Events in Sport
Baseball Record
Jun 2 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record
Whitey Ford
LPGA Championship
Jun 8 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright wins first of 13 major titles by 6 strokes from Fay Crocker
Mickey Wright
US Golf Open
Jun 14 US Open Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt wins his only major championship, 4 strokes ahead of 22-year old South African Gary Player
Gary Player
- Jun 22 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
- Jun 22 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Kahkwa CC: Patty Berg wins back-to-back WO titles; beats runner-up Beverly Hanson by 4 strokes
- Jun 28 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
- Jun 28 Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6)
- Jun 28 US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins 1st of 4 Open titles by 5 from Louise Suggs; 1st player to win Open & LPGA in same year
FIFA World Cup
Jun 29 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá & Pelé each score 2 goals as Brazil beats Sweden, 5-2
Pele
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 1 Cathy Hearn, slalom kayaker (Olympic 7th 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 4 Tony Pigott, English cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984), born in Fulham, London, England
- Jun 7 Phillipe Boccara, US sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Le Mans, France
- Jun 8 Stan Brock, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers)
- Jun 14 Eric Heiden, American 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 24 T. C. Chen, Taiwanese golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up), born in Taipei City, Taiwan
- Jun 25 Debbie Green-Vargas, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in South Korea
- Jun 28 Sergei Shakrai, USSR, figure skater (Olympic silver 1980)
- Jun 29 Richard Mettee, horse trainer
- Jun 29 Rosa Mota, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Porto, Portugal
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jun 22 NBA forward Elgin Baylor (23) weds Ruby Saunder at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
Elgin Baylor