June 1986 in Sports History

Events in Sport

LPGA Championship

Jun 1 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Pat Bradley birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan

LPGA Golfer Pat Bradley — LPGA Golfer
Pat Bradley

LPGA Golfer Patty Sheehan — LPGA Golfer
Patty Sheehan

Event of Interest

Jun 5 SD Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time

Baseball Player Steve Garvey — Baseball Player
Steve Garvey

Jun 6 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record (74.07 m)
Jun 7 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
Jun 7 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 7 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown

Tennis Legend Chris Evert — Tennis Legend
Chris Evert

Tennis Player Martina Navratilova — Tennis Player
Martina Navratilova

Jun 8 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
Jun 8 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 8 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beats Mikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ivan Lendl — Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion
Ivan Lendl

Tennis Player Mikael Pernfors — Tennis Player
Mikael Pernfors

Event of Interest

Jun 9 In a clash of future Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitchers California Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Tom Seaver of the Chicago WS (306 wins), 3-0 at Comiskey Park

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Tom Seaver — Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher
Tom Seaver

Jun 10 A. Bartlett Giamatti succeeds Chub Feeney as President of baseball's National League
Jun 13 Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play

US Golf Open

Jun 15 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major, 2 strokes ahead of Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins

Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship Winner Ray Floyd — Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship Winner
Ray Floyd

Jun 18 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games

Event of Interest

Jun 20 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager

Baseball Manager Tony La Russa — Baseball Manager
Tony La Russa

Jun 21 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals
Jun 21 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record)
Jun 22 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia
Jun 23 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)

Event of Interest

Jun 25 Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release

Baseball Pitcher Steve Carlton — Baseball Pitcher
Steve Carlton

Jun 27 American tennis player Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing a white, one-piece, lycra body suit in 1st round match against Pam Shriver; wears regular outfit after rain break
Jun 27 Robby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game
Jun 29 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Argentina beats West Germany, 3-2 in front of 114,600
Jun 29 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver

Event of Interest

Jun 29 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues

MLB Player and Manager Sparky Anderson — MLB Player and Manager
Sparky Anderson

Event of Interest

Jun 29 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Dale Douglass wins by 1 stroke ahead of Gary Player for his lone Champions Tour major title

Birthdays in Sport

Jun 1 Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby union utility back (84 caps; Otago, Highlanders, Pau), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Jun 3 Alexandros Karageorgiou, Greek archer

Rafael Nadal

Jun 3 Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (20 Grand Slam singles titles - 13 x French Open), born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

Jun 3 Tomas Verner, Czech Republic ice skater
Jun 3 Adrián Vallés, Spanish racing driver
Jun 3 Al Horford, American basketball player
Jun 7 Keegan Bradley, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2011), born in Woodstock, Vermont
Jun 8 Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player
Jun 14 Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
Jun 16 Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
Jun 16 Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
Jun 16 Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
Jun 16 Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
Jun 16 Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
Jun 18 Richard Gasquet, French tennis player, born in Béziers, France
Jun 19 Marvin Williams, American basketball player
Jun 22 Ramin Ott, American Samoan football player, born in Pago Pago, America Samoa
Jun 24 Stuart Broad, English cricketer
Jun 24 Phil Hughes, American baseball player
Jun 25 Charlie Davies, American soccer player (New England Revolution), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
Jun 27 LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Jun 30 Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model

Deaths in Sport

Jun 2 Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 84 (b. 1901)
Jun 13 Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1947), dies at 71
Jun 15 Keki Tarapore, Indian cricketer (Test for India 1948), killed by motor-scooter at 75
Jun 19 Len Bias, American basketball player (Boston Celtics pick for 1986 draft) dies of a cocaine-induced seizure at 22
Jun 26 Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
Jun 27 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning
Jun 27 George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player, dies at 81