- 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
Sports History
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
Baseball Record
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
French Open Women's Tennis
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
Baseball Record
1932 Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A's, 20-13 at Shibe Park
- 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
Sports History
1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th HR
Sports History
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 bests fellow Australian Tony Roche, 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 for his 12th, and final, Grand Slam title
Sports History
1971 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, v Englandl at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19)
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
French Open Men's Tennis
1973 French Open Men's Tennis: Ilie Năstase of Romania wins his second Grand Slam singles title, besting Croat player Niki Pilić of Yugoslavia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
Sports History
1980 NY Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1
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)
Sports History
1989 Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season & 11th overall
Sports History
1989 Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day
- 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
- 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
Sports History
2010 Canadian sportscaster Ron MacLean saves a man from drowning in the Delaware River in Philadelphia
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
- 2014 Hashim Amla becomes the first non-white captain of the South African national cricket team
Sports History
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
- 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
