TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2025

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
• 1922 MLB first baseman Stuffy McInnis ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances, while playing for the Boston red Sox (1921) and Cleveland Indians (1922)

1st White House Swimming Pool

1933 FDR authorizes the first swimming pool built inside the White House


32nd US PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Scriven French Women's Champion
1934 French Championship Women's Tennis: England's defending champion Margaret Scriven beats American Helen Jacobs 7-5, 4-6, 6-1


Tennis PlayerHelen Jacobs

• 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)

Perry French Men's Champion
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
Ruth Announces Retirement
1935 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Red Sox Star Enlists
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 LegendMargaret Smith Court

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

Sports History
2017 Alex Puccio ascends Dead Meadow V13 (8B) at Wild Basin


Rock ClimberAlex Puccio

• 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

Sports History
2024 Gymnast Simone Biles (27) wins her record 9th US Championship in Fort Worth, Texas


GymnastSimone Biles

• 2024 US Open Women's Golf, Lancaster CC: 2021 champion Yuka Saso of Japan scores a 3 stroke win over compatriot Hinako Shibuno for her second major title

 

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JUNW 3

• 1851 First baseball uniforms are worn as the NY Knickerbockers don straw hats, white shirts, and blue long trousers
• 1888 Baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" is first published by the San Francisco Examiner

W. G. Grace's Last Day

1899 W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket at age 50 years and 320 days

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

Collins Hits 3,000
1925 MLB Chicago White Sox baseball player-manager Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to collect 3,000 hits


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

Lacoste Wins 3rd French Title
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

1930 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies
Gehrig 1st to Hit Four HRs
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

Gibson's Huge Home Run
1937 Josh Gibson hits a home run just 2 feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium (580' drive)


Negro League Baseball LegendJosh Gibson

• 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

Patty French Men's Champion
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

Hart French Women's Champion
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
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

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

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

Sports History
1971 MLB Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, on the road at Riverfront Stadium


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

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

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)
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• 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


BoxerThomas Hearns
Baseball Record
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


Baseball PitcherPedro Martínez
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


LPGA GolferSe Ri Pak

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


CBC SportscasterRon MacLean
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


GolferTiger Woods

GolferJack Nicklaus

• 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


Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
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


Basketball SuperstarStephen Curry

• 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 Stakes: Edward D. Brown 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

Emily Davison Trampled at the Derby

1913 English suffragette Emily Davison is trampled and mortally wounded by a racechorse called Anmer, ridden by Herbert Jones and owned by King George V, during running of the Derby at Epsom Downs in Surrey; Jones thrown from horse, horse finishes the race jockey-less, Davison dies from her injuries 4 days later. [1]


King of the United KingdomGeorge V

SuffragetteEmily Davison
1st 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

Cochet French Champion
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)
• 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

Baseball Trade
1953 Pittsburgh pirates trade outfielder Ralph Kiner & catcher Joe Garagiola to Chicago Cubs


Baseball Hall of Fame Left FielderRalph Kiner

MLB CatcherJoe Garagiola
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
French Open Women's Tennis
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


Tennis PlayerAngela Mortimer
Cricket History
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


West Indian CricketerSonny Ramadhin

CricketerColin Cowdrey

• 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

LPGA Western Open
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

Cricket History
1971 Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas scores 274 vs England at Edgbaston in 544 minutes


CricketerZaheer Abbas

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


GolferJoAnne Carner
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
• 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 MLB New York Yankees outfielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for team record 249


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

42nd Open Championship

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

1909 Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, home of the Indy 500, holds its first competition - a hot air balloon race

• 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


Golfer Bobby 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)

Lacoste Wins 2nd French Title
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

Weissmuller Sets Records
1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard freestyle swim record


Swimmer and Actor Johnny Weissmuller
British Golf Open
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


Golfer Tommy Armour

• 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

Crawford Wins French Open
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

1937 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6
Szabo vs Nagurski
1941 Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ


Hall of Fame American Football Player Bronko Nagurski
75th Belmont
1943 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2

Ashburn's Sets Rookie Record
1948 Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecutive hitting streak at 23

Boxing Title Fight
1952 First nationally televised sporting event, Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Ezzard Charles in 15 rounds for the heavyweight boxing title at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jersey Joe Walcott

Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Ezzard 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 Legend Mickey 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

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

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

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

Sports History
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers retire future Baseball Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston's #24


Baseball Manager Walter Alston
Sports History
1981 MLB Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as all-time walk leader (1,777)


MLB Pitching Legend Nolan Ryan

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Early Wynn
Belmont Stakes
1982 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28

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 Player Steve Garvey
Sports History
1987 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and wins the game


Baseball Pitcher Dwight 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

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

Sports History
2015 Alex Puccio sustains a knee injury during the IFSC World Cup competition in Vail, Colorado, requiring surgery


Rock Climber Alex Puccio
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


Tennis Champion Novak Đoković

Tennis Champion Andy Murray
Sports History
2018 American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. named 2017 top earning sportsperson by Forbes with $285 million


Boxer Floyd 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

41st British Open

1901 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins the first of five Open titles by three strokes over 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
28th US 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 Champion
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 Champion
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

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


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody
37th Men's French Championship
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
• 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

74th Belmont
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
• 1954 MLB Baltimore Orioles manager Jimmy Dykes is ejected from both games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, NYC
• 1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st Black player for MLB Detroit Tigers
• 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

Joe Namath Resigns
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

French Open Women's Tennis
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


Tennis LegendMargaret Smith Court
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
Willie Mays HR Record
1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd (& last) extra inning HR


MLB LegendWillie Mays
Baseball 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

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
1983 Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher #1 in the 1983 MLB Draft

• 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

1987 NY Yankees play their 13,000th game

• 1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4

Baseball Record
1990 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game


Baseball PlayerCecil Fielder

• 1990 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as NY Yankee manager
• 1991 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball
• 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

Eddie Murray Sets 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

French Open Men's Tennis
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

Brian Lara Sets 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 2:27.5

• 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

Sports History
2015 Brian Ortega wins Fight of the Night against Thiago Tavares at UFC Fight Night 68

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

LeBron James Sets Record
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, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf League agree to unify to create a for-profit entity run by the PGA Tour and funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

 

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

Taylor Wins 3rd British 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 the 1st inning of a 19-0 drubbing of the 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
Mallory Disappears from Everest
1924 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit


Mountain ClimberGeorge Mallory

• 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

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


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
45th US 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
• 1946 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates players attempt to unionize and vote 20-16 to go on strike rather than play the New York Giants; vote fell short of required 2/3 majority and union fizzles, and Pirates win 10-5 at Forbes Field, Pittsburghn
• 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

Steve Chilcott #1 Pick
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 LegendMargaret Smith Court

Tennis PlayerAnn Haydon-Jones
Sports History
1970 American jockey Bill Shoemaker (38) passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 career win


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

Hall of Fame JockeyJohnny Longden

• 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

First 5-Wicket Haul
1975 Dennis Lillee takes the first one-day 5-wicket haul, 5-34 against Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup


Cricketer and Fast BowlerDennis Lillee

• 1975 Sri Lanka cricket's 1st ODI; West Indies win by 9 wickets in World Cup match in Manchester
• 1977 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1

NBA Finals
1978 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets defeat Seattle Supersonics in 7 games; MVP: Wes Unseld


Basketball Player and CoachWes Unseld

• 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

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

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

1989 23-year-old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires

• 1989 First baseball game to start outdoors and end indoors as Toronto Blue Jays' stadium closes roof during game at 8:48 and beat Brewers 4-2

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


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
French Open Men's Tennis
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

Baseball Record
1994 MLB Oakland 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

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

French Open Women's Tennis
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

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

Bryce Harper #1 Pick
2010 MLB Draft: Southern Nevada outfielder Bryce Harper first pick by Washington Nationals


Baseball OutfielderBryce Harper

• 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

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

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