June 1964 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

Jun 4 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax tosses his 3rd career no-hitter; beats Phillies, 3-0 in Philadelphia

Jun 4 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48
Jun 6 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6
Jun 13 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
Jun 19 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden
Jun 20 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ken Venturi wins his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs

Baseball Record

Jun 21 Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning hurls a perfect game as Philadelphia beats the New York Mets, 6-0 on Fathers Day at Shea Stadium

Jun 21 UEFA European Championship Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union, 2-1

Birthdays in Sport

Jun 3 Nelson Liriano, Dominican MLB infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Jun 4 Steve Searcy, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Jun 5 Laura Charameda, American cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Marshall, Michigan
Jun 7 Caroline Anne Hare, 5k/10k (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Jun 7 Graeme Labrooy, Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 27 wickets; 44 ODIs; chairman of selectors; international match referee), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jun 8 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, 4X400m runner, born in Akron, Ohio
Jun 8 Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, American 400m runner (world record - 43.29 seconds, 1988-99), born in Akron, Ohio
Jun 8 Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner (WR 60 m in 7.00)
Jun 9 Wayman Tisdale, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and smooth jazz bassist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2009)
Jun 11 Jean Alesi, French Formula One driver, born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Jun 11 Kim Gallagher, American athlete (Olympic silver 1984; bronze 1988), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jun 12 Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver, born in Dublin, Ireland
Jun 12 Peter Such, English cricketer (England off-spinner 1993-), born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jun 13 Jennifer Gillom, American WNBA center and forward (Phoenix Mercury/Olympic gold 1988), born in Abbeville, Mississippi
Jun 13 Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lithuanian NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Jun 14 Jamie Dukes, American NFL center (Arizona Cardinals), born in Schenectady, New York
Jun 15 Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
Jun 17 Michael Gross, German swimmer (3 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Jun 17 Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver, born in Asti, Italy
Jun 17 Steve Rhodes, English cricketer (England wicket-keeper 1994-95), born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Jun 18 Thanh Nguyen, American 141 lbs US weightlifter (Olympics 1996), born in Saigon, Vietnam
Jun 19 David Freedman, cricketer (NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990)
Jun 20 Andy Coen, American college football coach (Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2006-18; record 85-64), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (d. 2022)
Jun 20 Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
Jun 20 Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
Jun 20 Paul Goydos, American golfer (4th 59 in PGA history 2010), born in Long Beach, California
Jun 20 Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
Jun 22 Greg Anderson, NBA forward/center (San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks)
Jun 22 Mark Royals, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions)
Jun 22 Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, NAC)
Jun 23 Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
Jun 24 Gary Suter, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, USA), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Jun 25 Dell Curry, American basketball guard and broadcaster (NBA Sixth Man of The Year 1994; Charlotte Hornets all-time points leader [9,839]), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jun 25 Johnny Herbert, British race car driver (Le Mans 24 Hours, 1991), television announcer (Sky Sports F1), born in Brentwood, Essex, England
Jun 25 Phil Emery, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, Australia 1994), born in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 26 Pamela Wright, Scottish golfer (US Open 9-hole record with 30 1994), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Jun 27 Chuck Person, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Brantley, Alabama
Jun 28 Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Jun 28 Susan Mascarin, American tennis player, born in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
Jun 29 Pepper Johnson, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), born in Detroit, Michigan