On this day in sports history

1892 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Mabel Cahill beats Elisabeth Moore 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 1903BostonBeaneaterWiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3 1903 MLB New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 after 18 innings 1904 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, PhiladelphiaCC:MaySutton beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 3 major titles 1909 US Open Men’s Golf, Englewood GC: Englishman George Sargent sets a new Open scoring record to win his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara 1912 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon 1921 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered 1926 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American amateur Bobby Jones wins the first of his 3 Claret Jugs, 2 strokes clear of runner-up Al Watrous; 5th victory by an American in 6 years 1927WVOsoccerteamforms in Oosterhout 1928 NY Giants future Baseball HOF third baseman Freddie Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader in 12-4 & 8-2 wins over Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl 1932 Commencement of India’s 1st cricket Test v England at Lord’s, London (England initially rattled but go on to win) 1932 US Open Men’s Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning BritishOpenchampionGene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat BobbyCruikshankandPhilip Perkins by 3 strokes 1934 NY Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1934 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2 1935 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th roundKOofformerchampion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC 1947 Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxingtitle,atYankee Stadium, NYC 1950 Johnny Pramesa of the Cincinnati Reds and Hank Thompson of the New York Giants each hit inside the park homeruns in 6-4 Reds winatthePoloGrounds,NYC 1952 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Big Spring CC: Jim Turnesa wins 1-up over ChickHarbertintheWednesday final 1957 2nd Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Great Britain 29-21 1960 South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg 1961 Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord’s as England hang on against the Windies 1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (San Francisco Giants) 1969 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon 1976 Texas Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader 1977 8th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 13-12 1978 FIFA World Cup Final, El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Striker Mario Kempes scores 2 goals as Argentina beats the Netherlands, 3-1 after extra time 1983 ICC Men’s Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord’s, London: India beats West Indies by 43 runs to win their first trophy; Player of Match: Mohinder Amarnath (IND) 3/12 from 7 overs 1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m 1986 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release 1988 MLB Montreal Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game MLB Legend Cal Ripken Jr UEFA European Championship Final 1988UEFAEuropeanChampionship Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Ruud Gullet & Marco van Basten score as the Netherlands beats Soviet Union, 2-0 1991 Martina Navratilova wins her record 100th singles match at Wimbledon, defeating Elna Reinach of South Africa 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round 1993 NY Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame 1994 FIFA World Cup: 1,500th goal in Cup’d history scored by Caceres of Argentina 1994MLBClevelandIndians 18 game home win streak ends with 11-6 loss to New York Yankees 1997 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs 1997 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus,andMinnesota-St Paul 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks, 78-77 in Game 5 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Tim Duncan 2000 LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster goes back-toback; beats Stefania Croce of Italy on second hole of a sudden-death playoff 2000 WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10 2007ThierryHenrytransfers to Barcelona for 24 million Footballer and Manager Thierry Henry 2009 NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers 2010 MLB Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson throws a no-hitter against one of his former teams, beating the Rays 1–0, at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida 2010 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) left wing Taylor Hall first pick by Edmonton Oilers 2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup 2015 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves 2018 Oakland pitcher Edwin Jacksontakesthemoundina 5-4 win at Detroit; A’s are his 13th MLB club, tying Octavio Dotel’s record 2019NHLDraft:BarrieColts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers 2020 Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats secondplaced Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge 2021 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver’s 51-year old MLB league record of 10 consecutive strike outs, in 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York 2023 MLB Philadelphia Phillies send 10 batters to the plate in the 8th inning and score 4 runs with one hit (a single), 3 walks, 2 hit batters, and error for a 7-6 win over visiting New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park 2023 Women’s PGA Championship, Baltusrol GC: Yin Ruoning of China claims her maiden major title with a 1 stroke win over Yuka Saso of Japan