Events in Sports History in June 1926

  • Jun 5 Clevelands Indians baseball team triple-play NY Yankees & win 15-3
  • Jun 10 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
  • Jun 12 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2

French Championships Men's Tennis

Jun 14 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 1st of 4 home titles; beats fellow Frenchman René Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

French Women's Tennis Championships

Jun 14 French Women's Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0

  • Jun 22 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs

61st British Men's Open

Jun 25 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American amateur Bobby Jones wins the first of his 3 Claret Jugs, 2 strokes clear of runner-up Al Watrous; 5th victory by an American in 6 years