- Jun 3 93rd Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Sherluck wins in 2:29.2
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Jun 4 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Belle Meade CC: Mary Lena Faulk wins by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Betsy Rawls
Baseball Record
Jun 8 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas)
- Jun 8 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Bill Lawry, 1st Test v England in Birmingham
- Jun 9 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox
Baseball Record
Jun 11 Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs
- Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Gene Littler wins his sole major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Bob Goalby and Doug Sanders
Sports History
Jun 19 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
- Jun 19 NY Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 HRs
Baseball Record
Jun 22 MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak
- Jun 23 Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak
- Jun 23 Philadelphia Phillies overcome 9 run deficit; trailing 11-2 after 7 innings, score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th to beat Pirates, 12-11 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
- Jun 25 Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
Baseball Record
Jun 29 SF outfielder Willie Mays becomes the 4th player in MLB history with 3 or more home runs twice in one season with a 10th inning blast in Giants 8-7 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia
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