French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 1 French Championships Men's Tennis: England based Czech Jaroslav Drobný wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Frank Sedgman of Australia 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 1 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 5 1st sporting event televised nationally - Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title, at Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 5 Test Cricket debut of Freddie Trueman v India at Headingley
Belmont Stakes
Jun 7 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2
- Jun 7 Curtis Cup Women's Golf, Muirfield, Scotland: Great Britain & Ireland score first ever win in the contest; beat US, 5-4
- Jun 10 Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over the A's in Philadelphia
England Cricket’s Class Divide Hit For Six
Jun 11 Opening batsman Len Hutton becomes the 1st professional cricketer to captain England in Tests
Spahn Ties Whitney Record
Jun 14 Boston Brave Warren Spahn ties NL record held by Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15 innings
Peters' World Record Marathon
Jun 14 British runner Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)
- Jun 14 US Open Men's Golf, Northwood GC: Julius Boros wins 1st of 3 majors by 4 shots from Ed Oliver
- Jun 19 Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine no-hits Chicago Cubs, 5-0
Golf Tournament
Jun 21 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Skokie CC: Betsy Rawls defeats Betty Jameson, 1 up in the final
- Jun 25 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Big Spring CC: Jim Turnesa wins 1-up over Chick Harbert in the Wednesday final
US Women's Golf Open
Jun 29 US Open Women's Golf, Bala GC: 1949 champion Louise Suggs wins, 7 strokes ahead of runners-up Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson
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