June 1930 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

Jun 1 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman cracks 191 in tour match v Hampshire at Southampton; Bradman smashes 26 fours in 240 minutes

Cricket Legend Donald Bradman — Cricket Legend
Donald Bradman

French Open Women's Tennis

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

Tennis Player Helen Wills Moody — Tennis Player
Helen Wills Moody

Jun 3 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies
Jun 7 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6

World Record

Jun 9 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)

Runner nicknamed the "Flying Finn"
Paavo Nurmi

Jun 10 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms
Jun 12 German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4 rounds in NYC for vacant NBA, NYSAC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles; first time title won on a foul
Jun 14 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
Jun 17 Continuing a rich vein of form Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

British Golf Open

Jun 20 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Bobby Jones wins his 3rd Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith on his way to the single-season Grand Slam

Golfer and Two-Time PGA Champion Leo Diegel — Golfer and Two-Time PGA Champion
Leo Diegel

Jun 21 Ruth hits 3 HRs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th & lose 15-7

Baseball Record

Jun 22 Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader

Baseball Player Lou Gehrig — Baseball Player
Lou Gehrig

Jun 23 Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8
Jun 30 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

Birthdays in Sport

Jun 1 Matt Poore, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 355 runs @ 15.43, 9 wickets), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
Jun 2 Bob Lillis, baseball player
Jun 3 Michael Melle, cricketer (South African pace bowler of early 1950's)
Jun 6 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), born in Farnworth, Lancashire, (d. 2015)
Jun 7 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), born in Itapira, Brazil (d. 2014)
Jun 12 Jim Burke, Australian cricket batsman (24 Tests; record for most innings in a complete career without scoring a duck [44]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1979)
Jun 12 Donald Byrne, American chess player, born in NYC, New York (d. 1976)
Jun 12 Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver, born in Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1993)
Jun 15 Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player
Jun 17 Brian Statham, English cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades), born in Gorton, Manchester, England (d. 2000)
Jun 17 James Gathers, American 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1952), born in South Carolina
Jun 20 Paul Pender, American boxer
Jun 21 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
Jun 27 Tommy [Tamio] Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 1952, 60), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
Jun 30 Mac Benson, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, born in Wilmington, Delaware
Jun 30 W. C. Gorden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Jackson State University 1976-91, record 119–48–5), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2020)

Deaths in Sport

Jun 11 George Alexander, British cricketer (two early Tests for Australia), dies at 79
Jun 12 Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies
Jun 13 Henry Segrave, British racing driver who held land speed records and the water speed record (b. 1896)