On This Day in Sport for June 3
Events in Sport
- 1851 1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers
- 1888 Baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" 1st published by the San Francisco Examiner
- 1899 W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days
- 1918 Boston Red Sox pitcher Dutch Leonard throws his 2nd no-hitter; beats Detroit Tigers, 5-0 at Navin Field
- 1925 Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits
- 1929 French Championships Men's Tennis: René Lacoste wins his 3rd French title, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6
- 1929 French Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu 6-3, 6-4
- 1930 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies
- More Events in Sport
Billy Cunningham
Rafael Nadal
Muhammad AliWeddings in Sport
- 1908 NHL goaltender Georges Vezina (21) weds Marie Adelaide Stella Morin in Chicoutimi, Canada
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
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
