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Reruns
June 27, 1979: Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final, it wasn't!
Who's on First?
June 26, 1916 - The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each played a game with numbers on their sleeves. This was the first time that players were identified by numbers that corresponded to the scoreboard.
High Numbers
June 25, 1988 the great Cal Ripken Jr played in his 1,000th consecutive game! In 1994 though the 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina.
Damn Yankees
This day in 1908 the Yankees replaced Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager. He was destined to have the worse win/lose percentage of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276). Happy Birthday to Jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", Heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) ...
June 23 1996
1996 - Michael Johnson broke the world record for the men's 200 meter race. He ran it in 19.66 seconds.
June 22 1984
1994 - US beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup, first win since 1950.
June 21 1954
- Australian John Landy ran the mile in 3 minutes and 58 seconds. He was the second person to achieve the feat.
June 20 1982
Pete Rose played in his 3,000th major league game. It was also his 523rd consecutive game.
June 19 2000
2000 - Tiger Woods won golf's US Open by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of -12.
June 16 1985
- Willie Banks of the USA sets the triple jump record at 58 feet 11 inches in Indianapolis,Indiana.
June 15 1938
First night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field, Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander throws an unmatched second consecutive no-hitter game.
June 14 1989
Nolan Ryan became the second pitcher to defeat all 26 teams in Major League Baseball.
June 13 1921
On this day, New York Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hit 2 home runs sealing the win against the Detroit Tigers.
June 12 1880
On this day, John Lee Richmond pitched the first ever major league perfect game.
June 10 1988
A bicycle tour in London sets a new world record for most participants at 31,678 cyclists.
June 9 1934
On this day, Olin Dutra shot a 293 at Merion Cricket Club in Pennsylvania, USA; scoring for the 38th US open.
June 8 1989
1989 - The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in their first inning, this prompted Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia if the Pirates lost. Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat the Pirates 15-11. Jim Rooker walked ...
In and Out
June 7th 1989 - First Baseball game to start outdoors then end indoors, Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48 pm.
D-Day
On June 6th 1944, Major and Minor League Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion.
June 5 1952
1952 -The first nationally televised sporting event aired in the U.S. was Walcott vs Charles (boxing).
June 4 1964
1964 - Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Phildelphia Phillies
Lou Gehrig
June 3rd, 1932 - Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat Athletics 20-13.
Bright Lights, Little City
On June 2nd, 1883, the first night baseball game was played under lights in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The game was played between professionals of the Northwestern League from Quincy, Illinois and a team from Methodist College. The professionals won 19-11.
3-Way Ending
On June 1st, 1918, the Chicago White Sox were losing 5-4 against the NY Yankees when they loaded the bases in the 9th. With no outs, Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play to end the game
May 31st, 1868
On this day in 1868, Dr James Moore of England won the first recorded bicycle race, a 2 kilometer jaunt, at Parc de St Cloud, Paris.