1869 Cleveland’s Forest City play their 1st game (vs Cincinnati Red Stockings)
1883 1st night baseball under lights, Fort Wayne Indiana
1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5
1901 Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
1908 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan riding Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4
1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan riding Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6
1934 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins 1st of 2 French titles; beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1934 French Championship Women’s Tennis: England’s defending champion Margaret Scriven beats American Helen Jacobs 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
1935 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only French title, beating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
1935 40th Women’s French Championships: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-1)
1950 St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators
1962 French Championships Women’s Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
1971 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Ajax beats Panathinaikos, 2-0; Dutch champions begin 3-year period of domination
1989 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle
1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318′ 1”
1997 Albert Belle’s Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends
2019 US Open Women’s Golf, CC of Charleston: Lee Jeong-eun of South Korea wins her first major title; beats runners-up Lexi Thompson, Agel Yin and Ryu So-yeon by 2 strokes
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