TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2025

JUNE 21

Chess Prodigy in Europe

1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe


Chess PlayerPaul Morphy

• 1879 Infielder William White plays one game for the Providence Grays with conjecture was the first African-American to play MLB even though he appeared Caucasian
• 1900 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
• 1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)
• 1907 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Frenchman Arnaud Massy wins by 2 strokes from J.H. Taylor; first non-Briton to win Open Championship
• 1907 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alec Ross of Scotland posts 4 sub-80 rounds to win his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
• 1916 Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Foster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 at Fenway Park

Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey
1932 German champion Max Schmeling loses NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight boxing titles in controversial split points decision to American Jack Sharkey in NYC, New York


BoxerMax Schmeling

• 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit

Bradman's 101*
1938 Bradman scores 101* in 77 minutes, Australia v Lancashire


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Lou Gehrig Retires
1939 NY Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Veeck Buys Cleveland
1946 Bill Veeck buys MLB baseball team Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million


MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck
DiMaggio's 2,000th Hit
1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit, a 7th-inning single off Chick Pieretti, in a 8-2 victory over Cleveland


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
LPGA Western Open
1951 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final


GolferPatty Berg
LPGA Western Open
1952 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Skokie CC: Betsy Rawls defeats Betty Jameson, 1 up in the final


LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls

• 1954 Australian middle distance runner John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) in Turku, Finland
• 1960 German sprinter Armin Hary runs world record 100m (10.0)

Baseball Record
1964 Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning hurls a perfect game as Philadelphia beats the New York Mets, 6-0 on Fathers Day at Shea Stadium


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and SenatorJim Bunning

• 1964 UEFA European Championship Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union, 2-1

US Golf Open
1965 US Open Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Gary Player of South Africa beats Australian Kel Nagle by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only US Open title; completes his career Grand Slam at age 29


GolferGary Player

• 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
• 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)

FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become the first team and player to win the World Cup three times, defeating Italy 4-1 in front of 107,412 spectators


Football LegendPele

• 1970 US Open Men's Golf Hazeltine National GC: Englishman Tony Jacklin shoots sub-par in all 4 rounds on his way to a 7-stroke win ahead of Dave Hill
• 1971 MLB Cleveland Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf

US Golf Open
1971 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Lee Trevino wins his 2nd Open by 3 strokes in a Monday 18-hole playoff with Jack Nicklaus


GolferJack Nicklaus

GolferLee Trevino

• 1975 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's: West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win inaugural final; Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (WI) 102 (85)
• 1975 Ruffian leads all the way to win the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont and clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
• 1981 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: David Graham wins his second major title and becomes the first Australian to win the US Open, 3 strokes ahead of runners-up George Burns and Bill Rogers

Sports History
1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery


Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe
Contract of Interest
1986 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals


NFL Running Back and Baseball OutfielderBo Jackson

• 1986 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record)

Sports History
1987 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
US Golf Open
1987 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club: Scott Simpson passes and holds off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only major title by 1 stroke


GolferTom Watson

• 1988 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
• 1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher HR hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium

Baseball Trade
1989 MLB New York Yankees trade outfielder Rickey Henderson to Oakland A's for eric Plunk, Greg Cadaret, and Luis Polonia


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1990 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a NY Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!"

Hockey Hall of Fame
1991 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Cricket History
1992 Last day of test cricket for English star players Ian Botham and Allan Lamb

US Golf Open
1992 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Perennial runner-up Tom Kite breaks through for his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jeff Sluman

Sports History
1994 German tennis superstar Steffi Graf becomes first defending champion to lose in the 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to American Lorrie McNeal)

Sports History
1997 NHL Draft: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) center Joe Thornton first pick by Boston Bruins

1997 Women's National Basketball Association begins as NY Liberty beats LA Sparks
US Golf Open
1998 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club, SF: Lee Janzen recovers from 7 stroke deficit to win his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart


Golfer Payne Stewart

• 2009 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's, London: Pakistan wins their first title beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets; Player of the Series: Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan (317 runs)
• 2009 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Lord's: England 86/4 win inaugural event; beat New Zealand 85; England's Katherine Brunt takes 3 for 6

NBA Finals
2012 NBA Finals: Miami Heat win their second NBA title; beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-106 in Game 5; MVP: LeBron James

US Golf Open
2015 US Open Men's Golf, Chambers Bay GC: Jordan Spieth (21) becomes youngest winner since 1923 by 1 shot from Dustin Johnson & Louis Oosthuizen
2018 NBA Draft: Arizona center Deandre Ayton first pick by Phoenix Suns

• 2019 NHL Draft: US NTDP center Jack Hughes first pick by New Jersey Devils
• 2021 Carl Nassib becomes the first openly gay player in the NFL in a post on Instagram
• 2021 New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender athlete to be selected for the Olympics

Sports History
2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California

 

JUNE 22

W. G. Grace

1865 Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16-year-old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London


CricketerW. G. Grace

• 1874 Game of lawn tennis is introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, who introduces a rubber ball to bounce on grass
• 1889 Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
• 1918 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt beats Eleanor Goss 6-4, 6-3 for her 4th consecutive US singles title

10,000m World Record
1921 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)


Runner nicknamed the Flying FinnPaavo Nurmi

• 1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs

Baseball Record
1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
Gehrig's 3 Home Runs
1930 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Louis KOs Braddock
1937 Challenger Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in the 8th round at Chicago's Comiskey Park for the world heavyweight boxing title


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

BoxerJames J. Braddock

• 1938 Joe Louis scores a stunning 1st round KO of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, NYC to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
• 1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn

Bedser Takes 7-49
1946 English cricketer Alec Bedser takes 7-49 v India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket at Lord's


Cricket Medium Pace BowlerAlec Bedser
Charles vs Walcott
1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles

Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott

• 1958 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado

LPGA Western Open
1958 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Kahkwa CC: Patty Berg wins back-to-back WO titles; beats runner-up Beverly Hanson by 4 strokes


GolferPatty Berg
Sports History
1959 Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax)


Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax
Baseball Record
1961 MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak


MLB shortstopErnie Banks

• 1965 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, v NZ at Lord's
• 1976 SD Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk

Boxing Title Fight
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title


BoxerLarry Holmes

BoxerMike Weaver

• 1980 American golfer Don January beats Mike Souchak by 2 strokes to win the Atlantic City Senior International in Northfield, New Jersey; inaugural tournament of the Senior PGA Tour
• 1980 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1

Sports History
1981 John McEnroe's famous "You cannot be serious" rant in first-round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon


Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
Sports History
1982 MLB Philadelphia Phillies infielder Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd career hit, moves past Hank Aaron into 2nd place


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose

• 1983 NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period
• 1984 Carl Pohlad becomes CEO of Minnesota Twins

Senior Players Championship
1986 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia


GolferBruce Crampton

GolferChi-Chi Rodríguez
Sports History
1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
Music Concert
1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium, New York City


Pianist, Songwriter and ComposerBilly Joel

• 1990 Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
• 1990 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox

Sports History
1991 NHL Draft: Oshawa Generals center Eric Lindros first pick by Quebec Nordiques


NHL StarEric Lindros

• 1993 NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose

NBA Finals
1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3


NBA CenterHakeem Olajuwon

• 1994 FIFA World Cup: USA beats Colombia 2-1 in round match at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1st WC win since 1950

Baseball Record
1994 Ken Griffey Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.

• 1996 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6

Boxing Title Fight
1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title


World Boxing ChampionMichael Moorer

• 1996 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
• 1996 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
• 1997 WLAF World Bowl 5, Olympic Stadium, Barcelona: Barcelona Dragons beat Rhein Fire, 38-24
• 2002 WLAF World Bowl 10, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf: Berlin Thunder beats Rhein Fire, 26-20

Sports History
2007 Patrick Kane is selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

US Golf Open
2009 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson

2012 NHL Draft: Sarnia Sting (OHL) right wing Nail Yakupov first pick by Edmonton Oilers
US Women's Golf Open
2014 US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title

2016 NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.

• 2017 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
• 2018 NHL Draft: Frolunda HC (SHL) defenceman Rasmus Dahlin first pick by Buffalo Sabres

Baseball Record
2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out career high 13 batters, retires 23 of last 24 batters faced in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California

 

JUNE 23

• 1893 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Aline Terry wins her lone major title; beats Augusta Schultz 6-1, 6-3
• 1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin
• 1900 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Myrtle McAteer beats Edith Parker 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 for her lone major singles title

• 1906 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Homans beats Maud Barger-Wallach 6-4, 6-3 for her lone major singles title
• 1915 Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0

Shore Replaces Ejected Ruth

1917 Ernie Shore enters game after Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing punch at umpire; retires all 26 batters he faces to win 4-0 vs Washington Senators; ruled combined no-hitter


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1917 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Two-time defending champion Molla Bjurstedt beats Marion Vanderhoef 4-6, 6-0, 6-2

57th British Men's Open
1922 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen becomes first American-born winner of the Open Championship, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Barnes and George Duncan


GolferWalter Hagen

Pioneering GolferJim Barnes
Gehrig Hits 3 HRs
1927 New York future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in Yankees' 11-4 victory over Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1928 Commencement of West Indies cricket's first ever Test match; England go on to win by an innings and 58 runs at Lord's
• 1932 St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)

Nagurski vs Thesz
1939 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title


Hall of Fame American Football PlayerBronko Nagurski

Professional WrestlerLou Thesz
77th Belmont Stakes
1945 77th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1950 New York Yankees (6) & Detroit Tigers (5) hit record 11 HRs at Briggs Stadium; Tigers win, 10-9

Sports History
1961 Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak


MLB shortstopErnie Banks

• 1961 Philadelphia Phillies overcome 9 run deficit; trailing 11-2 after 7 innings, score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th to beat Pirates, 12-11 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

LPGA Western Open
1963 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Maple Bluff CC: Mickey Wright defends title by 9 shots from Kathy Whitworth for her 10th major championship


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

• 1963 NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards

US Golf Open
1963 US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: Julius Boros wins his second Open title in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit


GolferArnold Palmer

• 1967 American athlete Jim Ryun sets new world record in mile run (3:51.1) in Bakersfield California
• 1968 74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium

Boxing Title Fight
1969 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1971 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Reds, and hits 2 HR's and 3 RBI in 4-0 win at Cincinnati
• 1972 Bernice Gera becomes first female umpire in US pro baseball, Geneva Senators and Auburn Twins in Geneva, New York
• 1972 US President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports

Sports History
1973 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched


Baseball PlayerKen Brett
LPGA Championship
1974 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1965 champion Sandra Haynie wins by 2 shots from JoAnn Carner


GolferSandra Haynie

• 1975 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Lou Graham defeats John Mahaffey by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his only major championship
• 1979 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London: West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win second straight final; Player the Match: Vivian Richards (WI) 138 no (157)
• 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
• 1981 Longest game in professional baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox finally beat Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings (game began April 18)

Sports History
1985 Laffit Pincay Jr becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million


JockeyLaffit Pincay Jr.

• 1985 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Defending champion Arnold Palmer wins his final major by 11 shots from Miller Barber, Lee Elder, Gene Littler & Charles Owens
• 1986 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
• 1988 Charlotte Hornets & Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft

Sports History
1988 Yanks manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager


Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

• 1991 Mazda becomes the first Japanese car manufacturer to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans race
• 1994 Replay shows Oakland Athletics's Bobby Witt beat Kansas City's Greg Gagne to 1st in 6th but umpire Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, ruining Witt's perfect game
• 1996 WLAF World Bowl 4, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh: Scottish Claymores beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 32-27

Baseball Record
2003 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career home runs and 500 steals


MLB LegendBarry Bonds
NBA Finals
2005 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club's 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award


NBA Power ForwardTim Duncan

• 2007 WLAF World Bowl 15, Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt: Hamburg Sea Devils beat Frankfurt Galaxy, 37-28
• 2008 Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971

Sports History
2011 Kawhi Leonard is selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and traded to the San Antonio Spurs on draft night


Basketball ForwardKawhi Leonard
NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers


NBA PlayerKyrie Irving

• 2013 ICC Men's Cricket Champions Trophy, Edgebaston, Birmingham: India defeats England by 5 runs; Player of the series: Shikhar Dhawan, IND 363 runs
• 2016 NBA Draft: LSU point guard Ben Simmons first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
• 2017 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nico Hischier first pick by New Jersey Devils
• 2018 Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days

Ashleigh Barty #1
2019 Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian female in 42 years (since Evonne Goolagong Cawley) to attain world #1 tennis ranking when she beats Julia Görges 6-3, 7-5 at the Birmingham Classic


Tennis PlayerEvonne Goolagong Cawley

• 2019 Women's PGA Championship, Hazeltine National GC: Australian Hannah Green leads wire-to-wire to win her first LPGA event by 1 stroke ahead of Park Sung-hyun
• 2021 1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
• 2024 PGA C'ship Women's Golf, Sahalee GC: Amy Yang of South Korea makes her major title breakthrough with a 3 stroke win over Ko Jin-young, Lilia Vu and Miyū Yamashita

 

JUNE 24

• 1882 National League expels umpire Richard Higham from baseball for dishonesty after his links with gambling on games are confirmed
• 1899 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Marion Jones beats Maud Banks 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 for her first of 2 US singles titles
• 1905 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore wins her 4th US singles title; beats Helen Homans 6-4, 5-7, 6-1

50th British Men's Open

1910 50th British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: James Braid wins Championship for a 5th time, 4 strokes ahead of fellow Scot Sandy Herd (1902 champion)


Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid

• 1913 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman J H Taylor wins Championship for a 5th and final time, 8 strokes ahead of defending champion Ted Ray
• 1922 American Professional Football Association renamed the National Football League

Chicago Bears Renamed
1922 Charter NFL club Chicago Staleys renamed Chicago Bears by team founder, owner and head coach George Halas


American Football Coach and Team OwnerGeorge Halas
32nd Men's Opens
1928 US Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Johnny Farrell defeats amateur Bobby Jones by 1 stroke in a 36-hole playoff to win his only major title


GolferBobby Jones

• 1930 Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium, home of MLB Indians, 1932 to 1993, and NFL Browns, 1946-95

DiMaggio Ties Records
1936 Rookie outfielder Joe DiMaggio ties 3 MLB records in New York's 10-run 5th inning against the White Sox, hitting 2 home runs for 8 total bases; Yankees beat Chicago, 18-4


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson's First Steal
1947 Future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Jackie Robinson steals home for first of 19 times in his career as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

• 1947 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Plum Hollow CC: Jim Ferrier becomes first Australian to win a major title; beats Chick Herbert, 2 & 1

LPGA Western Open
1950 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins her 4th Western Open; beats Peggy Kirk, 5 & 3


All-Round Athlete and GolferBabe Didrikson Zaharias

• 1950 New York Giants outfielder Wes Westrum hits 3 HRs & a triple in a 12-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds V

Baseball History
1955 Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st HR (off Billy Hoeff)


Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew
LPGA Championship
1956 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Marlene Hagge wins her only major title; beats Patty Berg by 2 strokes in a sudden-death playoff


GolferPatty Berg

• 1962 Outfielder Jack Reed hits his only MLB home run in the 22nd-inning as NY Yankees edge Detroit Tigers, 9-7 in slowest extra-inning game in league history; 7:00 hours
• 1968 Detroit outfielder Jim Northrup hits 2 grand-slams to help the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 14-3

Boxing Title Fight
1968 Joe Frazier stops Mexican challenger Manuel Ramos in 2nd round TKO at NYC's Madison Square Garden in his first heavyweight boxing title defense


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier
LPGA Championship
1968 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Canadian Sandra Post wins an 18-hole playoff against Kathy Whitworth by 7 strokes


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
Baseball Record
1970 Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs


Baseball OutfielderBobby Murcer

• 1972 South African runner Danie Malan sets a new 1,000m world record 2:16.0 in Munich, Germany
• 1974 India is dismissed for 42 in 17 overs in 2nd Test defeat to England at Lord's; lowest total in country's Test cricket history; Chris Old 5-21, Geoff Arnold 4-19
• 1974 Kansas City pitcher Steve Busby retires first 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batsmen retired; Royals still lose, 3-1 to Chicago

Baseball Record
1979 Rickey Henderson makes MLB debut with for Oakland A's and steals his 1st base


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1980 Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million

Baseball Record
1983 Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherDon Sutton
Baseball Record
1984 Joe Morgan sets career HR mark for 2nd basemen with #265


MLB Hall of Fame Infielder and BroadcasterJoe Morgan
Senior Players Championship
1984 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Arnold Palmer wins 2nd straight Champions Tour major by 3 strokes ahead of Peter Thomson of Australia


GolferArnold Palmer

GolferPeter Thomson

• 1987 CFL's Montreal Alouettes team folds
• 1987 Minor League Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
• 1988 Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves
• 1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
• 1989 Cards Vince Coleman steals record 39th & 40th consecutive bases
• 1991 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute

Sports History
1992 MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent permanently bans pitcher Steve Howe from baseball for repeated substance abuse violations; later overturned on appeal


Lawyer and MLB CommissionerFay Vincent
Sports History
1992 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O'Neal first pick by Orlando Magic


Basketball PlayerShaquille O'Neal
Rugby World Cup
1995 3rd Rugby World Cup, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Springboks fly-half Joel Stransky lands the winning drop goal in extra time as South Africa defeats New Zealand 15-12


Rugby Union PlayerFrançois Pienaar

• 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: New Jersey Devils beat Detroit Red Wings, 5-2 for a 4-0 series sweep; Devils' first Stanley Cup finals appearance

Baseball Record
1997 Despite an AL record 19-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson, A's first baseman Mark McGwire hits a massive 538 foot home run in Oakland's 4-1 defeat of Seattle Mariners


MLB First BasemanMark McGwire

• 1998 NBA Draft: Pacific center Michael Olowokandi first pick by Los Angeles Clippers

LPGA Championship
2001 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: 26-year-old Australian Karrie Webb becomes youngest woman to win career slam; beats runner-up Laura Diaz by 2 strokes


GolferKarrie Webb

• 2004 NBA Draft: Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy power forward Dwight Howard first pick by Orlando Magic

Coach Babcock
2009 Mike Babcock is named head coach of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics (they would win the gold medal)


NHL CoachMike Babcock
Longest Match in Tennis History
2010 In the longest match in tennis history, American John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon after 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over 3 days


Tennis PlayerJohn Isner

• 2010 NBA Draft: Kentucky point guard John Wall first pick by Washington Wizards
• 2011 NHL Draft: Red Deer Rebels (WHL) center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins first pick by Edmonton Oilers
• 2012 Female athletes will be allowed to compete for Saudi Arabia at the Olympics for the first time
• 2013 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2 for 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 5th Championship
• 2014 Sidney Crosby wins the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award for the 2014 NHL season
• 2015 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins the 2014-15 Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP
• 2016 NHL Draft: ZSC Lions (NLA) center Auston Matthews first pick by Toronto Maple Leafs
• 2017 World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by women's international team

Sports History
2022 American Katie Ledecky wins the 800m gold medal in 8:08.04 at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest; completes 400/800/1500m treble for unprecedented 4th time at a single worlds


SwimmerKatie Ledecky

• 2023 MLB Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, and Matt Thaiss hit home runs on 3 consecutive pitches in 25-1 win over Rockies at Coor's Field in Denver, Colorado
• 2023 Opener Tammy Beaumont smashes 208 in the Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge for the highest ever score by an Englishwoman in Test Cricket; Australia goes on to win by 89 runs
• 2024 Philadelphia Phillies turn rare 1-3-5 triple play, MLB's first since 1929, during 8-1 win over Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
• 2024 Stanley Cup Final, Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL: Florida Panthers win their first title in franchise history defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in Game 7; MVP: Connor McDavid (Oilers C)

 

JUNE 25

• 1892 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Mabel Cahill beats Elisabeth Moore 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
• 1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3
• 1903 NY Yanks & Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 in 18

• 1904 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: May Sutton beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 3 major titles
• 1909 US Open Men's Golf, Englewood GC: Englishman George Sargent sets a new Open scoring record to win his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara

52nd British Men's Open

1912 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon


GolferHarry Vardon
56th British Men's Open
1921 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered


GolferJock Hutchison
61st British Men's Open
1926 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American amateur Bobby Jones wins the first of his 3 Claret Jugs, 2 strokes clear of runner-up Al Watrous; 5th victory by an American in 6 years


GolferBobby Jones

• 1927 WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout
• 1928 NY Giants future Baseball HOF third baseman Freddie Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader in 12-4 & 8-2 wins over Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl
• 1932 Commencement of India's 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's, London (England initially rattled but go on to win)

36th US Men's Open
1932 US Open Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning British Open champion Gene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat Bobby Cruikshank and Philip Perkins by 3 strokes


GolferGene Sarazen

• 1934 NY Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times

Gehrig Beats White Sox
1934 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Louis KOs Carnera
1935 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

BoxerPrimo Carnera

• 1947 Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello
• 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title, at Yankee Stadium, NYC
• 1950 Johnny Pramesa of the Cincinnati Reds and Hank Thompson of the New York Giants each hit inside the park homeruns in 6-4 Reds win at the Polo Grounds, NYC
• 1952 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Big Spring CC: Jim Turnesa wins 1-up over Chick Harbert in the Wednesday final
• 1957 2nd Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Great Britain 29-21
• 1960 South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg
• 1961 Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
• 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies

Bonds Gand Slam Debut
1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (San Francisco Giants)


MLB Outfielder and CoachBobby Bonds

• 1969 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon
• 1976 Texas Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader
• 1977 8th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 13-12
• 1978 FIFA World Cup Final, El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Striker Mario Kempes scores 2 goals as Argentina beats the Netherlands, 3-1 after extra time
• 1983 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London: India beats West Indies by 43 runs to win their first trophy; Player of Match: Mohinder Amarnath (IND) 3/12 from 7 overs
• 1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m

Sports History
1986 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release


Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton

• 1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs

Sports History
1988 MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game


MLB LegendCal Ripken Jr
UEFA European Championship Final
1988 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Ruud Gullet & Marco van Basten score as the Netherlands beats Soviet Union, 2-0


Soccer StarMarco van Basten
Sports History
1991 Martina Navratilova wins her record 100th singles match at Wimbledon, defeating Elna Reinach of South Africa 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round


Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

• 1993 NY Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame
• 1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6
• 1994 FIFA World Cup: 1,500th goal in Cup'd history scored by Caceres of Argentina

Sports History
1997 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs


NBA Power ForwardTim Duncan

• 1997 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul
• 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks, 78-77 in Game 5 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Tim Duncan
• 2000 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster goes back-to-back; beats Stefania Croce of Italy on second hole of a sudden-death playoff
• 2000 WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10

Sports History
2007 Thierry Henry transfers to Barcelona for €24 million


Footballer and ManagerThierry Henry

• 2009 NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
• 2010 MLB Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson throws a no-hitter against one of his former teams, beating the Rays 1–0, at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida
• 2010 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) left wing Taylor Hall first pick by Edmonton Oilers

FIFA World Cup
2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup


Football PlayerLuis Suárez

• 2015 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
• 2018 Oakland pitcher Edwin Jackson takes the mound in a 5-4 win at Detroit; A's are his 13th MLB club, tying Octavio Dotel's record
• 2019 NHL Draft: Barrie Colts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers
• 2020 Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats second-placed Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
• 2021 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's 51-year old MLB league record of 10 consecutive strike outs, in 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York
• 2023 MLB Philadelphia Phillies send 10 batters to the plate in the 8th inning and score 4 runs with one hit (a single), 3 walks, 2 hit batters, and error for a 7-6 win over visiting New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park
• 2023 PGA C'ship Women's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Yin Ruoning of China claims her maiden major title with a 1 stroke win over Yuka Saso of Japan

 

JUNE 26

• 1899 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty wins 3rd straight Wimbledon singles championship; beats Arthur Gore 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
• 1906 Hungarian driver Ferenc Szisz in a Renault AK 90CV wins 1st Grand-Prix motor racing event in Le Mans, France

US Open Women's Tennis

1910 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Louise Hammond 6-4, 6-2


Tennis PlayerHazel Hotchkiss Wightman

• 1911 US Open Men's Golf, Chicago GC: 19-year old John McDermott becomes first American born champion; wins in a playoff with Mike Brady and George Simpson
• 1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with numbers on jerseys in a game against Chicago WS; first time MLB players identified by numbers corresponding to those on scorecard

60th British Men's Open
1925 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: English born American Jim Barnes captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Ted Ray and Archie Compston


Pioneering GolferJim Barnes

• 1935 Surrey's former England Test cricket batsman Andy Sandham scores his 100th first class century (103) v Hampshire at Basingstoke
• 1937 Test cricket debut of all-time great English batsman Len Hutton v New Zealand in 1st Tests at Lord's; scores 0 & 1
• 1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader
• 1944 Yanks, Dodgers & Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 & Giants-0
• 1945 England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs

Sports History
1954 Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4


Marathon RunnerJim Peters
LPGA Western Open
1955 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Maple Bluff CC: Patty Berg wins her 5th WO title by 2 strokes from Louise Suggs and Fay Croker; first WO played at stroke play


Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

GolferPatty Berg
Johansson KOs Patterson
1959 Ingemar Johansson of Sweden floors Floyd Patterson 7 times in the 3rd round in NYC to win the world heavyweight boxing title


BoxerIngemar Johansson

Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson

• 1960 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Joyce Ziske wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Barbara Romack
• 1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0

Baseball History
1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Baltimore Orioles beat Washington Senators 12-2


Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
Alex Johnson Suspended
1971 Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings & 29 fines)


Baseball PlayerAlex Johnson

• 1972 Australian swing bowler Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 & 8-53) on Test cricket debut in 2nd Test vs England at Lord's

Ali vs. Inoki
1976 Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki fights American boxer Muhammad Ali, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan [1]


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1976 Washington Senators player Toby Harrah plays an entire doubleheader at shortstop without a single chance in the field
• 1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd & win 12-11 in 10 inn
• 1991 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Larry Johnson first pick by Charlotte Hornets
• 1992 UEFA European Championship Final, Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden: In a huge upset Denmark beats Germany, 2-0
• 1993 NHL Draft: Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) center Alexandre Daigle first pick by Ottawa Senators

Sports History
1993 NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray
Sports History
1994 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett

Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew
Senior Players Championship
1994 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: 1992 champion Dave Stockton wins by 6 strokes from Jim Albus


Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionDave Stockton

• 1996 NBA Draft: Georgetown guard Allen Iverson first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
• 1999 NHL Draft: Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) center Patrik Stefan first pick by Atlanta Thrashers
• 2002 NBA Draft: Shanghai Sharks (China) center Yao Ming first pick by Houston Rockets

NBA Draft
2003 NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers


Basketball PlayerLeBron James

• 2005 US Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Birdie Kim holes out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to win her lone LPGA title, 2 strokes ahead of teenage amateurs Brittany Lang & Morgan Pressel
• 2008 NBA Draft: Memphis point guard Derrick Rose first pick by Chicago Bulls

LPGA Championship
2011 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Yani Tseng of Taiwan scores her 4th major title win by 10 strokes over Morgan Pressel


GolferYani Tseng
NBA Draft
2014 Joel Embiid is selected with the third overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft


Basketball PlayerJoel Embiid
Suárez Expelled from World Cup
2014 Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following his biting incident


Football PlayerLuis Suárez

• 2014 NBA Draft: Kansas small forward Andrew Wiggins first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
• 2015 NHL Draft: Erie Otters (OHL) center Connor McDavid #1 pick by the Edmonton Oilers
• 2016 Copa América Final, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Defending champions Chile defeat Argentina, 4-2 on penalty kicks; 0–0 after extra time

America's Cup
2017 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeats Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, making Peter Burling (26) the youngest helmsman to win the cup


YachtsmanGrant Dalton

YachtsmanPeter Burling

• 2021 Largest-ever pile up in the Tour de France caused by a spectator with a sign during Stage 1. Spectator later hunted down and arrested.
• 2022 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Colorado Avalanche beats two-time defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; Avs 3rd championship in franchise history
• 2022 Women's PGA Championship, Congressional CC: Despite carding finishing rounds of 75, 75 Chun In-gee of South Korea holds on to beat Minjee Lee and Lexi Thompson by 1 stroke for her third major title

 

JUNE 27

• 1860 First running of the Queen's Plate at Toronto's Carleton Track - North America's oldest continuously run horse race [1]
• 1864 US Civil War: Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia: Colonel Sherman makes unsuccessful frontal attack on Confederate defensive lin
• 1890 Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes the first Black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nunc" Wallace in 18 rounds in London

• 1891 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mabel Cahill beats defending champion Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
• 1894 American Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] sets out from Boston to become first woman to bicycle around the world (completes journey September 1895)

Doherty Wimbledon Champion

1898 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Defending champion R.F. Doherty beats younger brother Laurence Doherty 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1


Tennis PlayerLaurence Doherty
Cooper Wimbledon Champion
1898 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Louisa Martin 6-4, 6-4 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles championship


Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper

• 1899 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Charlotte Cooper 6-2, 6-3
• 1902 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Newport, RI: Marion Jones wins her second US singles title; beats Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 1-0 when the defending champion is forced to retire
• 1903 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats Marion Jones 7-5, 8-6 for her third of 4 US singles titles
• 1904 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins 3rd consecutive Wimbledon singles crown; beats Frank Riseley for 2nd straight year 6-1, 7-5, 8-6
• 1908 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Maud Barger-Wallach beats defending champion Evelyn Sears 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 for her lone major title

US Open Women's Tennis
1909 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman outclasses defending champion Maud Barger-Wallach 6-0, 6-1 for first of 3 straight US singles titles


Tennis PlayerHazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Johnson vs Moran
1914 Defending champion Jack Johnson beats fellow American Frank Moran on points in 20 rounds in Paris, France to retain his lineal heavyweight boxing title


World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson
59th British Men's Open
1924 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: American Walter Hagen wins his 2nd Open Championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Ernest Whitcombe


GolferWalter Hagen

• 1931 Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC: Walter Hagen captains his 2nd victorious American team; US wins, 9-3
• 1933 Ryder Cup Golf, Southport & Ainsdale GC: Great Britain wins, 6½-5½; GB's last Cup victory until 1957
• 1936 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman Alf Padgham wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams of Scotland

Headley Scores 107
1939 Brilliant West Indies batsman George Headley scores 107 to follow his 106 in the 1st innings in 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's; England still wins by 8 wickets


West Indian CricketerGeorge Headley

• 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Bees, 2-2 in 23 innings; called on account of darkness after 5 hours 15 minutes
• 1950 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Scioto CC: American Chandler Harper wins his only major title; beats Harry Williams Jr., 4 & 3 in the final
• 1954 Hungary beats Brazil, 4-2 in the "Battle of Berne" as FIFA World Cup quarter-final descends into an all-out brawl with 3 players sent-off; fighting continues in dressing rooms after final whistle
• 1956 MLB Cleveland Indians trailing Baltimore Orioles 9-1, come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
• 1959 Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the MLB All-Star Game

US Women's Golf Open
1959 US Open Women's Golf, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright successfully defends her Open title by 2 strokes from Louise Suggs


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

• 1962 Dutch soccer clubs Rapid JC and Roda Sports merge to form Roda JC Kerkrade; KNVB Cup winners 1996–97, 1999–2000
• 1963 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but teammate centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games
• 1969 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match

US Women's Golf Open
1971 US Open Women's Golf, Kahwa GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 7 strokes from Kathy Whitworth


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

GolferJoAnne Carner
Sports History
1975 Reigning PGA Championship winner Lee Trevino and playing partners Jerry Heard, Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern and Tony Jacklin are struck by lightning at Western Open; suffer minor burns


GolferLee Trevino
Baseball Record
1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey
Sports History
1979 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't)


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1980 Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0
• 1983 MLB Seattle Mariners bat out of order against Chicago White Sox in 2nd inning
• 1984 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts

UEFA European Championship Final
1984 UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Michel Platini & Bruno Bellone score as France beats Spain, 2-0


FootballerMichel Platini

• 1986 American tennis player Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing a white, one-piece, lycra body suit in 1st round match against Pam Shriver; wears regular outfit after rain break
• 1986 Robby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game

Boxing Title Fight
1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

• 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning

Contract of Interest
1990 Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

• 1990 NBA Draft: Syracuse power forward Derrick Coleman first pick by New Jersey Nets

Sports History
1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovskiy of Russia defeats #1 seed Jim Courier 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the 3rd round at Wimbledon


Tennis PlayerJim Courier

• 1992 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
• 1993 NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game

Senior Players Championship
1993 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Jim Colbert wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Raymond Floyd


Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

• 1998 NHL Draft: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) center Vincent Lecavalier first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
• 1999 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster shoots final round 65 to win by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann; completes career grand slam

Senior Players Championship
1999 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Hale Irwin wins his 5th of 7 Champions Tour major titles by 7 strokes from Australian Graham Marsh


GolferHale Irwin
1st '900' on a Skateboard
1999 Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900" (a 2½-revolution aerial spin) at the X Games in San Francisco, California


SkateboarderTony Hawk

• 1999 WLAF World Bowl 7, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Barcelona Dragons, 38-24
• 2001 NBA Draft: Glynn Academy center Kwame Brown first pick by Washington Wizards
• 2010 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: American Christie Kerr takes her second major title with a 12 stroke win over Song-Hee Kim of South Korea
• 2013 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
• 2014 NHL Coyotes franchise changes geographic name from "Phoenix" to "Arizona" after change of ownership

Sports History
2017 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"


Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

• 2021 Women's PGA Championship, Atlanta AC: Nelly Korda beats fellow American Lizette Salas by 3 strokes to win her first major title

 

JUNE 28

• 1887 MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories

Bingley-Hillyard Wins Fourth Wimbledon Title

1897 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: England's Blanche Bingley-Hillyard wins her 4th title beating Charlotte Cooper 5-7, 7-5, 6-2


Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper

Tennis PlayerBlanche Bingley

• 1904 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Reigning champion Dorothea Chambers beats Charlotte Cooper 6-0, 6-3

Senators' Record Steal
1907 MLB Washington Senators steal a record 13 bases off of New York Highlanders catcher Branch Rickey


Baseball Player and Sports ExecutiveBranch Rickey

• 1919 Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
• 1923 MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
• 1924 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's
• 1935 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Alf Perry wins his only major title, by 4 shots from fellow Englishman Alf Padgham
• 1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673

Bradman Scores 102*
1938 Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Louis vs Galento
1939 Joe Louis beats Tony Galento by TKO at 2:29 in round 4 at Yankee Stadium, NYC in his 7th heavyweight boxing title defense


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

• 1939 Yanks hit 13 HRs, sweep A's 23-2 & 10-0
• 1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins

US Women's Golf Open
1953 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Rochester: Betsy Rawls wins an 18-hole Sunday playoff by 6 strokes over runner-up Jackie Pung


LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls

• 1957 MLB Commissioner Ford Frick overrules fan voting, due to ballot stuffing in Cincinnati, and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, & Hank Aaron to the All-Star team
• 1958 American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets world record for 100m butterfly in 1:09.6 in Los Angeles, California

US Women's Golf Open
1958 US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins her first of four Open titles by five strokes over Louise Suggs; she is the first player to win both the Open and LPGA in the same year


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

• 1959 Philadelphia Phillies' Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice, in a 6-0 loss to Giants at Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California
• 1966 Ernie Terrell beats Doug Jones by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Houston to retain his WBA heavyweight boxing title
• 1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's

Clay v. United States
1971 US Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
Hall of Fame
1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected


NBA ForwardElgin Baylor

NFL Legend and Civil Rights ActivistJim Brown

Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

• 1975 The South African rugby team beats France 33-18 in Pretoria
• 1980 The South African Springbok rugby team lead by Morné du Plessis beats the British Lions 12-10 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-0 in the series
• 1987 Boston outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in Red Sox, 6-2 win over NY Yankees

Tyson Sues Manager
1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

• 1992 US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
• 1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher

Sports History
1993 Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

• 1993 Jacques Lemaire is named NJ Devils 8th Head Coach

Youngest All Black
1994 Jonah Lomu becomes the youngest-ever All Black at 19 yrs 45 days playing rugby for New Zealand against France in Christchurch


Rugby Union SuperstarJonah Lomu
Gooden Suspended
1994 MLB New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden

• 1994 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) defenceman Ed Jovanovski first pick by Florida Panthers
• 1995 NBA draft: Maryland power forward Joe Smith first pick by Golden State Warriors
• 1995 NJ Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign
• 2000 NBA Draft: Cincinnati power forward Kenyon Martin first pick by New Jersey Nets
• 2005 NBA Draft: Utah center Andrew Bogut first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
• 2006 NBA Draft: Italian power forward Andrea Bargnani is first pick by Toronto Raptors
• 2007 Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies
• 2007 NBA Draft: Ohio State center Greg Oden first pick by Portland Trail Blazers

Anthony Davis 1st Pick
2012 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Anthony Davis first pick New Orleans Pelicans


Basketball PlayerAnthony Davis
Onrait and O'Toole's Final Sportscentre
2013 Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN


Sports BroadcasterJay Onrait

Sports AnchorDan O'Toole
US Senior Golf Open
2015 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Del Paso CC: Jeff Maggert shoots final round 65 (-5) to win by 2 strokes from defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland


GolferColin Montgomerie

• 2023 New York Yankees' pitcher Domingo Germán (30) throws a perfect game in 11-0 win over Oakland A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; it is his first complete game in 7-year MLB career

 

JUNE 29

• 1895 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Helen Hellwig 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
• 1897 Chicago Colts establish MLB record for most runs scored in a game by one team as they maul Louisville Colonels, 36 - 7 at the West Side Grounds, Chicago
• 1901 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Myrtle McAteer 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 for her second of 4 US singles titles

• 1903 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland first to win the Open twice; beats countryman David Brown by 2 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
• 1906 US Open Men's Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
• 1910 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final, Dorothea Chambers beats Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2 for her 4th of 7 Wimbledon singles titles

Carnera KOs Sharkey

1933 Italian boxer Primo Carnera KOs American defending champion Jack Sharkey in round 6 at Madison Square Garden, NYC to become third European to win the lineal world heavyweight title


BoxerPrimo Carnera
British Golf Open
1934 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St. George's GC: Henry Cotton of England wins wire-to-wire by 5 shots from South African Sid Brews


GolferHenry Cotton

• 1935 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Sunset Ridge CC: Opal Hill scores an easy, 9 & 7 win over Mrs. S.L. Reinhart to claim her first of 2 consecutive major titles
• 1947 US Open Women's Golf, Starmount Forest CC: American Betty Jameson wins her only US crown, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs
• 1947 Yanks beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game winning streak
• 1950 Striker Joe Gaetjens heads US to an upset, 1-0 win over England in a FIFA World Cup group match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Americans next win over England: 1994

Indies Win 2nd Test at Lords
1950 West Indies dismiss England for 274 to win 2nd cricket Test at Lord's by 326 runs thanks to rookie spinners Sonny Ramadhin (6/86) & Alf Valentine (3/79)


West Indian CricketerSonny Ramadhin
US Women's Golf Open
1952 US Open Women's Golf, Bala GC: 1949 champion Louise Suggs wins, 7 strokes ahead of runners-up Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson


Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

• 1956 American Charles Dumas records first high jump over 7' (2.13m) during US Olympic Trials at Los Angeles, California

US Women's Golf Open
1957 US Open Women's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Betsy Rawls wins when apparent champion, Jackie Pung at 298 (+6) is disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard kept by playing partner Betty Jameson


LPGA GolferBetsy Rawls
FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá and Pelé each score two goals as Brazil defeats Sweden 5-2


Football LegendPele
Baseball Record
1961 MLB San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays becomes the 4th player in MLB history with 3 or more home runs twice in one season with a 10th inning blast in Giants 8-7 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1962 Frank Howard hits the 5,000th Dodger home run

Baseball Record
1969 On 'Billy Williams Day' at Wrigley Field, Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive MLB games played (896) as Chicago sweeps St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1 and 12-1


MLB LegendStan Musial
US Women's Golf Open
1969 US Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Donna Caponi wins first of 4 major titles; beat Peggy Wilson by 1 stroke

Golf Major
1975 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), St. George's CC: JoAnne Carner wins in a playoff with Carol Mann

Sports History
1977 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell hits his 400th career HR as his Pittsburgh Pirates rout the St Louis Cardinals, 9-1 at Busch Stadium


Baseball Player Willie Stargell

• 1980 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina wins inaugural event by 4 strokes ahead of amateur William C. Campbell; his Champions Tour debut

Sports History
1983 40-year-old Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins his 5,000th race with a victory in the last race at Belmont; 4th jockey to achieve milestone

Sports History
1984 Montreal Expos infielder Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th MLB game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox


MLB Player and Manager Pete Rose

MLB Outfielder Carl Yastrzemski
Sports History
1984 Pitcher Orel Hershiser begins string of making every scheduled start until 1990 for Los Angeles Dodgers


Baseball Pitcher Orel Hershiser
Baseball Trade
1986 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Tom Seaver

• 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Argentina beats West Germany, 3-2 in front of 114,600

Sports History
1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues


MLB Player and Manager Sparky Anderson
US Senior Golf Open
1986 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Dale Douglass wins by 1 stroke ahead of Gary Player for his lone Champions Tour major title


GolferGary Player

• 1987 MLB Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Steve Bedrosian is 1st to record 12 saves in 12 attempts

Sports History
1987 New York Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Don Mattingly also grand slams


Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Dave Winfield

Baseball Player and Manager Don Mattingly
Sports History
1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela

• 1990 NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game winning streak

Sports History
1991 With a world ranking of 591, Englishman Nick Brown upsets 10th-seeded (and 2001 champion) Goran Ivanišević 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2nd round at Wimbledon

NHL Trade
1992 NHL arbitrator decides Eric Lindros goes to Philadelphia Flyers instead of New York Rangers, after Quebec traded him twice; Quebec received 6 player, two draft picks and $15M

1992 Oakland Athletics' Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight saves for the season

• 1994 NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks

Boxing Title Fight
1995 George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to a rematch bout against Axel Schulz


Boxing Champion George Foreman

• 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders)
• 1997 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Graham Marsh of Australia wins by 1 stroke ahead of South African John Bland

Sports History
2001 Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (39) becomes a naturalized US citizen at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma federal courthouse

US Senior Golf Open
2003 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Bruce Lietzke wins by 2 strokes from Tom Watson


Golfer Tom Watson

• 2008 UEFA European Championship Final, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria: Fernando Torres scores as Spain beats Germany, 1-0

US Women's Golf Open
2008 US Open Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: 19-year-old South Korean Inbee Park wins the first of her 7 major titles by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Helen Alfredsson

Senior Players Championship
2014 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany beats Jeff Sluman with birdie on 2nd playoff hole; first of Langer's 3 straight Players' titles

Sports History
2014 Stacy Lewis wins the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

2024 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: India beats South Africa by 7 runs, Hardik Pandya 3/20; Player of the Series: Jasprit Bumrah (India fast bowler 15 wickets)

 

JUNE 30

• 1897 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Harold Mahony 6-4 6-4 6-3 for the first of 4 titles
• 1899 Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket's first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble

Wimbledon Men's Championship

1902 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins his first Wimbledon singles title beating defending champion Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0

• 1903 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 for his second consecutive title
• 1903 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Ethel Larcombe 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, the first of 7 titles

Cy Young's Third No-hitter
1908 At 41 years, 3 months future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young becomes oldest player to record a third career no-hitter as Boston Red Sox beat NY Highlanders, 8-0


MLB PitcherCy Young

• 1908 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore takes his 2nd of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4

Wimbledon Women's Championship
1908 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry wins her 5th and final Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Agnes Morton

Johnson vs Ross
1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision in 6 rounds at Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to retain his heavyweight boxing title


World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Johnson
Wimbledon Men's Championship
1910 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: New Zealander Anthony Wilding beats Arthur Gore 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 for his 1st of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles

British Men's Open
1911 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's Golf Club: Harry Vardon wins his 5th Championship by 10 shots in a playoff with 1907 champion Arnaud Massy of France


GolferHarry Vardon
US Men's Open
1916 US Open Men's Golf, Minikahda GC: Amateur Chick Evans leads wire-to-wire to set new Open scoring record and win his only Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jock Hutchison

US Men's Open
1929 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot CC: Bobby Jones wins his third US Open title in a 36-hole playoff, dominating Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course


GolferBobby Jones
Bradman's Patient 254
1930 Australian cricket maestro Don Bradman sets up a 7 wicket victory with a patient 254 in 2nd Test v England at Lord's; 'The Don' hits 25 fours off 376 balls

1933 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: June Beebe beats Jane Weiller, 3 & 2 for golf's only major title

• 1934 Detroit radio executive George Richards pays $7,952.08 to buy NFL's Portsmouth Spartans; moves team to Detroit and rebrands it to 'Lions'
• 1948 Cleveland Indians' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0

Baseball History
1962 LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax


Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

• 1962 US Open Women's Golf, Dunes Golf & Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice

Rankin Smith Buys the Falcons
1965 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle grants ownership of the Atlanta Falcons to Rankin Smith Sr., Executive VP of Life Insurance Company of Georgia; Rankin pays then-record $8.5 million


NFL CommissionerPete Rozelle

• 1966 England spin bowler Derek Underwood goes wicketless in his Test cricket debut v West Indies at Nottingham; captures 297 wickets in illustrious 86 Test career
• 1967 Philadelphia Phillies utility man Cookie Rojas pitches a scoreless 9th inning in 12-3 loss to SF Giants; Rojas had now played all 9 positions since arriving in MLB in 1963
• 1970 Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens as the visiting Atlanta Braves beat Reds, 8-2; demolished 2002
• 1974 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner

Ali vs. Bugner
1975 Muhammad Ali retains world heavyweight boxing crown by beating Englishman Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in a re-match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive HRs in Toronto

Manager Larry Doby
1978 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Larry Doby becomes only the second African-American manager in MLB with the Chicago White Sox


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderLarry Doby
McCovey Hits #500
1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey

• 1979 Davona Dale wins the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont to clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
• 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting; legend of the Jersey Devil, a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey
• 1985 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Edgewood Tahore GC: Miller Barber wins by 4 strokes from Roberto De Vincenzo for back-to-back Senior Open titles
• 1987 Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden sets a new men's high jump world record 2.42m (7 ft 11 1⁄4 in) in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Florida

LPGA Championship
1991 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Meg Mallon wins her first major title by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto


LPGA GolferMeg Mallon

LPGA GolferPat Bradley

• 1992 First pay bathrooms in the US open for 25 cents in NYC
• 1993 MLB Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces that team mascot Chief Wahoo will move with the team to Jacobs Field
• 1993 NBA Draft: Michigan center Chris Webber first pick by Orlando Magic (traded to Golden State)
• 1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games

Sports History
1994 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against O.J. Simpson


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
Sports History
1994 US Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life


Figure SkaterTonya Harding
Baseball Record
1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1996 UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Oliver Bierhoff scores his second goal in extra time as Germany beat Czech Republic, 2-1
• 1999 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Elton Brand first pick by Chicago Bulls

FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup Final, International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan: Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil beats Germany 2-0 to win a record 5th title; first World Cup held in Asia


Football StarRonaldo
US Senior Golf Open
2002 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Caves Valley GC: Don Pooley wins by 1 stroke in a playoff with Tom Watson


GolferTom Watson

• 2013 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nathan MacKinnon #1 pick by Colorado Avalanche

Senior Players Championship
2013 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Kenny Perry wins first of 4 Champions Tour titles by 2 strokes from Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf


Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples
US Women's Golf Open
2013 US Open Women's Golf, Sebonack GC: Inbee Park of South Korea wins her second US title, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot I.K. Kim


GolferInbee Park
FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup: Kylian Mbappé (19) becomes only 2nd teenager (Pelé 1st 1958) to score twice in a World Cup match as France eliminate Argentina 4-3 in Kazan


FootballerKylian Mbappé
Baseball Trade
2019 Brooklyn Nets load up on elite NBA talent on first day of free agency; sign Kevin Durant from Golden State, Kyrie Irving from Boston and DeAndre Jordan from NY Knicks


NBA PlayerKyrie Irving

Basketball ForwardKevin Durant
US Senior Golf Open
2019 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Warren GC: Steve Stricker wins his second Champions Tour major of the year by 6 strokes from David Toms and Jerry Kelly


GolferDavid Toms
Messi Scores #700
2020 FC Barcelona's Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi scores his 700th career goal - a cheeky Panenka penalty - in a 2-2 draw against Atlético Madrid


Football StarLionel Messi

• 2021 American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest chess grandmaster ever at 12 years and 4 months, surpassing Sergey Karjakin

 

JULY 1

• 1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• 1893 San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st US bicycle race track, made of wood
• 1901 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore beats defending 4-time champion R.F. Doherty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 for his 1st of 3 Wimbledon singles titles

• 1903 Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris

1st US Olympic Games

1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in St Louis, the first held in the United States


Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis

• 1904 Willie Anderson becomes the first 2-time Western Open golf champion, beating fellow Scot Alex Smith by 4 strokes at Michigan's Kent CC
• 1910 Chicago's White Sox Park (later Comiskey Park) opens - St Louis Browns beat White Sox, 2-0

Wagner's Record Home Run
1916 Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR; Pirates beat Reds, 2-1


MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner

• 1917 In contravention of state law, Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday MLB game in Brooklyn; owner and manager arrested but escape with a fine; Robins edge Philadelphia, 3-2
• 1917 MLB Cincinnati Reds' Fred Toney pitches 2 complete games in doubleheader victories over Pittsburgh Pirates, allows 3 hits each game, fewest allowed by any pitcher winning 2 MLB games in one day
• 1919 SVV Scheveningen soccer club is established in the Dutch seaside town
• 1920 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Scotsman George Duncan erases 13 stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his only major title; first Open played since WWII
• 1920 St Louis Cardinals become tenants of their AL rival St Louis Browns, as they abandon Robison Field midway through the MLB season and return to Sportsman's Park

Johnson's Only No-hitter
1920 Washington Senators pitching legend Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park, the only no-hitter of his illustrious career


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson
Wimbledon Women's Championship
1920 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: French superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to complete a sweep after taking the women's & mixed doubles titles


Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen
Wimbledon Women's Championship
1921 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France beats doubles specialist Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd straight Wimbledon singles title


Tennis PlayerElizabeth Ryan

Tennis PlayerSuzanne Lenglen

• 1931 Cleveland Municipal Stadium (MLB: Indians, NFL: Browns, 78,189 capacity) opens; demolished 1996

Wimbledon Women's Championship
1932 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats fellow American Helen Jacobs 6-3, 6-1 for her 5th of 8 titles


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody

Tennis PlayerHelen Jacobs

• 1938 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Don Budge beats England's Henry Austin 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 for the 3rd leg of his Grand Slam
• 1941 Bulova Watch Company pays $9 for 1st ever television commercial, which airs during a broadcast of Brooklyn Dodgers-Philadelphia Phillies baseball game

DiMaggio Ties Streak
1941 New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio, on way to a record 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game MLB hit streak in a 9-2 win over Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
Greenberg's Return Game
1945 First MLB superstar to return from WW II, Hank Greenberg homers in his 1st game (Detroit beats Philadelphia A's 9-5)


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg

• 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA), holds its inaugural college player draft

Bradman's Scores 128
1948 Australian cricket captain Don Bradman scores 128 in 141 mins with 15 fours in a tour match vs Surry

Campanella Debuts
1948 Brooklyn's future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella debuts with 3 hits in a 6-4 loss to the rival NY Giants


MLB Catcher Roy Campanella

• 1949 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Ted Schroeder beats Jaroslav Drobný 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 for his only Wimbledon singles title

Sports History
1951 Cleveland Indians veteran hurler Bob Feller pitches his 3rd career no-hitter beating Detroit Tigers, 2-1


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller

• 1952 The first NASCAR Grand National event is run outside of the US with Buddy Shuman winning the 200-lap race at Stamford Park, Ontario, Canada

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1955 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen of Denmark 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 for his only Wimbledon success
LPGA Western Open
1956 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Wakonda CC: Beverly Hanson wins by 4 strokes from Louise Suggs; second of her 3 major titles

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1960 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Neale Fraser wins is first and only Wimbledon singles title; beats Rod Laver 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5

US Women's Golf Open
1961 US Open Women's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Mickey Wright wins her 3rd Open by 6 strokes, despite a 2nd round 8-over par 80

1966 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Spaniard Manuel Santana wins last of 4 major titles beating American Dennis Ralston 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
Sports History
1967 Bobby Unser wins both races at Mosport, Ontario, Canada, the first Champ Car races ever run outside the United States

1968 Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 scoreless innings (3rd most live era) ends on wild pitch but earns 8-1 win v LA Dodgers

• 1970 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)
• 1973 1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61

Sports History
1973 Australian Bruce Crampton becomes the 5th golfer (but first non-American) to win more than $1m when 4th in the Western Open

1974 NFL players go on strike for 41 days challenging the "Rozelle Rule" but had to wait until 1977 for new collective bargaining agreement

• 1977 East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.88) in Dresden, Germany

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1977 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Hometown favourite Virginia Wade beats Betty Stöve of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

World Record
1980 British runner Steve Ovett breaks countryman Sebastian Coe's world record for the mile in 3:48.8 in Oslo, Norway

Sports History
1982 Cal Ripken Jr. makes the first of his record 2,216 consecutive MLB starts at shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles.


MLB Legend Cal Ripken Jr

• 1982 PEC Zwolle '82 soccer club renamed when purchased by Dutch businessman Marten Eibrink

US Senior Golf Open
1984 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Miller Barber wins by 2 strokes from Arnold Palmer for his second Senior Open title


GolferArnold Palmer

• 1987 New York City radio station WFAN-AM commences first 24 hour all sports radio format

Canadian Women's Open
1990 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Westmount GC: Cathy Johnston wins by 2 strokes from Patty Sheehan for her only LPGA Tour win

US Senior Golf Open
1990 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Ridgewood CC: Lee Trevino wins by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his first Champions Tour major title


GolferJack Nicklaus

Golfer Lee Trevino

• 1995 All NBA business apart from the Draft is suspended until a new collective bargaining agreement made with the players - no games lost
• 1996 Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes
• 1996 In a tour match v India, Hampshire's Kevan James becomes the only 1st class cricketer to take 4 wickets in 4 balls - and then score a century (103)

Boxing Title Fight
1997 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely & withholds $20m purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight 28 June


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

Boxer Evander Holyfield

• 1998 NBA commences a player lockout after no agreement with players about salary issues - lasts 204 days with the season shortened by 50 games
• 2001 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Salem CC: Bruce Fleischer wins his lone major title by 1 stroke from Gil Morgan and Isao Aoki of Japan
• 2005 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers is suspended for 20 games and fined $50k for shoving a cameraman - sentence later overturned

US Women's Golf Open
2007 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles: American Christie Kerr wins by 2 strokes from Lorena Ochoa & Angela Park

2011 NBA owners begin the second player lockout in 12 years, shortening the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached
Senior Players Championship
2012 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Joe Daley wins his lone career major title by 2 strokes from Tom Lehman

2012 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine: Spain crush Italy, 4-0 to retain their title
Agreement of Interest
2018 NBA super star LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the LA Lakers, moving from Cleveland Cavaliers

2018 PGA Women's Championship, Kemper Lakes GC: Park Sung-hyun of South Korea wins in a playoff with Nasa Hataoka & Ryu So-yeon
US Senior Golf Open
2018 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Broadmoor GC: David Toms wins by 1 stroke from Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Jerry Kelly and Tim Petrovic

 

JULY 2

• Events
• Birthdays
• Deaths

Wimbledon Women's Cham
1902 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Muriel Robb wins her only major title with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of fellow Briton Charlotte Cooper


Tennis ChampionCharlotte Cooper

• 1903 National League MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty, disappears after being removed intoxicated from a train by force; found dead at bottom of Niagara Falls 2 weeks later
• 1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, debuts for the Chicago Cubs, the first son of a major leaguer to play MLB, father Herm 1882-92
• 1906 Yanks win by forfeit for the 1st time
• 1907 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Evelyn Sears beats fellow American Carrie Neely 6-3, 6-2 for her lone major singles title
• 1909 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dora Boothby earns her only Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 win over Agnes Morton

Cobb Continues Streak
1911 Detroit Tigers legend Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game in 14-6 rout of Cleveland. Streak ends next game


MLB LegendTy Cobb
Dempsey KOs Carpentier
1921 In boxing's first million dollar gate ($1.7m), world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey KOs Frenchman Georges Carpentier in round 4 of his 3rd title defense; crowd 91,000 at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Dempsey
Wimbledon Men's Championship
1921 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden beats South African Brian Norton 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-5 for the third of 10 Grand Slam singles titles


Tennis PlayerBill Tilden
Wimbledon Men's Championship
1926 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frenchman Jean Borotra wins his second Wimbledon singles title 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 over American Howard Kinsey


Tennis PlayerJean Borotra

• 1927 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final Henri Cochet wins first of 2 Wimbledon singles crowns; beats Jean Borotra 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

Wimbledon Women's Championship
1927 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Spaniard Lilí Álvarez 6-2, 6-4 for her first of 8 Wimbledon titles


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody

• 1930 MLB Chicago White Sox outfielder Carl Reynolds becomes only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings in 15-4 victory at Yankee Stadium

Hagen Wins 5th Western Open
1932 American golfer Walter Hagen wins his 5th and last Western Open in Cleveland, 16 years after he won his first

Wimbledon Men's Championship
1932 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Ellsworth Vines beats hometown favourite Bunny Austin 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 for his only Wimbledon title

Hubbell's Shutout Innings
1933 NY Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell works 18 innings of shutout ball without a walk to beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0

• 1935 Great Britain amateur boxing team beats United States in the first International Golden Gloves tournament in NYC, New York
• 1937 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Don Budge beats Germany's Gottfried von Cramm 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 for first of back-to-back titles
• 1938 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Helen Jacobs 6-4, 6-0 in 4th final between the pair (Wills Moody won all 4)

DiMaggio Sets Record Hitting Streak
1941 Joe DiMaggio hits a 3-run homer off Boston's Dick Newsome to pass Willie Keeler's MLB record 44 game hitting streak

British Golf Open
1948 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: England's Henry Cotton wins by 5 strokes from Irishman Fred Daly for his third Open victory

Wimbledon Men's Championship
1948 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Bob Falkenburg beats John Bromwich of Australia 7-5, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 for his only Grand Slam singles title

1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
Wimbledon Women's Championship
1949 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Margaret Osborne duPont 10-8, 1-6, 10-8 for the second of 3 straight Wimbledon titles

Feller's 200th Game
1950 Cleveland Indians' pitcher Bob Feller wins his 200th MLB game, 5-3 over Detroit Tigers

Sports History
1951 Bill Veeck buys MLB St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt; after 1953 season sells franchise to Clarence Miles, who move team Baltimore (Orioles)

1951 Worcestershire cricket wicket-keeper Hugo Yarnold makes a record 6 stumpings in an innings in a 1st-class match vs Scotland at Dundee

• 1954 England cricket batsman Denis Compton scores career best 278 in 287 mins in 2nd Test win over Pakistan at Nottingham

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1954 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jaroslav Drobný beats Ken Rosewall of Australia 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 for his only Wimbledon singles title
US Women's Golf Open
1955 US Open Women's Golf, Wichita GC: Uruguayan Fay Crocker beats Louise Suggs & Mary Lena Faulk by 4 to become the tournament's first overseas winner

1955 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Beverly Fleitz 7-5, 8-6 for her 4th Wimbledon singles title
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1960 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil beats South African Sandra Reynolds 8–6, 6–0

Baseball Record
1961 Amidst 5 NY Yankee homers v Washington, Roger Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 for the season

Baseball Record
1963 SF Giants legend Willie Mays breaks up classic Juan Marichal vs Warren Spahn pitching dual, homering in 16th inning off Spahn for 1-0 win vs Milwaukee Braves


MLB LegendWillie Mays

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Warren Spahn
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1965 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson scores second consecutive title win over fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

1966 West Indian cricket batsman Basil Butcher scores career best 209 not out to guide tourists to a 139-run 3rd Test win over England at Trent Bridge
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1966 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for the first of her 12 Grand Slam singles titles

1967 US Open Women's Golf, The Homestead: Catherine Lacoste wins by 2 strokes from Susie Maxwell & Beth Stone (youngest [22], 1st amateur winner)

• 1969 Ireland cricketers dismiss West Indies for just 25 (Dougie Goodwin 5 for 6, Alec O'Riordan 4 for 18) to set up a huge upset in Londonderry

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1971 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Evonne Goolagong beats Margaret Court 6-4, 6-1 for the first of 2 Wimbledon singles titles

1972 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren breaks world record for the 4th and final time with 5.63m in Eugene, Oregon

• 1972 US Open Women's Golf, Winged Foot GC: American Susie Maxwell Berning wins by 1 from Judy Rankin, Kathy Ahern & Pam Barnett

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1976 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Chris Evert beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 for second of 3 Wimbledon singles titles

Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1977 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats American Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 for the second of 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles

Sports History
1978 MLB pitcher Ron Guidry beats Detroit 3-2 for a NY Yankee record 13-0 start to the season

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1983 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Andrea Jaeger 6-0, 6-3 for the 4th of 9 Wimbledon singles titles

Baseball Record
1986 Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens (14-0) suffers his 1st loss (4-2 v Toronto), one win short of AL record for consecutive wins to start season

1987 KC Royals outfielder Jim Eisenreich hits 1st HR since 1982, in MLB comeback process, retired 1984 (Tourette syndrome)
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
1988 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Germany's Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 for the 3rd leg of her Golden Slam

1989 American jockey Steve Cauthen wins Irish Derby on Old Vic to become the first rider in history to sweep the world's 4 major Derbies (Kentucky, Epsom, French, Irish)
Canadian Women's Open
1989 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Tammie Green wins her only LPGA major title with a 1 shot victory over fellow Americans Pat Bradley & Betsy King

1989US Senior Open Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Orville Moody wins by 2 from Frank Beard, 20 years after his US Open triumph in 1969

• 1993 Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is renamed Kauffman Stadium shortly before the death of MLB Kansas City Royals team owner Ewing Kauffman
• 1994 Middlesex cricket seam bowler Richard Johnson takes all 10 Derbyshire wickets for 45 runs at the County Ground in Derby
• 1994 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Conchita Martínez of Spain upsets Martina Navratilova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 for her only Grand Slam title
• 1995 LA Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo is first Japanese player to be selected for a MLB All-Star Game when he is named in the NL squad

US Senior Golf Open
1995 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Congressional GC: Tom Weiskopf wins by 4 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his only Champions Tour major victory

2000 UEFA European Championship Final, Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands: David Trezeguet scores in extra time to give France a 2-1 win over Italy
US Senior Golf Open
2000 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Hale Irwin wins by 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Fleischer for his second US Senior title

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2005 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles

Sports History
2006 Michael Schumacher wins US F1 Grand Prix for the 5th time, 1st driver in any series to win 5 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Cricket Record
2006 Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya (152) and Upul Tharanga (109) compile world record cricket ODI opening stand of 286 vs England at Headingley

2008 A settlement is reached allowing former NBA franchise the Seattle SuperSonics to move to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; new owner Clay Bennett agrees to pay City of Seattle $45 million to wriggle out of last 2 years of KeyArena lease

• 2010 FIFA World Cup: Ghana, only African team remaining in last 8, are beaten 4-2 on penalties by Uruguay; Netherlands upset Brazil 2-1
• 2011 American twin brothers Bob & Mike Bryan earn their record equalling 11th Grand Slam doubles title with a straight sets win over Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecău at Wimbledon

Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2011 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Czech left hander Petra Kvitová wins her first Grand Slam title beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4

2013 Reds pitcher Homer Bailey no-hits SF Giants 3-0 in Cincinnati, his second no-hitter in 10 months
Sports History
2014 Alex Puccio ascends Top Notch in Rocky Mountain National Park, her first V13 (8B) graded boulder

Sports History
2017 Home town underdog Jeff Horn upsets Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines on points in a highly controversial WBO welterweight title fight in Brisbane, Australia

2017 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Salem CC: Kenny Perry wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kirk Triplett for his 2nd US Senior title

• 2017 Women's PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC: American Danielle Kang scores her first professional win, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Brooke Henderson of Canada

Lewis Chess Pieces
2019 Newly rediscovered Lewis chess piece sells at auction for £735,000 in London


Lewis chess piece of a queen made of walrus ivory in the British Museum

• 2020 British Darts Organisation’s commercial arm – BDO Enterprises Ltd, goes into liquidation due to lack of sponsorship; oversaw original professional, semi-pro and amateur competitions in Britain