Events in Sports History in June 1962

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 2 French Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2; 2nd leg of Laver's 1st Grand Slam

Jun 2 French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Belmont Stakes

Jun 9 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8

Racing Hall of Fame Jockey Bill Shoemaker

Jun 10 A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball
Jun 10 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½"
Jun 15 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win

Sports History

Jun 17 Chicago Cub Lou Brock is 2nd to HR into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers

Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Lou Brock

Jun 17 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1

US Golf Open

Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer

Jun 24 Outfielder Jack Reed hits his only MLB home run in the 22nd-inning as NY Yankees edge Detroit Tigers, 9-7 in slowest extra-inning game in league history; 7:00 hours
Jun 26 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
Jun 27 Dutch soccer clubs Rapid JC and Roda Sports merge to form Roda JC Kerkrade; KNVB Cup winners 1996–97, 1999–2000
Jun 29 Frank Howard hits the 5,000th Dodger home run

Sports History

Jun 30 LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax

Jun 30 US Open Women's Golf, Dunes Golf & Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice