Events in Sports History in June 1977

Jun 1 Dutch soccer club FC Volendam is established as a result of split up with RKSV; 6-time Eerste Divisie champions
Jun 3 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals)

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florența Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1

Tennis Player and French Open Champion Mima Jausovec

Jun 5 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Guillermo Vilas of Argentina wins first career Grand Slam event; outclasses American Brian Gottfried 6-0, 6-3, 6-0

Tennis Player and Four-Time Major Champion Guillermo Vilas

Sports History

Jun 5 Los Angeles Dodgers retire future Baseball Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston's #24

Jun 6 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way
Jun 7 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1

Baseball Record

Jun 8 MLB California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays

Jun 10 American golfer Al Geiberger becomes first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13) in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, during the 2nd round Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial CC in Cordova, Tennessee

Belmont Stakes

Jun 11 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet riding Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6

LPGA Championship

Jun 12 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bay Tree Plantation GC: Chako Higuchi of Japan wins her only LPGA major title by 3 from Pat Bradley, Sandra Post & Judy Rankin

Sports History

Jun 16 Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals

Sports History

Jun 18 Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson get into a dugout altercation

Baseball Player and Manager Billy Martin

Sports History

Jun 19 MLB Cleveland Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg

Baseball Outfielder and Manager Frank Robinson

Jun 19 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks
Jun 19 US Open Golf, Southern Hills CC: Hubert Green shoots 2-under 278 to beat Lou Graham by 1 stroke
Jun 25 8th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 13-12

Baseball Record

Jun 27 Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)

Baseball Hall of Fame 1st Baseman Willie McCovey

Sports History

Jun 29 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell hits his 400th career HR as his Pittsburgh Pirates rout the St Louis Cardinals, 9-1 at Busch Stadium