TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 9TH

1899 - James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title
1901 - NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13
1914 - Honus Wagner is 2nd to get 3,000 hits

1933 - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager

1946 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title

1951 - Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978) is born

1960 - ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract
1961 - Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox

1963 - Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game
1964 - Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament
1966 - 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner,

& Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4

1973 - 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24,

becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years

1978 - Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title

1979 - Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st & last time
1980 - Phillies & SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM

1986 - Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0

1989 - Michael Chang's French Open tennis

win makes him youngest male to go to finals
1990 - 60th French Women's Tennis Open: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf (7-6 6-4)

1990 - Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle

with baseball's switch hit HRs in 10 games

1991 - WLAF 1st world bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0

2009 - Dick May, Former NASCAR racecar driver dies
2014 - Bob Welch, American MLB pitcher, dies at 57