Baseball Record
Jun 1 First baseman Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Brooklyn / LA Dodgers home run in a 9-5 loss at home to the Atlanta Braves
Sports History
Jun 3 NY Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1
- Jun 7 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 7 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
Jun 7 Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 8 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
Jun 8 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
US Golf Open
Jun 15 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Jack Nicklaus sets new tournament scoring record 272 (-8) to win his 4th Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Isao Aoki of Japan
- Jun 20 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2
Roberto Durán vs Sugar Ray Leonard
Jun 20 Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous points decision
- Jun 22 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
- Jun 22 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1
- Jun 23 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium)
- Jun 24 Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million
- Jun 27 Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0
- Jun 28 The South African Springbok rugby team lead by Morné du Plessis beats the British Lions 12-10 in Port Elizabeth to lead 3-0 in the series
- Jun 29 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina wins inaugural event by 4 strokes ahead of amateur William C. Campbell; his Champions Tour debut
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