W. G. Grace
1865 Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16-year-old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London
- 1874 Game of lawn tennis introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, introducing a rubber ball to bounce on grass
- 1889 Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
- 1918 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt beats Eleanor Goss 6-4, 6-3 for her 4th consecutive US singles title
10,000m World Record
1921 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)
- 1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs
Gehrig's 3 Home Runs
1930 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park
Louis KOs Braddock
1937 Challenger Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in the 8th round at Chicago's Comiskey Park for the world heavyweight boxing title
Bedser Takes 7-49
1946 English cricketer Alec Bedser takes 7-49 v India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket at Lord's
Charles vs Walcott
1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
Sports History
1958 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Kahkwa CC: Patty Berg wins back-to-back WO titles; beats runner-up Beverly Hanson by 4 strokes
Sports History
1959 Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax)
Baseball Record
1961 MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak
Boxing Title Fight
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title
- 1980 American golfer Don January beats Mike Souchak by 2 strokes to win the Atlantic City Senior International in Northfield, New Jersey; inaugural tournament of the Senior PGA Tour
- 1980 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1
Sports History
1981 John McEnroe's famous 'You cannot be serious' rant in 1st round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon
Senior Players Championship
1986 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
Sports History
1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets
Music Concert
1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium, New York City
- 1990 Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
- 1990 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
Sports History
1991 NHL Draft: Oshawa Generals center Eric Lindros first pick by Quebec Nordiques
- 1993 NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose
NBA Finals
1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
- 1994 FIFA World Cup: USA beats Colombia 2-1 in round match at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1st WC win since 1950
Baseball Record
1994 Ken Griffey Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)
- 1996 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6
Boxing Title Fight
1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title
- 1996 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
- 1996 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
- 1997 WLAF World Bowl 5, Olympic Stadium, Barcelona: Barcelona Dragons beat Rhein Fire, 38-24
- 2002 WLAF World Bowl 10, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf: Berlin Thunder beats Rhein Fire, 26-20
Sports History
2007 Patrick Kane is selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft
US Golf Open
2009 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson
- 2012 NHL Draft: Sarnia Sting (OHL) right wing Nail Yakupov first pick by Edmonton Oilers
US Women's Golf Open
2014 US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title
- 2016 NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.
- 2017 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
- 2018 NHL Draft: Frolunda HC (SHL) defenceman Rasmus Dahlin first pick by Buffalo Sabres
- 2022 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out career high 13 batters, retires 23 of last 24 batters faced in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
