Taylor Wins 3rd British Open
1900 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins title for 3rd time; beats runner-up Harry Vardon by 8 strokes
- 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 runs in 1st inning of 19-0 drubbing of New York Giants off future Baseball Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity; worst beating in Giants franchise history
56th Belmont
1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
Mallory Disappears from Everest
1924 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit
- 1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
- 1932 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
- 1936 Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout
73rd Belmont
1941 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway to claim first of 2 Triple Crowns
45th US Open
1941 US Open Men's Golf, Colonial CC, Fort Worth: In sweltering heat, Craig Wood wins by 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute
- 1944 Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen
- 1946 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates players attempt to unionize and vote 20-16 to go on strike rather than play the New York Giants; vote fell short of required 2/3 majority and union fizzles, and Pirates win 10-5 at Forbes Field, Pittsburghn
- 1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2
- 1952 Curtis Cup Women's Golf, Muirfield, Scotland: Great Britain & Ireland score first ever win in the contest; beat US, 5-4
- 1957 Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants
- 1958 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
Sports History
1966 MLB Draft: New York Mets pass on Reggie Jackson to select Antelope Valley HS catcher Steve Chilcott #1
French Open Women's Tennis
1969 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Ann Haydon-Jones of England 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 for her 3rd French singles title
Sports History
1970 American jockey Bill Shoemaker (38) passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 career win
- 1970 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6-
- 1972 Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th
- 1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
- 1974 MLB San Diego Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
Sports History
1975 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 v Pakistan World Cup
- 1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, v WI Cricket World Cup
- 1977 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1
NBA Finals
1978 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets defeat Seattle Supersonics in 7 games; MVP: Wes Unseld
- 1980 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8
French Open Women's Tennis
1980 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert retains title; beats Virginia Ruzici of Romania 6-0, 6-3 for her 10th Grand Slam singles crown
Sports History
1980 Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter
French Open Men's Tennis
1981 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Sports History
1982 LA Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
Sports History
1982 NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers
- 1982 Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game & goes 0-for-4
Sports History
1983 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton temporarily passes Houston Astro Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out
- 1986 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
- 1986 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
- 1986 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1
French Open Men's Tennis
1987 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl retains title; beats Mats Wilander of Sweden 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
- 1989 1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers 4-2
- 1989 23-year-old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires
Sports History
1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years
French Open Men's Tennis
1992 French Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; beats Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
Cricket History
1993 Cricket's Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs Australia at Old Trafford
Baseball Record
1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
- 1997 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
French Open Women's Tennis
1997 French Open Women's Tennis: Iva Majoli of Croatia wins her 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title; upsets world #1 Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2
- 1997 Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings edge Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1 for a 4-0 series sweep; 8th title in Wings' franchise history and first since 1955
- 1998 French Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Spanish final Carlos Moya beats Alex Corretja 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 for his lone major title
- 2003 135th Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Empire Maker wins in 2:28.26
French Open Women's Tennis
2003 French Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne outclasses Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 for her 1st of 7 Grand Slam singles titles
French Open Women's Tennis
2008 French Open Women's Tennis: Ana Ivanović of Serbia wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3
French Open Men's Tennis
2009 French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
Sports History
2010 MLB Draft: Southern Nevada outfielder Bryce Harper first pick by Washington Nationals
French Open Women's Tennis
2014 French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her 5th Grand Slam singles title; beats Romanian Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
French Open Men's Tennis
2015 French Open Men's Tennis: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland wins his 2nd major title; beats Novak Đoković 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
- 2018 Stanley Cup Final, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV: Washington Capitals beat Las Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3 for a 4-1 series victory; first title in franchise history
