June 11
1898 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms riding Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75
1903 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon 1904 Cubs’ Bob Wicker no
1904 Cubs’ Bob Wicker nohits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0
1907 George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket
1909 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins Championship for a 4th time, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid
1911 Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15
1919 51st Belmont: J Loftus riding Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 & Trip Crown
1921 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande riding Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8
1927 59th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6
1938 US Open Men’s Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins back-to-back Open titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz
1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0
1938 Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 v Aust) aged 20 yrs 19 days
1938 French Championships Men’s Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam
1938 43rd Women’s French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Nelly Adamson (6-0, 6-3)
1949 81st Belmont: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 2:30.2
1953 Test Cricket debut of Alan Davidson at Trent Bridge 1955 87th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 2:29
1955 Le Mans race car accident kills 83 spectators (race continues)
1960 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2
1961 Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs
1967 Chicago Cubs (7) & NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game
1972 LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Ahern wins her only major title, by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock
1975 One-day international cricket debut of Javed Miandad aged 17 yrs 364 days
1977 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet riding Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6
1983 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8
1983 Cards outfielder Lonnie Smith checks into a drug rehab
1983 Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14
1988 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6
1988 25th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 11-7
1988 Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman’s record (24”8½”)
1988 Yanks’ Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)
1992 Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group
June 12
1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25
1880 Worcester pitcher Lee Richmond throws first perfect game in MLB history in 1-0 win over Cleveland
1894 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: J.H. Taylor wins first Open played outside Scotland; beats Douglas Rolland by 5 strokes 1896 J.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets in a season.
1910 PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle
1916 Tennis legend Bill Tilden’s 1st appearance at US tennis championship
1916 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1
1922 St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8
1925 William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25’ 10 3/4”
1926 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2
1930 German boxer Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey by disqualification in 4, first time world heavyweight title won on a foul
1936 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Topeka CC: Opal Hill scores a 3 & 2 win over Mrs. Charkes Dennehy to claim her second consecutive major title
1939 Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York
1947 British Amateur Women’s Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England’s Jacqueline Gordon 5 & 4
1948 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to claim his second Triple Crown 1959 SF Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game
1961 An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn
1965 Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00)
1967 Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings