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Events in Sport

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1873 - 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75
1881 - 15th Belmont: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47
1892 - John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game
1906 - Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0
1924 - 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
1930 - 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
1932 - Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2
1939 - Cleve Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to NY Yankees
1941 - 45th US Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Fort Worth
1941 - 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31 (triple crown)
1944 - Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen
1952 - 7th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 5-4
1952 - 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2
1953 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1957 - Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants
1958 - 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1966 - NY Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1
1967 - NY Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1
1969 - 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8
1970 - Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win
1970 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
1972 - Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th
1974 - Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
1975 - Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 v Pakistan World Cup
1975 - Spain's Manuel Orantes wins US Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets
1975 - Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, v WI Cricket World Cup
1977 - White Sox draft Harold Baines #1
1978 - 32nd NBA Championship: Wash Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3
1980 - 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8
1980 - 50th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Vitas Gerulaitis (64 61 62)
1981 - 51st French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats I. Lendl (61 46 62 36 61)
1981 - Sandra Post wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Classic
1982 - NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers
1983 - Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out
1986 - 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
1986 - 56th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 63 63)
1987 - 57th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mats Wilander (75 62 36 76)
1987 - Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
1989 - 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires
NHL all-time top scorer Wayne Gretzky 1989 - Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years
1989 - 1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers 4-2
1992 - 62nd French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Petr Korda (75 62 61)
1992 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
1993 - Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball v Aust, Old Trafford
1994 - A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
1997 - 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
1997 - 67th French Womens Tennis: Iva Majoli beats Martina Hingis (64 62)
1997 - Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Phila Flyers
1998 - 68th French Mens Tennis:

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 46 of 46

1909 - Virginia Apgar, American physician and childbirth specialist (d. 1974)
1922 - Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player
1927 - Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (d. 1953)
1928 - Dave Bowen, footballer
1930 - Ian Leggat, cricketer (1 Test v South Africa 1953-54 without distinction)
1933 - Herb Score, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1946 - Terry Gale, Wyalkatchem WA, Australasia golfer
1947 - Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain (NY Yankees)
1954 - Lui Passaglia, Vancouver BC, CFL place kicker (BC Lions)
1956 - Robert Dover, Equestrian Dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
1957 - Neal Radford, cricketer (Zambia Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests 1986-88)
1958 - Phillipe Boccara, Le Mans France, US sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1962 - Janice Lawrence Braxton, WNBA center (Cleve Rockers, Olym-gold-1984)
1962 - Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese racing driver
1963 - Steven David Rintoul, Bowral Australia, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-2nd)
1964 - Caroline Anne Hare, Lower hutt NZ, 5k/10k (Olympics-96)
1964 - Graeme Labrooy, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91)
1966 - Dan Payne, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1966 - Heathcliff Slocumb, Jamaica NY, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1966 - Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
1967 - Terance Mathis, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1968 - Adam Walker, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1969 - Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Oly-silver-92, 96)
1969 - Mark Sohn, Arlington Heights Ill, gymnast (Olympics-96)
1970 - Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Russia, NHL right wing (Mont Canadiens, Edmonton)
1970 - Chad Fann, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
1970 - Mike Modano, Livonia MI, NHL forward (Team USA, Dallas Stars)
1970 - Cafu, Brazilian football player
1971 - Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
1972 - Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner (Buffalo Bills)
1973 - Napoleon Kaufman, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
1973 - Robert Barr, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1974 - Jason Caswell, Winnipeg Manitoba, Skeet shooter (Olympics-96)
1974 - Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro
1975 - Allen Iverson, NBA guard (Phila 76ers)
1976 - David Diaz, Chicago Ill, light Welterweight boxer (Olympics-96)
1977 - Marcin Baszczyński, Polish football player
1977 - Joe Horgan, baseball player
1977 - Odalis Pérez, baseball player
1979 - Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
1981 - Tyler Johnson, baseball player
Tennis Player Anna Kournikova (1981) 1981 - Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
1981 - Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
1982 - Virgil Vasquez, American baseball player
1983 - Mark Lowe, American baseball player
1988 - Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 8 of 8

1929 - J E P McMaster, cricketer (Eng v S Af Test 1889 (out for 0), dies
1958 - Roger Hartigan, cricketer (2 Tests for Aust in 1908), dies
1964 - Charlie Llewellyn, cricketer (544 runs in 15 Tests for South Africa), dies
1988 - Joe Partridge, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler 1963-65), commits suicide
1989 - Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies
1989 - Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1907)
1993 - Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (NJ Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28
2008 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster (b. 1921)