1904 - Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee,"
first known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913).
1916 - Boston Rube Forster no-hits NY Yankees, 2-0.
1932 - Jack Sharkey tkoS Max Schmeling for heavyweight boxing title.
1938 - Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit.
1938 - Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit.
1939 - NY Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal
he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
1950 - Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit.
1950 - Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit.
1956 - Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) is born.
1964 - Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day,
in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH.
1971 - Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf.
1983 - Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery.
1986 - Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, signs with KC Royals.
1986 - Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, signs with KC Royals.
1990 - At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a NY Yankee
baseball cap & proclaims "I am a Yankee!"
1991 - NY Islanders Denis Potvin & Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame.
1991 - NY Islanders Denis Potvin & Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame.
1994 - Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in
1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal).
2002 - Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown
with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson.
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