39th British Open
1899 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey retains Open; wins 3rd title by 5 strokes from Jack White
Foxx's Three Home Runs
1933 Athletics' first baseman Jimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 - 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day
- 1935 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
- 1935 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: 25-year-old club pro Sam Parks Jr, with no prior tournament wins, beats Scotsman Jimmy Thomson by 2 strokes
- 1940 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6
- 1950 Boston Red Sox rout St Louis Browns, 29-4 at Fenway Park; set 6 MLB records including runs scored and most total bases, 60
Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin Debut
1950 Test Cricket debut of famous West Indian spin twins Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin in 1st Test v England at Manchester; Valentine takes 8-104 on Day 1 but WI lose by 202 runs
Baseball History
1955 MLB Brooklyn Dodgers option pitcher (and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager) Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for future Hall of Famer, pitcher Sandy Koufax
LPGA Championship
1958 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright wins first of 13 major titles by 6 strokes from Fay Crocker
Baseball Record
1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas)
- 1961 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Bill Lawry, 1st Test v England in Birmingham
- 1963 95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2
- 1965 MLB Draft: Kansas City Athletics A's select Arizona State University outfielder Rick Monday #1; inaugural MLB Draft
- 1966 NFL & AFL announce merger plans, one league with two divisions (NFC and AFC) starting in 1970
Baseball Record
1968 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning
French Open Women's Tennis
1968 French Open Women's Tennis: American Nancy Richey beats Ann Haydon-Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for her second and last Grand Slam singles title
French Open Men's Tennis
1969 French Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver wins second leg of his 2nd Grand Slam; beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Mickey Mantle Day
1969 MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired
- 1971 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign
Tony Greig Debuts
1972 Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, v Australia at Old Trafford (57/62)
- 1974 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2
- 1976 Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1
Baseball Record
1977 MLB California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays
- 1978 Braves draft Bob Horner #1
French Open Men's Tennis
1980 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 3rd straight French title; beats American Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
LPGA Championship
1980 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock
- 1981 Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1
- 1982 36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
- 1983 Charlos Vieira begins 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal
- 1983 East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.81) in Berlin, Germany
- 1985 117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27
French Open Women's Tennis
1985 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 for her 17th Grand Slam title and 6th French singles crown
- 1986 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
French Open Men's Tennis
1986 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
- 1986 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9
- 1989 Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season
- 1991 123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28
- 1991 Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds
French Open Women's Tennis
1991 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-4
French Open Women's Tennis
1996 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 for her 5th French singles crown
French Open Men's Tennis
1997 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins first of 3 French titles; beats Spaniard Sergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Ray Bourque Retires
2001 Ray Bourque plays the final game in his NHL career
- 2002 134th Belmont: Edgar Prado aboard Sarava wins in 2:29.71
Lewis KOs Tyson
2002 British-Canadian Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC Heavyweight title with eighth-round knockout of American Mike Tyson at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee
French Open Women's Tennis
2002 French Open Women's Tennis: American Serena Williams wins her first French title, defeating her older sister Venus Williams 7-5, 6-3
French Open Men's Tennis
2003 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero claims his lone major title; beats Dutchman Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
LPGA Championship
2003 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam wins in a playoff over Grace Park of South Korea with a par on the first sudden death hole
- 2003 Senior PGA Championship, Aronimink GC, PA: John Jacobs wins his only Champions Tour major title with a 2 stroke margin to runner-up Bobby Wadkins
French Open Men's Tennis
2008 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal equals Björn Borg's Open era record of 4 consecutive French titles; outclasses Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
LPGA Championship
2008 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 19-year old tour rookie Yani Tseng of Taiwan wins a 4th hole playoff over Swede Maria Hjorth
- 2013 145th Belmont: Mike Smith aboard Palace Malice wins in 2:30.70
- 2013 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her second French title; beats defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4
- 2013 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1
Sports History
2013 Patrick Kane scores a playoff hat-trick against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals
- 2014 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Đoković 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4; record extending 9th French title; ties Pete Sampras with 14 Grand Slam singles titles
- 2015 MLB Draft: Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson first pick by Arizona Diamondbacks
NBA Finals
2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors claim 3rd title in 4 years with a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for 4-0 sweep; MVP: Kevin Durant for second straight year
- 2019 151st Belmont Stakes: Sir Winston with 2014 winner Joel Rosario aboard claims victory at 10-1
- 2019 French Open Women's Tennis: Australian Ashleigh Barty beats Czech teenager Markéta Vondroušová 6-1, 6-3 to win her first Grand Slam singles title
