
2002 British-Canadian Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC Heavyweight title with eighth-round knockout of American Mike Tyson at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee

French Open Women's Tennis
2002 French Open Women's Tennis: American Serena Williams wins her first French title, defeating her older sister Venus Williams 7-5, 6-3

French Open Men's Tennis
2003 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero claims his lone major title; beats Dutchman Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

LPGA Championship
2003 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam wins in a playoff over Grace Park of South Korea with a par on the first sudden death hole

• 2003 Senior PGA Championship, Aronimink GC, PA: John Jacobs wins his only Champions Tour major title with a 2 stroke margin to runner-up Bobby Wadkins

French Open Men's Tennis
2008 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal equals Björn Borg's Open era record of 4 consecutive French titles; outclasses Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

LPGA Championship
2008 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 19-year old tour rookie Yani Tseng of Taiwan wins a 4th hole playoff over Swede Maria Hjorth

• 2013 145th Belmont: Mike Smith aboard Palace Malice wins in 2:30.70
• 2013 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her second French title; beats defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4
• 2013 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1
• 2014 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Đoković 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4; record extending 9th French title; ties Pete Sampras with 14 Grand Slam singles titles
• 2015 MLB Draft: Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson first pick by Arizona Diamondbacks

NBA Finals
2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors claim 3rd title in 4 years with a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for 4-0 sweep; MVP: Kevin Durant for second straight year

• 2019 151st Belmont Stakes: Sir Winston with 2014 winner Joel Rosario aboard claims victory at 10-1
• 2019 French Open Women's Tennis: Australian Ashleigh Barty beats Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 to win her first Grand Slam singles title

 

JUNE 9

• 1877 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46
• 1883 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.5

• 1887 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5
• 1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25
• 1892 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12

British Golf Open
1898 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins 2nd title by 1 stroke from dual champion Willie Park Jr


GolferHarry Vardon
Jeffries KOs Fitzsimmons
1899 American boxer James J. Jeffries KOs defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England in 11th round in Brooklyn, New York to win the lineal World Heavyweight title


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

BoxerBob Fitzsimmons

• 1901 NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13

British Golf Open
1905 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman James Braid wins his 2nd Open title 5 strokes ahead of runners-up Rowland Jones and J.H. Taylor


Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid
Baseball Record
1914 Pittsburgh Pirate baseball shortstop Honus Wagner is 2nd player to get 3,000 hits


MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner
Belmont Stakes
1923 55th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Zev wins in 2:19


JockeyEarl Sande
Belmont Stakes
1928 60th Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Vito wins in 2:33.2


JockeyClarence Kummer
World Record
1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)


Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi
Sports History
1933 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland Indians manager


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1934 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2

US Golf Open
1934 US Open Men's Golf, Merion Cricket Club: Olin Dutra overcomes an 8-stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his second major title by 1 stroke from Gene Sarazen


GolferGene Sarazen

• 1940 US Open Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Lawson Little defeats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only professional major title

Kentucky Derby
1945 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop Jr scores his third of record 5 Derby wins


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
Sports History
1945 Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him


Baseball Player and ManagerLeo Durocher

• 1946 66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest

Boxing Title Fight
1946 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
Sports History
1946 New York Giant Mel Ott becomes first manager in MLB history to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader; Giants lose both games to Pittsburgh Pirates

• 1955 Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, v South Africa at Trent Bridge
• 1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract
• 1961 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox

Belmont Stakes
1962 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0

Baseball Record
1966 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4


Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew
French Open Men's Tennis
1968 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall beats Rod Laver 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; first Grand Slam of Open Era allowing professional players to compete

Belmont Stakes
1973 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years


Thoroughbred Race HorseSecretariat

• 1975 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2

Boxing Title Fight
1978 Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1979 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6
• 1979 MLB Phillies wear all-burgundy alternate uniforms for 1st and (almost) last time in 10-5 loss to Montreal Expos at Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia; revived 40 years later as part of a "retro night" promotion [1]
• 1980 Phillies and SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM
• 1983 Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia

Belmont Stakes
1984 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr.aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2

French Open Women's Tennis
1984 French Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-3, 6-1; 2nd women in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at once

• 1984 Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts

French Open Men's Tennis
1985 French Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 4th career Grand Slam title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
NBA Finals
1985 NBA Championship, Boston Garden: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory; Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sports History
1986 In a clash of future Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitchers California Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox (306 wins), 3-0 at Comiskey Park


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

• 1988 "Bloodsport (1987)" premieres in Germany
• 1990 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2

Baseball Record
1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with baseball's switch hit HRs in 10 games

French Open Women's Tennis
1990 French Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles of Yugoslavia wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 6-4

• 1991 1st WLAF World Bowl, Wembley Stadium, London: London Monarchs beat Barcelona Dragons, 21-0

French Open Men's Tennis
1991 French Open Men's Tennis: Jim Courier wins first career Grand Slam title; beats fellow American Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

• 1991 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Jim Albus wins his only career major title by 3 strokes from New Zealander Bob Charles, Charles Coody and Dave Hill
• 1993 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat LA Kings, 4-1 for a 4-1 series win; Canadiens' 24th SC Championship
• 1996 French Open Men's Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Germany's Michael Stich 7-6, 7-5, 7-6
• 2001 133rd Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Point Given wins in 2:26.80

French Open Women's Tennis
2001 French Open Women's Tennis: American Jennifer Capriati wins her second major title; beats Kim Clijsters of Belgium 1-6, 6-4, 12-10

• 2001 Stanley Cup Final, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: Colorado Avalanche beat defending champion New Jersey Devils, 3-1 for 4-3 series win; Avalanche 2nd title

French Open Men's Tennis
2002 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Spanish final Albert Costa beats Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 for his lone major title

LPGA Championship
2002 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Se Ri Pak of South Korea wins second of 3 titles in this event; finishes 3 strokes ahead of Beth Daniel

• 2002 Senior PGA Championship, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio: Fuzzy Zoeller wins his only Champions Tour title by strokes ahead of runners-up Hale Irwin and Bobby Wadkins
• 2003 Stanley Cup Final, Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: New Jersey Devils beat Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 3-0 for 4-3 series win
• 2007 139th Belmont: John Velazquez aboard Rags To Riches wins in 2:28.74
• 2007 French Open Women's Tennis: Justine Henin wins her 3rd consecutive French singles crown; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2
• 2010 Stanley Cup Final, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA: Chicago Blackhawks edge Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3 in OT for a 4-2 series win; first Championship for Chicago since 1961
• 2011 Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy announces agreement to examine brains of recently deceased San Francisco 49ers football players Joe Perry and John Henry Johnson for signs of injury [1]
• 2012 144th Belmont: John Velazquez aboard Union Rags wins in 2:30.42

French Open Men's Tennis
2013 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; first man to win same Grand Slam title 8 times

• 2013 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Inbee Park wins her 3rd major title in a sudden-death playoff, defeating runner-up Catriona Matthew of Scotland on the 3rd extra hole

Sports History
2013 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: David Frost of South Africa wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Couples

• 2015 Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 MLB season; blanks New York Mets, 5-0
• 2016 MLB Draft: Philadelphia Phillies select La Costa Canyon HS (CA) shortstop Mickey Moniak at #1

Sports History
2017 Tennis player Venus Williams is involved in a car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida; police later clear her of fault

• 2018 150th Belmont Stakes: Justify wins with Mike Smith aboard to become 13th Triple Crown winner
• 2018 French Open Women's Tennis: Romanian Simona Halep wins her first Grand Slam singles title beating American Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Sports History
2019 Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz shot while visiting in his native Dominican Republic

• 2019 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; 3rd straight French singles title; 12th overall; first to win 12 singles titles at same Grand Slam; 18th major
• 2022 The controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series gets underway at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire; PGA suspends 17 participating players

 

JUNE 10

• 1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
• 1871 5th Belmont: W. Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56

• 1876 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5
• 1880 MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bisons
• 1890 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes riding Burlington wins in 2:07.75
• 1891 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75
• 1892 Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals, 25-4 at Oriole Park
• 1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53.25

British Golf Open
1904 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Jack White wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions


Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid

• 1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22
• 1922 54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8
• 1926 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
• 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms

British Golf Open
1932 British Open Men's Golf, Prince's GC: Gene Sarazen wins wire-to-wire by 5 strokes from fellow American Macdonald Smith


GolferGene Sarazen

• 1933 65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6
• 1933 US Open Men's Golf, North Shore CC: Amateur Johnny Goodman outlasts Ralph Guldahl by a single stroke to win his only major championship
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• 1934 FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats Czechoslovakia, 2-1
• 1944 Relief pitcher Joe Nuxhall at 15 years, 316 days, debuts for Cincinnati Reds; youngest player in MLB history; becomes All Star and broadcaster
• 1950 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6
• 1952 Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over the A's in Philadelphia
• 1956 XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm

LPGA Championship
1957 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC: Louise Suggs wins her 10th major tile by 3 strokes from Wiffi Smith


Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs
Baseball Record
1959 MLB Cleveland Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 4 home runs in 11-8 win over the Orioles, in Baltimore


Baseball PlayerRocky Colavito

• 1962 A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball
• 1962 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½"
• 1967 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren sets a world record mark of 17'7" in San Diego, California
• 1968 4h Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats France 20-2
• 1968 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Italy beats Yugoslavia, 2-0 in a replay (first game, 1-1)
• 1972 104th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:28

Sports History
1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges & moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649)


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

MLB First BasemanGil Hodges

MLB LegendWillie Mays
LPGA Championship
1973 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1964 champion Mary Mills wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Betty Burfeindt


LPGA GolferMary Mills
Sports History
1974 Philadelphia Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker hanging from Houston Astrodome roof


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1975 Yanks sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, & another part is set afire
• 1977 American golfer Al Geiberger becomes first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13) in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, during the 2nd round Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial CC in Cordova, Tennessee
• 1978 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed to wrap up the Triple Crown

French Open Women's Tennis
1978 French Open Women's Tennis: Virginia Ruzici of Romania claims her lone major singles title; beats Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-2


Tennis Player and French Open ChampionVirginia Ruzici

Tennis Player and French Open ChampionMima Jausovec

• 1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis
• 1979 Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)

French Open Women's Tennis
1979 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert dominates Wendy Turnbull of Australia 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd French singles crown


Tennis LegendChris Evert
LPGA Championship
1979 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Donna Caponi Young wins 3rd major; beats Jerilyn Britz by 3 strokes


LPGA GolferDonna Caponi
Baseball Record
1981 Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose

MLB LegendStan Musial
Sports History
1981 Sebastian Coe of England sets 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence


1500m RunnerSebastian Coe
French Open Men's Tennis
1984 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 1st career Grand Slam title; beats John McEnroe 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe

• 1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m)
• 1986 A. Bartlett Giamatti succeeds Chub Feeney as President of baseball's National League
• 1988 Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)

Belmont Stakes
1989 121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26


JockeyPat Day
French Open Women's Tennis
1989 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 3-6, 7-5

• 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland

French Open Men's Tennis
1990 French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Sports History
1990 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino

Sports History
1994 American tennis ace Jennifer Capriati checks out of drug abuse clinic

• 1995 127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32
• 1995 French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 with pivotal 32-point game in 3rd set; Graf's 4th French title
• 1995 Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer
• 1996 Stanley Cup Final, Miami Arena, Miami, FA: Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal in triple-OT gives Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win over Florida Panthers and a 4 game series sweep
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• 1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits SF Giants 9-0
• 2000 132nd Belmont: Pat Day aboard Commendable wins in 2:31.20

French Open Women's Tennis
2000 French Open Women's Tennis: France's Mary Pierce beats Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-2, 7-5 for her 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st singles title at Roland Garros

• 2000 Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series victory
• 2001 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins his 3rd French title; beats Spaniard Àlex Corretja 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
• 2006 138th Belmont: Fernando Jara aboard Jazil wins in 2:27.81
• 2006 French Open Women's Tennis: Justine Henin-Hardenne retains her title; beats Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 for 5th Grand Slam singles crown

French Open Men's Tennis
2007 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal wins title for the 3rd consecutive year; beats Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

LPGA Championship
2007 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins her first major title by 1 stroke ahead of Australian Karrie Webb

French Open Women's Tennis
2012 French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova wins her first French title; beats Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2

LPGA Championship
2012 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Shanshan Feng of China wins by 2 strokes ahead of Eun-Hee Ji, Stacy Lewis, Mika Miyazato and Suzann Pettersen

Sports History
2012 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Defending champion Tom Lehman wins by 2 strokes from Bernhard Langer of Germany and Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon

• 2017 149th Belmont Stakes: Jose Ortiz aboard Tapwrit wins in 2:30.02
• 2017 French Open Women's Tennis: Jeļena Ostapenko upsets Simona Halep 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title; first Latvian to win a Grand Slam singles title
• 2018 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 for his record 11th French title (17th Grand Slam victory)

 

JUNE 11

• 1898 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms riding Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75

British Golf Open

1903 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon


GolferHarry Vardon

• 1904 Chicago Cubs pitcher Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0
• 1907 George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket

British Golf Open
1909 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins Championship for a 4th time, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid


Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid

• 1919 51st Belmont: Johnny Loftus riding Sir Barton wins by 5 lengths over Sweep On; first Trip Crown winner

Belmont Stakes
1921 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande riding Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1927 59th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6

Baseball Record
1927 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits 19th & 20th homers of MLB season record 60 HRs in New York's 6-4 win over Cleveland Indians at Yankees Stadium


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0
• 1938 Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 v Aust) aged 20 yrs 19 days
• 1938 England cricket team declare at 8 for 658 v Australia at Trent Bridge
• 1938 French Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam
• 1938 French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-French final Simonne Mathieu wins first of consecutive titles; beats Nelly Adamson 6-0, 6-3
• 1938 US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins back-to-back Open titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz
• 1949 81st Belmont: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 2:30.2

US Golf Open
1949 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Cary Middlecoff wins the first of his 2 Open titles, 1 stroke ahead of Clayton Heafner and Sam Snead


GolferSam Snead

GolferCary Middlecoff
US Golf Open
1950 50th US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: 16 months after being severely injured in an auto accident, Ben Hogan beats Lloyd Mangrum by 4 shots and George Fazio by 6 in an 18-hole playoff; the "Miracle at Merion"


GolferBen Hogan
England Cricket’s Class Divide Hit For Six
1952 Opening batsman Len Hutton becomes the 1st professional cricketer to captain England in Tests


WG Grace, bearded, centre, leads the 'Gentlemen' in a match against the 'Players' at Lord's in 1899

• 1953 Test Cricket debut of Alan Davidson at Trent Bridge

Belmont Stakes
1955 87th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 2:29


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1955 Le Mans race car accident kills 83 spectators (race continues)

US Golf Open
1959 Charlie Sifford becomes the 1st African American to play in a US Golf Open


GolferCharlie Sifford

• 1960 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2

Baseball Record
1961 Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs


Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
Sports History
1967 A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drive a Ford to victory in Le Mans


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1967 Chicago Cubs (7) & NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game
• 1972 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Ahern wins her only major title, by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock

Sports History
1974 Mel Stottlemyre sets an American League record by making his 272nd consecutive start without pitching a game in relief


Baseball Pitcher and CoachMel Stottlemyre

• 1975 One-day international cricket debut of Javed Miandad aged 17 yrs 364 days

Belmont Stakes
1977 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet riding Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6


RacehorseSeattle Slew
French Open Men's Tennis
1978 French Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg wins his 3rd French title; beats Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 6-1, 6-1, 6-3


Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionGuillermo Vilas
LPGA Championship
1978 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Nancy Lopez wins by 6 strokes from fellow American Amy Alcott


LPGA GolferNancy Lopez

• 1979 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg wins 2nd of 4 straight French titles and 6 overall; beats Victor Pecci of Paraguay 6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
• 1981 Mariners beat Orioles 8-2 at Kingdome, then players go on strike

Boxing Title Fight
1982 Defending champion Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing titles at Caesars Palace, LV, Nevada


Belmont Stakes
1983 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr.aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8

• 1983 MLB Cardinals outfielder Lonnie Smith checks into Hyland Center in St. Louis, a drug rehabilitation facility
• 1983 Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14
• 1988 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6
• 1988 25th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 11-7
• 1988 Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24"8½")
• 1988 NY Yankees Rick Rhoden becomes first pitcher since AL's adoption of the rule in 1973 to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) in an 8–6 victory over Baltimore Orioles

French Open Men's Tennis
1989 French Open Men's Tennis: American Michael Chang wins lone career Grand Slam title; beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; at 17 years, 110 days, becomes youngest male to win a Grand Slam singles title

• 1989 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Sawgrass: Orville Moody wins by 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Charles Coody

Sports History
1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)

• 1992 Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group

Hall of Fame
1992 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame

• 1992 US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0

Belmont Stakes
1994 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8

French Open Men's Tennis
1995 French Open Men's Tennis: Thomas Muster of Austria beats American Michael Chang 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 for his lone major singles title

• 1995 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1
• 2000 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins his second French title; beats Sweden's Magnus Norman 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
• 2005 137th Belmont: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 2:28.75
• 2005 WLAF World Bowl 13, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Amsterdam Admirals beat Berlin Thunder, 27-21

French Open Men's Tennis
2006 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal of Spain wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6

LPGA Championship
2006 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle RockGC: Se Ri Pak wins her 3rd title in the event and 5th major; beats Australian Karrie Webb on first play-off hole

• 2011 143rd Belmont: Jose Valdivia Jr aboard Ruler On Ice wins in 2:30.88
• 2012 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Đoković 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5; 3rd straight French title for Nadal
• 2012 Stanley Cup Final, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA : LA Kings defeat New Jersey Devils, 6-1 for 4-2 series win; first SC title in Kings' 45-year history
• 2016 148th Belmont Stakes: Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Creator wins in 2:28:51
• 2017 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1; becomes first man to win French title 10 times
• 2017 Stanley Cup Final, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 for 4-2 series win; Penguins back-to-back champions
• 2022 Charl Schwartzel hangs on to beat fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis by a stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event at the Centurion GC, Hertfordshire; pockets massive US$4.75m for the victory

 

JUNE 12

• 1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25
• 1880 Worcester Ruby Legs pitcher Lee Richmond throws first perfect game in MLB history in 1-0 win over Cleveland Blues at the Agricultural County Fair Grounds, Worcester

• 1894 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: J.H. Taylor wins first Open played outside Scotland; beats Douglas Rolland by 5 strokes
• 1896 England cricket spin bowler Jack Hearne sets record for earliest date taking 100 first-class wickets in a season when he captures 9-73 for the MCC in an innings & 18 run drubbing of Australia at Lord's
• 1907 Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers
• 1910 Dutch soccer club PEC forms in Zwolle; renamed FC Zwolle in 1990 and back to PEC Zwolle in 2012
• 1916 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1

US Golf Open

1919 US Open Men's Golf, Brae Burn CC: Walter Hagen defeats Mike Brady by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff to win his second and final US Open


GolferWalter Hagen
Belmont Stakes
1920 52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins by massive 20 lengths in world record 2:14.2


JockeyClarence Kummer
Baseball Record
1922 Browns pitcher Hub Pruett strikes out future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth 3 consecutive times as St. Louis beats New York Yankees, 7 - 1 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1922 St Louis Cardinals make MLB record 10 straight hits in 6th inning of a 14-8 win over the Phillies at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
• 1926 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2

Baseball Record
1928 New York Yankees future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig collects 14 total bases with 2 triples and 2 home runs in a 15-7 win over Chicago White Sox


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1930 German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4 rounds in NYC for vacant NBA, NYSAC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles; first time title won on a foul
• 1936 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Topeka CC: Opal Hill scores a 3 & 2 win over Mrs. Charkes Dennehy to claim her second consecutive major title

US Golf Open
1937 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins first of his 2 consecutive US titles, 2 strokes ahead of Sam Snead


GolferSam Snead

• 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York

US Golf Open
1939 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Byron Nelson wins by 3 strokes from Craig Wood and 7 ahead of Denny Shute in a 36-hole playoff to claim the second of his 5 major titles


GolferByron Nelson

GolferDenny Shute

GolferCraig Wood

• 1947 British Amateur Women's Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England's Jacqueline Gordon 5 & 4

Belmont Stakes
1948 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to claim his second Triple Crown


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
Cricket History
1948 In his farewell Ashes Tour, Australian cricket batting maestro Don Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test against England at Trent Bridge


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
US Golf Open
1948 US Open Men's Golf, Riviera CC: Ben Hogan dominates final 2 rounds, shooting 68-69, 2 shots ahead of runner-up Jimmy Demaret; third of his 9 major titles


GolferBen Hogan

GolferJimmy Demaret
Sports History
1950 Following his retirement announcement after 49 years as Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack is named Honorary Manager of the MLB All-Star Game


Baseball LegendConnie Mack

• 1954 86th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard High Gun wins in 2:30.8
• 1954 Milwaukee Braves spot starting pitcher Jim Wilson throws first no-hitter in history of County Stadium when he blanks Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0

Baseball Record
1957 Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak)


MLB LegendStan Musial

• 1965 Morio Shigematsu of Japan runs world record marathon (2:12:00) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
• 1967 Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5 in 22 innings at D.C. Stadium
• 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis no-hits the Padres, 2-0 at San Diego Stadium
• 1973 New Zealand all-rounder Bevan Congdon scores 176 as Kiwis chase 479 in 1st Test v England at Nottingham; tourists just miss out, dismissed for 440
• 1973 Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer

Baseball History
1975 Hank Aaron smacks his first home run in Milwaukee since 1965 as his new team, the Brewers beat Oakland A's, 9-7


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron
LPGA Championship
1977 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bay Tree Plantation GC: Chako Higuchi of Japan wins her only LPGA major title by 3 from Pat Bradley, Sandra Post & Judy Rankin


LPGA GolferPat Bradley
Baseball History
1979 Detroit Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson who stays until 1995; includes World Series title 1984 and AL Manager of the Year Award 1984 and 1987


MLB Player and ManagerSparky Anderson

• 1981 Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike

Boxing Title Fight
1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title


WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

Heavyweight Boxing ChampionLeon Spinks

LPGA Championship
1983 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Patty Sheehan comes from 7 strokes behind with a final round a 66 (−6) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sandra Haynie


LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan

• 1983 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Miller Barber inaugural champion by 1 stroke from Gene Littler
• 1983 Winston Davis takes 7-51 in Cricket World Cup match v Australia
• 1984 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title
• 1988 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Sawgrass: Billy Casper wins final career major title by 2 strokes from Al Geiberger
• 1990 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite the Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game
• 1990 NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning

Baseball Record
1990 NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves


MLB Pitcher and CoachDave Righetti
Baseball Record
1990 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases

Baseball Record
1990 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list

NBA Finals
1991 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers, 108-101 in Game 5 for first of 3 straight titles; MVP: Michael Jordan in his first NBA Finals appearance

• 1996 Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations because of her numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women & Asians
• 1997 1st ever baseball regular season inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3

NBA Finals
2002 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 113-107 for a 4-0 sweep and 3rd straight title; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal for 3rd consecutive Finals series

• 2004 WLAF World Bowl 12, Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen: Berlin Thunder beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 30-24

LPGA Championship
2005 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 3-peat for Annika Sörenstam of Sweden; wins by 3 strokes ahead of 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie

• 2009 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings, 2-1 for a 4-3 series win; Penguins 3rd Championship
• 2011 NBA Finals: Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat, 105-95 in Game 6 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Dirk Nowitzki

Sports History
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes 1st footballer to top Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, earning $88 million

Sports History
2016 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Germany's Bernhard Langer wins his 3rd straight Players' title by 1 shot from Joe Durant and Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez

• 2016 Stanley Cup Final, SAP Center, San Jose, CA: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat San Jose Sharks, 3-1 for a 4-2 series victory; Penguins 4th title

PGA Championship
2016 Women's PGA Championship, Sahalee CC: 18-year old Canadian Brooke Henderson wins her first major title on the 1st hole of a sudden-death playoff with top-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand

• 2017 MLB Draft: JSerra Catholic HS, CA shortstop Royce Lewis first pick by Minnesota Twins

NBA Finals
2017 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 in Game 5 to win series, 4-1; first time same teams had met for third consecutive year; MVP: Kevin Durant

• 2019 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-3 series victory; first title in franchise history
• 2021 Danish star soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 game with Finland in Copenhagen; revived with a defibrillator; game controversially restarts with 1-0 Finland win
• 2021 French Open Women's Tennis: Czech doubles specialist Barbora Krejčíková wins her first major singles title 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia