On This Day in Sport for June 16
Events in Sport
- 1883 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2)
- 1894 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Hellwig beats defending champion Aline Terry 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
- 1899 Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's
- 1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
- 1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic gold medals
- 1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8
- 1929 Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
- 1932 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex
- More Events in Sport
Roberto Durán
Phil MickelsonWeddings in Sport
- 2019 Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki marries NBA player David Lee in Castiglion del Bosco,Tuscany
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1880 James Southerton, English cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; played in first Test match; oldest player to make Test debut at 49; Sussex CCC, Hampshire CCC), dies at 52
- 1970 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", dies of cancer at 26
- 1984 Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)
- 1987 John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), dies at 73
June in Sport History
England Cricket’s Class Divide Hit For Six
The game of cricket in England long reflected the class divisions of society. All would begin to change on this day with a new England captain taking the field.
June 11, 1952Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
There is a strict dress code at Wimbledon and, as Gussie Moran discovered on this day in tennis history, tennis players break it at their peril.
June 20, 1949
