1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
1880 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
1913 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Mary Browne beats Dorothy Green 6-2, 7-5
1922 Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament
1924 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe & Maurice Tate v South Africa
1926 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 1st of 4 home titles; beats fellow Frenchman René Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1926 French Women’s Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0
1930 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
1952 US Open Men’s Golf, Northwood GC: Julius Boros wins 1st of 3 majors by 4 shots from Ed Oliver
1953 Yanks sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight
1959 US Open Men’s Golf, Winged Foot GC: Billy Casper wins first of his 2 Open titles, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Rosburg
1963 NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR
1965 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11 innings, 1-0
1966 Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
1976 French Open Men’s Tennis: Adriano Panatta of Italy beats American Harold Solomon 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 for his lone Grand Slam singles title
1979 Canada all out for 45 runs in Cricket World Cup v England, in 40.3 overs
1987 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1987 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men’s Golf, Sawgrass CC: South African Gary Player wins by 1 stroke from Bruce Crampton and Chi-Chi Rodriguez
1989 Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
1994 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 for a 4-3 series victory; Rangers end their record 54-year Championship drought
1995 Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win
1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz, 87-86 in Game 6 for their 3rd consecutive title and 6th in 8 seasons; MVP: Michael Jordan for 3rd straight year and 6th time
1998 WLAF World Bowl 6, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 34-10
2003 WLAF World Bowl 11, Hampden Park, Glasgow: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Rhein Fire, 35-16
2005 Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men’s 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
2007 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs edge Cleveland Cavaliers, 83-82 for a 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Tony Parker
2009 LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 22 year old Tour rookie Anna Nordqvist of Sweden wins her only major title by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wright
2015 Women’s PGA Championship, Westchester CC: 3-peat for Inbee Park; beats fellow South Korean Kim Sei-young by 5 strokes; previously LPGA Championship
2017 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
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