- 1887 NY Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
- 1888 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Bertha Townsend beats defending champion Ellen Hansell 6-3, 6-5
- 1889 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Bertha Townsend beats Lida Voorhees 7-5, 6-2
- 1894 Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8
- 1902 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
1906 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid successfully defends title by 4 strokes from J.H. Taylor of England; his 3rd Open victory
- 1909 Representatives from England, Australia, and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference
- 1912 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Mary Browne beats Eleonora Sears 6-4, 6-2 for her first of 3 straight US singles titles
- 1920 De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal
1923 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon GC: Englishman Arthur Havers holes a bunker shot on 72nd hole to win his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Walter Hagen
- 1925 MLB Philadelphia As go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland Indians 17-15, at Shibe Park
Cobb's Record Steal
1928 Philadelphia Athletics baseball star Ty Cobb, steals home for a record 54th time
Collins and Heilmann Retire
1931 Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann retire from baseball
- 1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field; Cincinnati Reds Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter in 6-0 win over the Dodgers
1947 US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title
- 1948 First night game at Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Tigers beat Philadelphia A's, 4-1
Bradman Out For a Duck
1948 In his farewell Ashes Tour, Don Bradman is out for a duck (0) in the Australian 2nd innings, but tourists win 1st Test against England by 8 wickets at Nottingham
Louis vs. Savold
1951 Joe Louis earns the final knockout win of his career, stopping Lee Savold in the sixth round in New York
- 1953 Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 & Browns 14-game losing streak
- 1953 NY Yankees first baseman Johnny Mize is 93rd MLB player to get 2,000 hits
- 1955 The International Olympic Committee votes to award Rome the rights to host the 1960 Summer Olympic Games
Yankees Deal Martin & Terry
1957 MLB New York Yankees trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry to Kansas City Athletics for Ryne Duran
1957 US Open Men's Golf, Inverness Club: Dick Mayer defeats defending champion Cary Middlecoff by 7 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title
- 1962 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win
- 1963 American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England)
Marichal's 1-0 No-Hitter
1963 MLB San Francisco Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0
McLain Fans 14
1965 Detroit pitcher Denny McLain in relief strikes out first 7 batters faced & records 14 in 6 2/3 innings in Tigers 6-5 win over Boston Red Sox; Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
- 1968 15th Curtis Cup: US wins 10½-7½ at Royal County Down Golf Club (Newcastle, Northern Ireland)
- 1969 Mets help their power needs by adding first baseman Donn Clendenon
- 1969 US Open Golf, Champions GC: Orville Moody wins only major title by 1 stroke from Al Geiberger, Bob Rosberg & Dean Beman
1970 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Shirley Englehorn wins her only major title; beats 1967 champion Kathy Whitworth by 4 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
1974 French Open Women's Tennis: American teenager Chris Evert beats Olga Morozova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 for first of a record 7 French singles titles
- 1976 In a blockbuster MLB trade, NY Yankees send May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore Orioles for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick & Jim Freeman
- 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
- 1980 Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
1980 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Jack Nicklaus sets new tournament scoring record 272 (-8) to win his 4th Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Isao Aoki of Japan
Cards Deal Hernandez
1983 The Cardinals trade Keith Hernandez to the Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey
Hearns KOs Durán
1984 American boxer Thomas Hearns retains the WBC light middleweight title with a second-round knockout of Roberto Durán of Panama at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, handing Durán the first knockout loss of his illustrious career
Thomas KOs Weaver
1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in the eighth round to win the WBC heavyweight title
1986 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major, 2 strokes ahead of Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins
- 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for The Ring heavyweight boxing title at Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 1989 Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs Yankees)
- 1992 Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' save record with #342
- 1992 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in one inning - until a review of the rules determined his first steal attempt was nullified by an interference call [1]
- 1994 New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club
1997 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ernie Els wins his second Open title, the second of his 4 major championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie
2001 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 100-86 in Game 5 to win back-to-back titles; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal for second straight year
2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets, 88-77 in Game 6 for franchise's second title; MVP: Tim Duncan
2003 US Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: American Jim Furyk wins his only major title by 3 from Stephen Leaney of Australia
- 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers, 100-87 in Game 5 to complete one of the greatest upsets in NBA history; MVP: Chauncey Billups
- 2011 Stanley Cup Final, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC: Boston Bruins defeat Vancouver Canucks, 4-0 for 4-3 series win; Bruins end 39-year Stanley Cup drought
2014 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat, 104-87 in Game 5 for 5th NBA Championship in franchise history; MVP: Kawhi Leonard
- 2014 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Martin Kaymer of Germany leads wire-to-wire to win his second major title, 8 strokes ahead of runners-up Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler
- 2015 Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship
- 2018 World Cup: Portugal 3. Spain 3 - Cristiano Renaldo scores hat-trick - 4th player to score in 4 different WC's - 1st to score in 8 consecutive major tournaments
Jersey Sells for Record
2019 Baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth becomes the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia when it sells for $5.64 million at auction in New York
Lakers Land Davis
2019 In a blockbuster NBA trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and three future first-round draft picks, including the #4
- 2025 Armand "Mondo" Duplantis sets a new pole vault world record of 6.28m at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden, surpassing his previous world record of 6.27m [1]
- 2025 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: American J.J. Spaun holes 64-foot walk-off birdie putt to win his first major title by 2 strokes from Scotsman Robert MacIntyre
