1896 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Juliette Atkinson 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 1910 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alex Smith of Scotland wins an 18-hole playoff over younger brother Macdonald Smith and JohnMcDermotttowinhis2nd Open title 1912 NY Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12 1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hitby- pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1914 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20 1919 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Marion Zinderstein 6-1, 6-2 for her 4th US singles title 1920 Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed 1930 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Bobby Jones wins his 3rd Open title, 2 strokesaheadofLeoDiegeland MacdonaldSmithonhiswayto the single-season Grand Slam 1936 American sprinter Jesse Owens sets a 100m world record of 10.2 seconds 1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon 1949TennisstarGussieMoran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress 'to look good and 'move more freely on the court' 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox 1953LPGAWesternGolfOpen Women's Golf, Capital City Club: Louise Suggs defeats Patty Berg, 6 & 5 in the final 1956 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers, the only player to ever do so 1960 Floyd Patterson becomes first man to regain the world heavyweight boxing title when he KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 in New York 1964 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ken Venturi wins his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs 1966 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic CC: Billy Casper erases a 7-stroke deficit on the final 9 holes to tie Arnold Palmer; wins Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes 1967 Phillies Larry Jackson beatsNYMetsfor18thstraight time 1968 Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds 1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR 1973 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) 1973 SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs 1976 UEFA European Championship Final, Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Czechoslovakia upsets West Germany, 5-3 on penalties following 2-2 draw a.e.t 1976 US Open Men's Golf, Atlanta AC: Tour rookie Jerry Pate wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf 1978 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton 1980CaliforniaAngelsFreddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray LeonardatOlympicStadiumin Montreal by unanimous points decision 1982 Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz) MLBPlayerandManager1982 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Tom Watson wins his only US Open by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus 1983NewYorkYankees5-time MLB All Star outfielder Bobby Murcer retires 1983USOpenMen'sGolf,Oakmont CC:LarryNelsonwinsby 1 shot from Tom Watson in a storm affected Monday finish Golfer and Three-Time Major Championship Winner Larry Nelson 1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam & 14th lifetime 1986 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager 1987 1st Rugby World Cup Final, Eden Park, Auckland: New Zealand fly-half Grant Fox lands 4 penalties, a conversion and drop goal as the All Blacks beat France, 29-9 1988NYCWABC-AMbecomes flagship radio station of NJ Devils 1988 US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: Curtis Strange wins a Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes from Englishman Nick Faldo Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner Nick Faldo 1992 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings NHL Star Dino Ciccarelli 1992 Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Baltimore Orioles) 1992 NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning 1993 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls become first team since legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win 3 consecutive titles, with a 99–98 victory in Game 6 over Phoenix Suns; MVP: Michael Jordan for third straight year 1993 US Open Men's Golf, BaltusrolGC:LeeJanzenplays sub-70 golf all 4 rounds to tie tournament scoring record and win the first of his 2 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of Payne Stewart 1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldmann 1994 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Ernie Els of SouthAfricawinsonthesecond sudden-death hole to defeat Loren Roberts, after Colin Montgomerie was eliminated in an 18-hole playoff 1999 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: Shane Warne takes 4/33 as Australia beats Pakistan by 8 wickets; Lance Klusener (RSA), Player of Series 1999 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London, England: Australia wins its second trophy with 8 wicket win over Pakistan; Player of theMatch:ShaneWarne(AUS) 4/33 (9 overs) 1999 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Payne Stewart wins his 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Phil Mickelson 2004 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Retief Goosen of South Africa wins his second Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up and reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson 2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks, 95-92 in Game 6 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Dwyane Wade 2010 US Open Men's Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Irishman Graeme McDowell wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory 2013 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP:LeBronJamesforsecond straight year 2014 Joel Embiid undergoes surgery on a broken navicular bone in his right foot 2017 Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence 2018 FIFA World Cup: Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition 2019 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Zion Williamson first pick by New Orleans Pelicans 2020 152nd Belmont Stakes: Tiz the Law with Manuel Franco aboard becomes first New York-bred winner of the event since 1882 2021 US Open Men's Golf, Torrey Pines GC: Jon Rahm beats Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa by 1 stroke to become first Spaniard to win the event.