Events in Sport
- Jun 1 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer
- Jun 1 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2)
- Jun 3 71st Belmont: James Stout riding Johnstown wins in 2:29.6
- Jun 6 NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning
- Jun 7 Cleveland Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to NY Yankees
US Golf Open
Jun 12 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Byron Nelson wins by 3 strokes from Craig Wood and 7 ahead of Denny Shute in a 36-hole playoff to claim the second of his 5 major titles
Byron Nelson
Denny Shute
- Jun 12 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY
Tennis Open
Jun 17 44th Men's French Championships: Don McNeill beats Bobby Riggs (7-5, 6-0, 6-3)
Bobby Riggs
- Jun 17 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
Event of Interest
Jun 21 NY Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Lou Gehrig
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 23 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title
Bronko Nagurski
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 3 Steve Dalkowski, baseball player
- Jun 4 Phil Linz, American baseball shortstop (NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jun 8 Herb Adderley, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 9 David Hobbs (auto racer)
- Jun 10 Guy Harwood, horse trainer
- Jun 11 Jackie Stewart, Scottish auto racer, analyst (27 Grand Prix wins, 3-time World F1 champion), born in Milton, Scotland
- Jun 11 Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket player and journalist, born in Wolverhampton (d. 2017)
- Jun 12 Geoff Griffin, South African cricketer (South African quick, hat-trick & chuck v Eng 1960), born in Greytown, Natal Province, Union of South Africa (d. 2006)
- Jun 13 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
- Jun 18 Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader (St Louis Cards)
- Jun 18 Lynn Whiting, horse trainer
- Jun 20 Budge Rogers, British rugby player
- Jun 20 R B Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in 60s)
- Jun 22 Don Matthews, American football coach in the CFL
- Jun 25 Allen Fox, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 27 Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer (Aust pace bowler & late-order bat in 60s), born in Cheltenham, Adelaide, Australia (d. 2000)
- Jun 29 Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler through 60s), born in Skipton, Victoria, Australia
- Jun 29 Ron Headley, West Indian cricketer (son of George, 2 Tests WI v England 1973), born in Kingston, Jamaica