TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 12TH

1880 - John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game,

Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0.

1916 - 30th US Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beats Louise Raymond (6-0 6-1).
1916 - Tennis legend Bill Tilden's 1st appearance at US tennis championship.

1922 - St Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times.
1922 - St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8.

1928 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples & 2 HRs to be White Sox 15-7.
1930 - 34th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minn.
1930 - Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for heavyweight boxing title.

1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY.

1941 - Marv Albert, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)/back biter, born in NYC, New York.
1947 - Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ.

1948 - 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2.

1954 - Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0.
1957 - Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak).
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.

1970 - Pittsburgh Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
1975 - Hank Aaron's 1st HR in Milwaukee since 1965.

1981 - Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike.
1981 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title.

1990 - NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves.
1990 - Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases.
1990 - Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game

to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list.
1990 - NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field,

Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
1991 - 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1.

1997 - First ever baseball inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3.
2002 - NBA-Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4-0

in NBA finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A.
2002 - 56th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 4 games to 0.
2011 - 65th NBA Championship: Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat, 4 games to 2.