LPGA Championship
Jun 1 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Pat Bradley birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan
Sports History
Jun 5 San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time in his 16 year MLB career for arguing about Atlanta's triple play
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 7 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown
- Jun 7 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1
- Jun 8 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 8 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beats Mikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- Jun 8 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9
Sports History
Jun 9 In a clash of future Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitchers California Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox (306 wins), 3-0 at Comiskey Park
- Jun 10 A. Bartlett Giamatti succeeds Chub Feeney as President of baseball's National League
US Golf Open
Jun 15 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major, 2 strokes ahead of Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins
Sports History
Jun 18 California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games
Fregosi Takes White Sox Helm
Jun 20 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager
Contract of Interest
Jun 21 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals
- Jun 21 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record)
Senior Players Championship
Jun 22 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia
- Jun 23 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
Sports History
Jun 25 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release
- Jun 27 American tennis player Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing a white, one-piece, lycra body suit in 1st round match against Pam Shriver; wears regular outfit after rain break
- Jun 27 Robby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game
- Jun 29 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver
- Jun 29 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Argentina beats West Germany, 3-2 in front of 114,600
Sports History
Jun 29 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues
US Senior Golf Open
Jun 29 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Scioto CC: Dale Douglass wins by 1 stroke ahead of Gary Player for his lone Champions Tour major title
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