Events in Sport
- 1883 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2)
- 1894 8th U.S. Women's National Championship: Helen Hellwig beats 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
Event of Interest
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
Jim Thorpe
- 1911 A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn
- 1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8
- 1927 31st US Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa
- 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 Yorks v Essex
- 1938 Boston Red Sox Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by St Louis Browns
- 1945 70th Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8
- 1946 46th US Golf Open: Lloyd Mangrum shoots a 284 at Canterbury GC Cleve
- 1951 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29
Golf Tournament
1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
Louise Suggs
Golf Tournament
1968 Mickey Wright wins LPGA "500" Ladies Golf Classic
Mickey Wright
- 1968 68th US Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY
- 1968 Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's US open under par
- 1971 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen
- 1974 74th US Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 287 at Winged Foot GC NY
- 1974 Sandra Haynie wins Lawson's LPGA Golf Open
Tennis Open
1974 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
Björn Borg
Tennis Open
1974 73rd Women's French Open: Chris Evert beats Olga Morozova (6-1, 6-2)
Chris Evert
Event of Interest
1979 Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit
Carl Yastrzemski
Golf Tournament
1985 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
Pat Bradley
- 1985 T C Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of US Open
- 1985 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis
- 1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
- 1988 In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins
- 1989 Only 17 holes-in-one recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)
Golf Major
1991 91st US Golf Open: Payne Stewart shoots a 282 at Hazeline National GC Minn
Payne Stewart
Event of Interest
1994 Martin Brodeur becomes 1st Devil to win Calder Trophy
Martin Brodeur
Event of Interest
1995 Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career HR (429)
Andre Dawson
- 1995 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
- 1996 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2
- 1996 96th US Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC
- 1996 Liselotte Neumann wins First Bank Edina Realty LPGA Golf Classic
- 1998 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings defeat the first time finalists Washington Capitals 4-0
Golf Major
2002 102nd US Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 277 at Bethpage State Park NY
Tiger Woods
- 2008 108th US Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 283 at Torrey Pines GC CA
Appointment of Interest
- 2013 113rd US Golf Open: Justin Rose shoots a 281 at the Merion Golf Club, PA
- 2015 69th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4 games to 2
- 2018 World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan
Birthdays in Sport
- 1821 Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
- 1906 Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)
- 1914 Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)
- 1916 Hank Luisetti, NBA forward (1st to use a one-handed shot)
- 1923 Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
- 1925 Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner (Cleveland Indians)
- 1927 Tom Graveney, England cricket batsman (79 Tests), born in Riding Mill, Northumberland (d. 2015)
- 1930 Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)
- 1933 Ken Johnson, MLB player - 1st pitcher to lose a complete game nine-inning no-hitter, born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2015)
- 1945 Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1948 Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
- 1949 Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
- 1951 Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
- 1952 Aleksandr Zaitsev, USSR, pairs figure skating (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
- 1955 Tree Rollins, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Winter Haven, Florida
- 1957 Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/PSV)
- 1958 Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
- 1961 Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
- 1962 Wally Joyner, American baseball player
- 1963 Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )
- 1965 J. J. Birden, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1965 Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1966 Jan Zelezny, Czech, javelin thrower (Olympics 2 gold-92, 96)
- 1966 [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Olympic silver/gold-88, 96)
- 1968 Alton Montgomery, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1968 Matt Turk, NFL punter (Washington Redskins)
- 1968 Nehemiah Perry, cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner)
- 1969 Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)
- 1969 L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1969 Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
- 1970 Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Phil Mickelson
1970 Phil Mickelson, American golfer (5-time PGA Tour major winner, 3 x Masters), born in San Diego, California
Phil Mickelson
- 1970 Cobi Jones, American soccer player
- 1971 Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1971 Chris Gomez, American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1972 Simon Khan, English golfer
- 1973 Shannon Myers, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1973 Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
- 1975 Asa Carlsson, Vasteras Sweden, tennis star (1995 Futures-Stockholm)
- 1976 Frank van Twillert, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
- 1977 Kerry Wood, American baseball player
- 1977 Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player
- 1978 Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
- 1980 Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
- 1980 Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
- 1981 Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer
- 1981 Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
- 1981 Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 Chris Wingert, American soccer player
- 1983 Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
- 1984 Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
- 1984 Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
- 1986 Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
- 1986 Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
- 1986 Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
- 1987 Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
Deaths in Sport
- 1880 James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies
- 1961 O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies
- 1970 Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
- 1984 Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)
- 1993 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer (3073 runs in Tests), dies at 79
- 1996 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (NY Yankees), dies at 83
- 2008 Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (b. 1975)
- 2013 Hans Hass, Austrian diving pioneer, dies at 94
- 2014 Tony Gwynn, American Hall of Fame baseball player, dies from salivary gland cancer at 54
- 2018 Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultrarunner who set a world record, running 100 miles in 11:51:11 in 1979, dies of health complications at 73