Events in Sport
- Jun 4 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
- Jun 6 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as NY Yankee manager
- Jun 9 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2
Baseball Record
Jun 9 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with baseball's switch hit HRs in 10 games
Eddie Murray
Mickey Mantle
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 9 French Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles of Yugoslavia wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 6-4
Monica Seles
Steffi Graf
- Jun 10 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 10 French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Andre Agassi
Event of Interest
Jun 10 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Event of Interest
Jun 11 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
Nolan Ryan
Rickey Henderson
Willie Randolph
- Jun 12 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite the Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game
Baseball Record
Jun 12 NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves
Dave Righetti
Baseball Record
Jun 12 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
Rickey Henderson
Baseball Record
Jun 12 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
Cal Ripken Jr
- Jun 12 NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning
Event of Interest
Jun 14 NBA Finals: Defending champion Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers, 92-90 in Game 5 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas
- Jun 16 NHL Draft: Cornwall Royals (OHL) right wing Owen Nolan first pick by Quebec Nordiques
- Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Hale Irwin wins his 3rd Open title; defeats Mike Donald at the 91st hole, the first in sudden-death, after tying the 18-hole Monday playoff
- Jun 18 1st sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin
- Jun 19 Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al López's NL mark
- Jun 21 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a NY Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!"
Music Concert
Jun 22 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium
Billy Joel
José Canseco
Event of Interest
Jun 29 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
Fernando Valenzuela
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 1 Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer (US Open 2018 3rd; 2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Pamplona, Spain
- Jun 10 Louis Clark, British Isthmian League footballer (Worthing), born in Brighton, England
- Jun 24 Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jun 29 Ryu So-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2011, ANA Inspiration 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jun 9 NHL goaltender Patrick Roy (25) weds Michele Piuze at Saint-Sacrement Church in Quebec, Canada
Patrick Roy
