TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 18TH

1924 - George Mikan, Joliet Illinois, NBA center (6-time all-pro) is born.

1936 - First bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI.
1938 - Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season.

1939 - Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader (St Louis Cardinals) is born.
1941 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1947 - Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0.
1948 - Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates.
1950 - Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2.
1953 - Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits & Red Sox score

17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3.
1960 - 60th US Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots 280 at Cherry Hills in Denver.
1960 - Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66).

1967 - Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0.

1972 - US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in

Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws.
1973 - NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants.
1975 - Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers.

1976 - Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of

Joe Rudi & Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, & Vida Blue to Yankees.
1977 - Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation.

1990 - First sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin.
1991 - SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated.

1993 - Expo's Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games.

2000 - 100th US Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 272 at Pebble Beach, CA.

2002 - Jack Buck, American baseball announcer, dies at 77.
2003 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (b. 1923) dies.