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June 18th, 1975
On this day in 1975: Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers
June 17th, 1962
On this day in 1962: FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3-1 in football's 7th World Cup in Santiago
June 16th, 1989
On this day in 1989: Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)
June 15th, 1980
On this day in 1980: Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
June 14th, 1952
On this day in 1952: Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)
June 13th, 1989
On this day in 1989: 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games
June 12th, 1947
On this day in 1947: Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ
June 11th, 1988
On this day in 1988: Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24"8½")
June 10th, 1904
On this day in 1904: 44th British Golf Open: Jack White shoots a 296 at Royal St George's Golf Club
June 9th, 1963
On this day in 1963: 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
June 8th, 1968
On this day in 1968: UEFA European Championship: Italy defeat Yugoslavia 2-0 in Rome
June 7th, 1939
On this day in 1939: Cleve Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to NY Yankees
June 6th, 1944
On this day in 1944: Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion
June 5th, 1965
On this day in 1965: 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
June 4th, 1928
On this day in 1928: 33rd Women's French Championships: Helen Wills beats Eileen Bennett (6-1, 6-2)
June 2nd, 1997
On this day in 1997: Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends
June 2nd, 1934
On this day in 1934: 39th Women's French Championships: Margaret Scriven beats Helen Jacobs (7-5, 4-6, 6-1)
June 1st, 1979
On this day in 1979: 33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Wash Bullets, 4 games to 1
May 31st, 2015
On this day in 2015: Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ā€™nā€™ Roll Marathon in San Diego)
May 30th, 1985
On this day in 1985: Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Phila Flyers, 4 games to 1
May 29th, 1948
On this day in 1948: 47th Women's French Championships: Nelly Landry beats Shirley Fry (6-2, 0-6, 6-0)
May 28th, 1989
On this day in 1989: Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi wins
May 27th, 1904
On this day in 1904: NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
May 26th, 2013
On this day in 2013: Golfer Matteo Manassero wins the BMW PGA Championship
May 25th, 1975
On this day in 1975: Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins in 2:54:55.064 (240.135 km/h)