On This Day in Sport for June 14

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

1933 Lou Gehrig & Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games

Baseball Player Lou Gehrig — Baseball Player
Lou Gehrig

Event of Interest

1938 Bradman scores 144* in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge

Cricket Legend Donald Bradman — Cricket Legend
Donald Bradman

1952 52nd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Northwood Club Dallas
1952 Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings
1952 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)
1952 Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss
1958 58th US Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa
1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open
1963 NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR
1964 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0
1966 Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball

Event of Interest

1969 Oakland As' Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7

MLB Right Fielder Reggie Jackson — MLB Right Fielder
Reggie Jackson

Baseball Record

1974 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings

MLB Pitching Legend Nolan Ryan — MLB Pitching Legend
Nolan Ryan

1976 75th Men's French Open: Adriano Panatta beats Harold Solomon (6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6)
1976 75th Women's French Open: Susan Barker beats Renata Tomanova (6-2, 0-6, 6-2)
1979 Canada all out for 45 runs in Cricket World Cup v England, in 40.3 overs
1979 NY Giants Willie McCovey 513th HR is an NL lefty record

Golf Major

1981 27th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

LPGA Golfer Donna Caponi — LPGA Golfer
Donna Caponi

1985 Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Balt Orioles
1987 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1987 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
1989 Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
1990 44th NBA Championship: Det Pistons beat Por Trailblazers, 4 games to 1

Event of Interest

1992 10th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton

Golfer and Two-Time PGA Champion Dave Stockton — Golfer and Two-Time PGA Champion
Dave Stockton

1992 46th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trailblazers, 4 games to 2
1992 Anne-Marie Palli wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
1994 Stanley Cup: NY Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3
1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games
1998 52nd NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz, 4 games to 2

Event of Interest

2000 Greg Maddux makes his 387th putout, breaking Jack Morris' career record

MLB Pitching Legend Greg Maddux — MLB Pitching Legend
Greg Maddux

2005 Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
2007 61st NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4 games to 0
2009 63rd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic, 4 games to 1
2009 55th LPGA Championship won by Anna Nordqvist
2017 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington D.C., injuring 4

Event of Interest

2018 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing

Birthdays in Sport

1895 Jack Adams, Canadian NHL center, coach and general manager (Hockey Hall of Fame), born Fort William, Ontario (d. 1968)
1907 Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1989)
1918 Leroy T Walker, US Olympic consultant (1960, 68, 72), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1923 Donald Smith, cricketer (uneventful England opening batsman 1957)
1923 Jack Hayward, British financier (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club)
1926 Don Newcombe, baseball player
1929 Alan Davidson, cricketer (mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder)
1933 Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
1938 Gustavo Ávila, Venezuelan jockey (Kentucky Derby/Preakness 1971), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1943 John Miles, British racing driver
1952 Pat Summitt, American basketball coach (University of Tennessee), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 2016)
1955 Vince Evans, NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
1956 Frederick Funk, Takoma Park MD, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston Open)
1958 Eric Heiden, US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1960 Tonie Campbell, 100m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 Grace Jackson, St Ann Jamaica, 200m runner (Olympic silver 1988)
1961 Sam Perkins, NBA forward/center (Seattle Supersonics)
1962 Scott Radecic, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1963 James Patrick, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1963 Laurel Kean, LPGA golfer (1994 JAL Big Apple-17th), born in Portland, Maine
1964 Jamie Dukes, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals)
1964 Randall Thompson, Halifax Nova Scotia, boxer (Olympics 1996)
1966 Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints)
1966 Rod Stephens, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1967 Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player (Hajduk Split/Vitesse)
1967 Dedrick Dodge, NFL safety (SF 49ers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1967 Wendy Lian Williams, US diver (Olympic bronze 1988, 92), born in St Louis, Missouri
1968 Brian Wiggins, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1968 Eric Murdock, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat)
1968 Tony Smith, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1969 Eric Desjardins, Rauyn Quebec, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Canada)
1969 Eugene Chung, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts)

Steffi Graf

1969 Steffi Graf, German tennis player (Golden Slam 1988, 22 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Mannheim, Germany

1970 Willie Beamon, American former-NFL cornerback (New York Giants), born in Belle Glade, Florida
1971 Bruce Bowen, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
1971 Fred Baxter, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
1971 Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
1972 Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1972 Rick Brunson, NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers)
1973 Daniel Marsh, cricketer (son of Rod South Aust slow lefty since 1993)
1973 Sam Shade, NFL strong safety (Cin Bengals)
1973 Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing (Whalers, Carolina, Olympic bronze 1998)
1973 Stepfret Williams, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1974 Rod Payne, corner (Cincinnati Bengals)
1975 A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
1975 Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
1976 Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
1977 Chris McAlister, American football player
1978 Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
1978 Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
1982 Jamie Green, British racing driver
1983 John Stocco, American football player
1984 Lorenzo Booker, American football player
1985 Andrew Bonner, Scottish football player
1985 Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
1986 Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
1987 Andrew Cogliano, Professional Hockey Player