TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 20TH

1940 - Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1950 - Joe DiMaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2.
1951 - Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox.

1956 - At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft

pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there).
1960 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1967 - Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services.
1967 - Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time.

1973 - SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs.

1978 - First 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted

Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton.
1980 - California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2.
1980 - Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard

at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision.

1982 - Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz).
1983 - NY Yankee Bobby Murcer retires.
1986 - Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager.
1988 - NYC WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of NJ Devils.
1992 - Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Balt Orioles).

1993 - 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2.

2006 - 60th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks, 4 games to 2.

2013 - 67th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 4 games to 3.
2013 - LeBron James is named NBA finals MVP for the second straight year.