Events in Sports History in June 1987

Sports History

Jun 1 Cleveland Indians pitcher Phil Niekro beats Detroit Tigers, 9-6 for his 314th MLB victory; combines with Joe Niekro (216) for most combined wins by brothers in baseball history (530)

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro

Sports History

Jun 2 Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr. #1

Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.

Jun 3 Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game
Jun 4 American hurdler Edwin Moses' 122 race winning streak which extends to nearly 10 years ends when he is beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain

Sports History

Jun 5 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation & allows wins game

Jun 6 119th Belmont: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: 17-year-old German Steffi Graf beats World #1 Martina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6; Graf's first Grand Slam victory

Jun 6 NY Yankees play their 13,000th game

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl retains title; beats Mats Wilander of Sweden 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ivan Lendl

Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major Champion Mats Wilander

Jun 13 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina
Jun 14 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2

Senior Players Championship

Jun 14 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Sawgrass CC: South African Gary Player wins by 1 stroke from Bruce Crampton and Chi-Chi Rodriguez

Jun 15 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for The Ring heavyweight boxing title at Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Woman Jockey Rides Into Record Books

Jun 19 Gay Kelleway rides 12-1 shot Sprowston Boy to win the two-mile six-furlong Queen Alexandra Stakes; becomes first female jockey to ride a winner at England’s Royal Ascot Racecourse

A young Gay Kelleway in the saddle. Photo: dailymail.co.uk

Jun 20 1st Rugby World Cup Final, Eden Park, Auckland: New Zealand fly-half Grant Fox lands 4 penalties, a conversion and drop goal as the All Blacks beat France, 29-9

Sports History

Jun 21 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant

US Golf Open

Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic Club: Scott Simpson passes and holds off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only major title by 1 stroke

Sports History

Jun 22 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Tom Seaver

Jun 24 CFL's Montreal Alouettes team folds
Jun 24 Minor League Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
Jun 26 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd & win 12-11 in 10 inn
Jun 28 Boston outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in Red Sox, 6-2 win over NY Yankees

Sports History

Jun 29 New York Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Don Mattingly also grand slams