Events in Sports History in June 1991

Jun 2 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1"
Jun 3 MLB Draft: East Carteret HS pitcher Brien Taylor first pick by New York Yankees

Boxing Title Fight

Jun 3 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light heavyweight title

Jun 6 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball
Jun 6 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, v West Indies at Headingley
Jun 8 123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28
Jun 8 Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 8 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-4

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

Jun 9 1st WLAF World Bowl, Wembley Stadium, London: London Monarchs beat Barcelona Dragons, 21-0

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Jim Courier wins first career Grand Slam title; beats fellow American Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Senior Players Championship

Jun 9 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Jim Albus wins his only career major title by 3 strokes from New Zealander Bob Charles, Charles Coody and Dave Hill

NBA Finals

Jun 12 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers, 108-101 in Game 5 for first of 3 straight titles; MVP: Michael Jordan in his first NBA Finals appearance

Jun 13 A spectator is killed by lightning at US Open Golf tournament
Jun 13 NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike)
Jun 13 The National, 1st all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication
Jun 14 Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in NYC
Jun 16 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row
Jun 16 With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore Orioles end Minnesota Twins 15 game winning streak, with 6-5 win

US Golf Open

Jun 17 US Open Golf, Hazeline National GC: Payne Stewart wins a Monday playoff with 1987 champion Scott Simpson

Jun 18 SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated
Jun 18 Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays
Jun 19 NY Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987

Hockey Hall of Fame

Jun 21 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Sports History

Jun 22 NHL Draft: Oshawa Generals center Eric Lindros first pick by Quebec Nordiques

Jun 23 Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race
Jun 24 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute

Sports History

Jun 25 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon, beating Elna Reinach of South Africa 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the 1st round

Jun 26 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Larry Johnson first pick by Charlotte Hornets

Sports History

Jun 29 With a world ranking of 591, Englishman Nick Brown upsets 10th-seeded (and 2001 champion) Goran Ivanišević 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2nd round at Wimbledon

LPGA Championship

Jun 30 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Meg Mallon wins her first major title by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto