1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada 1870 4th Belmont Stakes: Edward D. Brown aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5 1884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42 1889 Boston Beaneaters MLB pitcher John Clarkson is first to throw an “immaculate inning” (strikes out 3 batters on 9 pitches) in a 4-2 win over Philadelphia Quakers at South End Grounds 1913 English suffragette Emily Davison is trampled and mortally wounded by a racechorse called Anmer, ridden by Herbert Jones and owned by King George V, during running of the Derby at Epsom Downs in Surrey; Jones thrown from horse, horse finishes the race jockeyless, Davison dies from her injuries 4 days later. [1] 1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats GreatBritain,9½-2½;Walter Hagen first American captain; TedRayfirstGBskipper 1928 French Championship Women’sTennis:HelenWills beats England’s Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles 1928 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 Tennis Player René Lacoste Tennis Player Henri Cochet 1932 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8 1938 10th Walker Cup: Britain- Ireland wins 7½-4½ at theOldCourseatStAndrews 1938 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6 1940 1st night baseball game at Forbes Field in Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania, Pirates win 14-2 over the Boston Braves 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman’s Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1950 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25) 1951 Pirate’s’ Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 1953 Pittsburgh pirates trade outfielder Ralph Kiner & catcher Joe Garagiola to Chicago Cubs Baseball Hall of Fame Left Fielder Ralph Kiner MLB Catcher Joe Garagiola French Open Men’s Tennis 1955 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Defending championTonyTrabertbeats SvenDavidsonofSweden2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 1955 French Championships Women’s Tennis: Angela Mortimer of England beats AmericanDorothyKnode2-6, 7-5, 10-8 for her first Grand Slam singles title 1957 England cricket batsmen Peter May (285no) & Colin Cowdrey (154) make 411 stand in drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Birmingham; WIspinnerSonnyRamadhin bowls mammoth 98 overs West Indian Cricketer Sonny Ramadhin 1958 San Francisco Giants HankSauerandBobSchmidt are first in NL history to hit consecutive pinch-hit HRs in 10-9 win over the Milwaukee Braves 1961 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Belle Meade CC:MaryLenaFaulkwinsby 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Betsy Rawls 1964 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax tosses his 3rd career no-hitter; beats Phillies, 3-0 in Philadelphia 1964 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48 1966 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6 1967 Curt Flood’s record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) 1968 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1970 MLB San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1 1971OaklandA’sbeatWashington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings 1971 Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas scores 274 vs England at Edgbaston in 544 minutes 1972FrenchOpenMen’sTennis: Andrés Gimeno of Spain wins his only major singles title; beats Frenchman Patrick Proisy 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 1974 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks 1977 French Open Women’s Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florenta Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 Tennis Player and French 1978 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Lachute GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 8 strokes from Hollis Stacy 1983 French Open Women’s Tennis: Chris Evert beats MimaJausovecofYugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her 15th Grand Slam title and 5th French singles crown 1984 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the USOpenGolfChampionship for the first time in 32 years Golfer Arnold Palmer 1984 MLB Draft: New York Mets take Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS outfielder Shawn Abner at #1 1987 American hurdler Edwin Moses’ 122 race winning streak which extends to nearly 10 years ends when he is beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain 1988 French Open Women’s Tennis:SteffiGrafdominates Natalia Zvereva of Belarus 6-0, 6-0; shortest women’s singles Grand Slam final in Open Era; 32 minutes 1988 MLB New York Yankees outfielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for team record 249 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12forBlueJays12thconsecutive victory at Fenway 1990LADodgerRamonMartinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves 1993 Cricket’s “Ball of the Century” - Australian spin bowler Shane Warne bowls England batsman Mike Gatting with his first ball of an Ashes series; Australia wins 1st Test at Old Trafford by 179 runs 1994 French Open Women’s Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French singles crown Tennis Player Mary Pierce Tennis Player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 New Zealand creates world record score for a Rugby Union international in thrashing Japan, 145-17 in the World Cup in Bloomfontein, RSA; Marc Ellis 6 tries, Simon Culhane 20 conversions 1998 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2 1999 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3 2005 French Open Women’s Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats MaryPierceofFrance6-1,6-1 2005 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at CalderRaceCourseinMiami, Florida 2008 Stanley Cup Final, Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA: Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 for a 4-2 series win; Red Wings’ 11th Championship 2011 French Open Women’s Tennis: Li Na becomes first ChineseplayertowinaGrand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 Tennis Player Li Na 2012 MLB Draft: Puerto Rico Academy & HS shortstop Carlos Correa first pick by Houston Astros 2015 Australian cricket batsman Adam Voges becomes the oldest player to hit a century on debut in 1st Test v West Indies in Roseau; 35-year-old Voges scores 130 not out during Australia’s 9 wicket win 2016 French Open Women’s Tennis:GarbiñeMuguruzaof Spain beats Serena Williams 7-5,6-4toclaimher1stGrand Slam title 2019SFMLBmanagerBruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John 2022 French Open Women’s Tennis: Polish world #1 Iga Swiatek beats American teenager Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3 for her second French Open singles title