June 1963 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Jun 8 95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2
Jun 9 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0

Sports History

Jun 14 NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR

Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Duke Snider

Jun 15 American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England)

Baseball History

Jun 15 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0

Golf Tournament

Jun 23 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Maple Bluff CC: Mickey Wright defends title by 9 shots from Kathy Whitworth for her 10th major championship

Jun 23 NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards

US Golf Open

Jun 23 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

Jun 25 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies
Jun 27 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but teammate centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games

Birthdays in Sport

Jun 2 Brian Harvey, baseball umpire (NL)
Jun 3 Deb Richard, American golfer (5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Abbeville, Louisiana
Jun 3 Sabrina Goles, Yugoslavia, tennis player
Jun 4 Carey Nelson, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Saskatchewan, Western Canada
Jun 4 Jim Lachey, American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins), born in St. Henry, Ohio
Jun 4 Xavier McDaniel, American NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics), born in Columbia, South Carolina
Jun 6 Dannette Leininger, Kailua HA, team handball wing (Olympics 1992, 96)
Jun 6 Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
Jun 10 Vital Borkelmans, Belgian soccer defender (22 caps; Club Brugge 350 games) and manager (Jordan), born in Maaseik, Belgium
Jun 11 Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (Olympic gold team 1998; World C'ship gold 1993, 94, 87), born in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2000)
Jun 12 Philippa June Baker, double scull rower (Olympics 1996), born in Wanganui, New Zealand
Jun 12 Philippe Bugalski, French rally driver (d. 2012)
Jun 13 Bettina Bunge, German tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983), born in Adliswil, Switzerland
Jun 13 Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish tennis player (Swedish Open 1986), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden
Jun 13 Edward Sturing, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Jun 13 Randy Gilhen, Canadian-German ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 1991, Pittsburgh Penguins; first German-born player to win SC), born in Zweibrücken, West Germany

Jun 14 James Patrick, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 16 Mohsin Kamal, Pakistani cricketer (fast bowler for Pakistan), born in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Jun 17 Kevin Glover, American NFL center (Detroit Lions), born in Washington, D.C.
Jun 18 Bruce Smith, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (Virginia Tech; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1990, 96; 8×First-team All-Pro; 11×Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 19 Rory Underwood, English rugby union wing (85 Tests England, 6 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers 236 games), born in Middlesbrough, England
Jun 20 Kirk Baptiste, American 200m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Beaumont, Texas
Jun 20 Matt Anger, American tennis star, born in Walnut Creek, California
Jun 21 Jeff Musselman, American MLB player, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Jun 21 Mike Sherrard, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Oakland, Califiornia
Jun 22 Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist (3-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, 2-time UFC Light heavyweight Champion), born in Everett, Washington

Colin Montgomerie (60 years old)

Jun 23 Scottish golfer (Senior PGA C'ship 2014-15, US Senior Open 2014), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Jun 24 Duval Love, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
Jun 24 Preki, Serbian-born American soccer player
Jun 25 Doug Gilmour, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Canada Cup gold 1987; Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; 2 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Kingston, Ontario
Jun 25 Mike Stanley, American baseball player (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jun 25 Si-An Deng, Canadian badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Shanghai, China
Jun 27 Johnny Benson Jr., American NASCAR driver, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jun 27 Stephen Peterson, American rower (World C'ship gold men’s lightweight double scull 1990; and coach (HC Indiana University women), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 28 Allen Pitts, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)

Deaths in Sport

Jun 2 Century Milstead, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale; NFL C'ship 1927, NY Giants), dies at 62
Jun 5 Donat Raymond, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame builder (head Canadian Arena Company, Montreal Forum rebuilt in 1968) and politician, dies at 83
Jun 10 Anita King, American stunt driver (1st woman to drive across the US unaccompanied) and actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of a heart attack at 74
Jun 10 Jack Root, Czech-American boxer (First world light heavyweight champion 1903), dies from a heart attack at 87
Jun 24 Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), dies at 67
Jun 28 John 'Home Run' Baker, American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1910, 11, 13; AL HR leader 1911–14; AL RBI leader 1912, 13; Philadelphia A's), dies at 77