Events in Sport
- 1895 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Helen Hellwig 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
- 1897 Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball)
- 1901 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Myrtle McAteer 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 for her second of 4 US singles titles
- 1903 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland first to win the Open twice; beats countryman David Brown by 2 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
- 1906 US Open Men's Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
- 1910 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final, Dorothea Chambers beats Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2 for her 4th of 7 Wimbledon singles titles
- 1933 Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1934 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St. George's GC: Henry Cotton of England wins wire-to-wire by 5 shots from South African Sid Brews
- 1935 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Sunset Ridge CC: Opal Hill scores an easy, 9 & 7 win over Mrs. S.L. Reinhart to claim her first of 2 consecutive major titles
- 1947 US Open Women's Golf, Starmount Forest CC: American Betty Jameson wins her only US crown, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs
- 1950 US beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994)
US Women's Golf Open
1952 US Open Women's Golf, Bala GC: 1949 champion Louise Suggs wins, 7 strokes ahead of runners-up Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson
Louise Suggs
- 1956 Charles Dumas makes 1st high jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, California
US Women's Golf Open
1957 US Open Women's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Betsy Rawls wins when apparent champion, Jackie Pung at 298 (+6) is disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard kept by playing partner Betty Jameson
Betsy Rawls
FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá & Pelé each score 2 goals as Brazil beats Sweden, 5-2
Pele
Baseball Record
1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more HRs twice in a season
Willie Mays
US Women's Golf Open
1969 US Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Donna Caponi wins first of 4 major titles; beat Peggy Wilson by 1 stroke
Donna Caponi
Baseball Record
1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
Stan Musial
- 1975 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), St. George's CC: JoAnne Carner wins in a playoff with Carol Mann
- 1980 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina wins inaugural event by 4 strokes ahead of amateur William C. Campbell; his Champions Tour debut
- 1983 Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse races
Event of Interest
1984 Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski
Pete Rose
Carl Yastrzemski
Event of Interest
1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues
Sparky Anderson
Event of Interest
1986 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
Gary Player
- 1990 NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak
- 1990 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
- 1991 With a world ranking of 591, Englishman Nick Brown upsets 10th-seeded (and 2001 champion) Goran Ivanišević 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2nd round at Wimbledon
Event of Interest
1992 NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers
Eric Lindros
- 1994 NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
Boxing Title Fight
1995 George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz
George Foreman
Event of Interest
2003 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Bruce Lietzke wins by 2 strokes from Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Event of Interest
2014 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany beats Jeff Sluman with birdie on 2nd playoff hole; first of Langer's 3 straight Players' titles
Bernhard Langer
Birthdays in Sport
- 1880 Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1929)
- 1889 Willie Macfarlane, Scottish golfer (US Open 1925), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1961)
- 1896 Alfred [Harold] Gilligan, English cricketer (English Captain 1929-30), born in Shamley Green, England (d. 1978)
- 1910 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), born in Tarboro, North Carolina (d. 1993)
- 1929 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold/2 silver-48, 52), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1933 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- 1936 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1960), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1936 Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho (d. 2011)
- 1939 Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler through 60s), born in Skipton, Victoria, Australia
- 1939 Ron Headley, West Indian cricketer (son of George, 2 Tests WI v England 1973), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1941 Margitta Gummel, German shot putter (Olympic gold 1968), born in Magdeburg, Germany
- 1941 John Boccabella, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in San Francisco, California
- 1942 Larry Snyder, American jockey, born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1947 Jeff Moss, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1949 Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1952 Joe Johnson, English snooker player, born in Bradford, West Yorkshire
- 1954 Rick Honeycutt, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1956 Pedro Guerrero, Dominican MLB player (LA Dodgers), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- 1958 Rosa Mota, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Porto, Portugal
- 1960 Sergei Kopylov, Soviet cyclist (Olympic gold 1980), born in Tula, Soviet Union
- 1964 Pepper Johnson, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1965 Paul Jarvis, English cricketer (England pace bowler 1988-93), born in Redcar, Yorkshire, England
- 1966 John Part, Canadian professional darts player and commentator, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 John Wehner, American MLB infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1968 Theoren Fleury, Canadian NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada), born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1969 Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1969 Simon Brown, English cricketer (Durham pace bowler, England 1996), born in Cleadon, County Durham
- 1970 Troy Drayton, American NFL tight end (Miami Dolphins), born in Steelton, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Mike Vallely, American skateboarder and singer (Black Flag), born in Edison, New Jersey
- 1971 Dennis Gerritsen, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Amsterdam
- 1971 Mike Sillinger, Canadian NHL right wing (Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1971 Wendee Espinosa, female outfielder (Silver Bullets), born in Stockton, California
- 1973 George Hincapie, American road cyclist (Olympics-76th-92, 96), born in Queens, New York
- 1975 Mathew Gates, British-American dance skater (& Chalom-1995 Nat Jr champ), born in Hitchin, England
- 1977 Sharon Cripps, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics 1996)
- 1979 Andy O'Brien, English footballer (Republic of Ireland), born in Harrogate, England
- 1979 Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 2008, silver 2012, bronze 2004, 12), born in Borne, Netherlands
- 1979 Matthew Bode, Australian rules football player (Adelaide Football Club)
- 1980 Martin Truex Jr, American auto racer (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion 2017), born in Mayetta, New Jersey
- 1981 Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver, born in Orán, Province of Salta, Argentina (d. 2005)
- 1981 Joe Johnson, American basketball player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1985 Quintin Demps, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1988 Éver Banega, Argentine footballer (Sevilla FC), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1990 Ryu So-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2011, ANA Inspiration 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1991 Kawhi Leonard, American basketball forward (NBA champion, Finals MVP 2014), born in Los Angeles, CA
Weddings in Sport
- 2015 Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones (33) weds model Dani Lawrence (28) at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire
Deaths in Sport
- 1904 Tom Emmett, England cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, famous roundarm action), dies at 62
- 1935 Jack O'Neill, American baseball player (b. 1873)
- 1946 Frank Hadow, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1878; first exponent of the lob), dies at 91
- 1949 Walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies
- 1967 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (b. 1906)
- 1979 Ben Barnett, Australian cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies at 71
- 1996 Bobby Keetch, footballer/entrepreneur, dies at 54
- 1998 Louis Hostin, French weightlifter (Olympic gold 1932, 36), dies at 90
- 2006 Randy Walker, American football coach (b. 1954)
- 2006 Jim McNab, Scottish footballer, dies at 66
- 2018 Irina Szewińska, Polish athlete, administrator (Olympic various sprint gold 1964, 68, 76), dies of cancer at 72
June in History
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374Kennedy's Clarion Call for Freedom
Former US President John F. Kennedy was renowned for his oratory – typified by his electrifying "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech delivered on this day.
June 26, 1963Scrabble Creator Stuck for Words
The inventor of a new word game just could not think what to call it. Then a bright friend came up with the name – no points for guessing – Scrabble.
June 28, 1971Was Mystery Blast Caused by Aliens?
A massive mysterious explosion in eastern Siberia that destroyed wildlife and felled a vast number of trees remains a mystery to this day.
June 30, 1908
