Cricket History
Jun 1 West Indian cricket batsman Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 in a tour match against Warwickshire at Taunton; 42 fours and 8 sixes of 258 balls
LPGA Championship
Jun 2 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Nancy Lopez wins by 8 shots from fellow American Alice Miller
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 8 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 for her 17th Grand Slam title and 6th French singles crown
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 4th career Grand Slam title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
NBA Finals
Jun 9 NBA Championship, Boston Garden: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory; Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Sports History
Jun 14 Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles
Thomas KOs Weaver
Jun 15 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
- Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: 1978 champion Andy North wins by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Dave Barr, T C Chen and Denis Watson
- Jun 16 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis
Sports History
Jun 19 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place
Sports History
Jun 23 Laffit Pincay Jr becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million
Senior Players Championship
Jun 23 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Defending champion Arnold Palmer wins his final major by 11 shots from Miller Barber, Lee Elder, Gene Littler & Charles Owens
- Jun 30 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Edgewood Tahore GC: Miller Barber wins by 4 strokes from Roberto De Vincenzo for back-to-back Senior Open titles
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Boxers
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