June 1958 in Sport

Events in Sport

Jun 1 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Gatlinburg Golf Open

Jun 2 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record

Jun 8 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright

Jun 14 58th US Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa
Jun 15 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
Jun 22 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
Jun 22 Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
Jun 28 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
Jun 28 Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6)
Jun 29 FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in football's 6th World Cup in Stockholm

Jun 1 Cathy Hearn, slalom kayaker (Olympic 7th 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
Jun 3 Ann Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer (1985 R/U NSW Open)
Jun 3 Ibrahim Hussein, marathoner, (Boston Marathon-1988, 91, 92)
Jun 4 Tony Pigott, cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984)
Jun 6 Elaine Crosby, LPGA golfer (1989 Mazda Japan Classic), born in Birmingham, Michigan
Jun 7 Phillipe Boccara, US sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Le Mans, France
Jun 8 Stan Brock, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers)
Jun 11 Deborah Vidal, Ponce Puerto Rico, LPGA golfer (1994 Oldsmobile-19th)
Jun 14 Eric Heiden, US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Jun 15 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)
Jun 16 Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
Jun 20 Dickie Thon, baseball player
Jun 20 Ron Hornaday, American racecar driver
Jun 25 Debbie Green, South Korea, volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984)
Jun 28 Sergei Shakrai, USSR, figure skater (Olympic silver 1980)
Jun 29 Richard Mettee, horse trainer
Jun 29 Rosa Mota, Portuguese marathon runner and 1st Portuguese sportswoman to win Olympic gold (1988 Seoul Olympics), born in Porto, Portugal

Jun 22 NBA forward Elgin Baylor (23) weds Ruby Saunder at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.