- Jun 1 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-5 for a 3-1 series win; 2nd consecutive title for Penguins
Sports History
Jun 2 Former NFL NY Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery
- Jun 6 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26
- Jun 6 America West Arena opens in Phoenix, Arizona; home court of NBA Phoenix Suns
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: Yugoslavian star Monica Seles retains title; outlasts Steffi Graf of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Eddie Murray Sets Record
Jun 6 NY Mets first baseman Eddie Murray records his 1,510th run batted in during 15-1 thrashing of Pittsburgh Pirates to pass Mickey Mantle as all-time RBI leader among MLB switch-hitters
- Jun 6 WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; beats Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
Hall of Fame
Jun 11 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Jun 11 US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0
NBA Finals
Jun 14 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trail Blazers, 97-93 in Game 6 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Michael Jordan for second straight year
Sports History
Jun 14 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play
Senior Players Championship
Jun 14 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Dave Stockton wins first of 3 Champions Tour major titles by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead and lee Trevino
- Jun 15 Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' save record with #342
- Jun 15 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in one inning - until a review of the rules determined his first steal attempt was nullified by an interference call [1]
- Jun 16 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game
- Jun 16 MLB Boston Red Sox Jeff Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0) [1]
NBA Trade
Jun 17 Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns
- Jun 18 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft pick
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 19 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
- Jun 19 NY Yankees 1st game in Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards
Baseball Trade
Jun 20 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings
- Jun 20 Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Baltimore Orioles)
- Jun 20 NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
Cricket History
Jun 21 Last day of test cricket for English star players Ian Botham and Allan Lamb
US Golf Open
Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Perennial runner-up Tom Kite breaks through for his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jeff Sluman
- Jun 24 MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent permanently bans pitcher Steve Howe from baseball for repeated substance abuse violations; later overturned on appeal
Sports History
Jun 24 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O'Neal first pick by Orlando Magic
- Jun 26 UEFA European Championship Final, Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden: In a huge upset Denmark beats Germany, 2-0
- Jun 27 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovskiy of Russia defeats #1 seed Jim Courier 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the 3rd round at Wimbledon
- Jun 27 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
- Jun 28 US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
- Jun 29 A's Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season
NHL Trade
Jun 29 NHL arbitrator decides Eric Lindros goes to Philadelphia Flyers instead of New York Rangers, after Quebec traded him twice; Quebec received 6 player, two draft picks and $15M
- Jun 30 1st pay bathrooms in US open: 25 cents (NYC)
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Basketball Stars
Boxers
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NFL Stars
Tennis Champions