- 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
Event of Interest
1899 W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days
W. G. Grace
Baseball Record
1925 Eddie Collins, is 6th to get 3,000 hits
Eddie Collins
- 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
French Open Women's Tennis
1929 French Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Helen Wills Moody beats Simonne Mathieu 6-3, 6-4
Helen Wills Moody
- 1930 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies
Baseball Record
1932 MLBs Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13
Lou Gehrig
- 1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11
- 1937 Josh Gibson HR's just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium (580' drive)
- 1939 71st Belmont: James Stout riding Johnstown wins in 2:29.6
- 1944 76th Belmont: G L Smith riding Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2
- 1950 French Championships Men's Tennis: Budge Patty wins first of 2 Grand Sam titles that year; beats Jaroslav Drobný 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5
- 1950 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Patricia Todd 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 for her 1st of 2 French singles titles
- 1951 50th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jaroslav Drobný representing Egypt beats Eric Sturgess 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
- 1951 50th French Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for her only French singles title
Event of Interest
1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th HR
Stan Musial
- 1958 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers
- 1959 European Cup Final, Stuttgart: Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 2-0; 4th consecutive title for Los Blancos
- 1961 93rd Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Sherluck wins in 2:29.2
- 1967 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8
French Open Men's Tennis
1967 French Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 for his 12th and final Grand Slam title
Roy Emerson
Tony Roche
Event of Interest
1971 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, v Englandl at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19)
Imran Khan
French Open Women's Tennis
1972 French Open Women's Tennis: American icon Billie Jean King wins her only French singles title; beats Evonne Goolagong of Australia 6-3, 6-3
Billie Jean King
French Open Men's Tennis
1973 French Open Men's Tennis: Ilie Năstase of Romania wins his second Grand Slam singles title; beats Czech star Niki Pilić 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
Ilie Năstase
Event of Interest
1980 NY Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1
Darryl Strawberry
LPGA Championship
1984 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Defending champion Patty Sheehan finishes 10 strokes ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Beth Daniel
- 1985 Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1
- 1987 Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game
- 1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony
- 1989 Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09)
Event of Interest
1989 Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season & 11th overall
Nolan Ryan
Event of Interest
1989 Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day
Vin Scully
- 1991 MLB Draft: East Carteret HS pitcher Brien Taylor first pick by New York Yankees
Boxing Title Fight
1991 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light heavyweight title
Thomas Hearns
- 1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0
US Women's Golf Open
2001 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge & GC: Defending champion Karrie Webb of Australia repeats by 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak; largest margin in 21 years
Se Ri Pak
Karrie Webb
Event of Interest
2010 Canadian sportscaster Ron MacLean saves a man from drowning in the Delaware River in Philadelphia
Ron MacLean
Golf Tournament
2012 Tiger Woods claims his 73rd PGA tour victory with a 2 stroke win over Andrés Romero & Rory Sabbatini in the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village GC; equals Jack Nicklaus's record
Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
- 2014 Hashim Amla becomes the first non-white captain of the South African national cricket team
Event of Interest
2017 UEFA Champions League Final, Cardiff: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as defending champions Real Madrid thrash Juventus, 4-1 for 12th title; Juventus loses 5th consecutive final
Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2018 US Open Women's Golf, Shoal Creek GC: Ariya Jatanugarn of Thailand gives up 7-shot lead but wins in playoff with South Korean Kim Hyo-joo
NBA Finals
2018 Golden State guard Stephen Curry breaks Ray Allen's NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers with 9 in the Warriors 122-103 Game 2 win over Cleveland Cavaliers
Stephen Curry
- 2019 MLB Draft: Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman first pick by Baltimore Orioles
