Sports in June bring the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals, midseason MLB, the NBA Draft, US Open, Wimbledon, the Belmont Stakes, and some Grand Prix races. June 28 has seen many big sports moments.
Notable events on June 28:
– 1892: The Philadelphia Phillies tied their franchise record with 16 straight wins.
– 1897: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard won her fourth Wimbledon ladies’ singles title.
– 1907: The Washington Senators stole 13 bases in one game, an MLB record.
– 1919: Carl Mays pitched both games of a doubleheader—Red Sox won the first, lost the second.
– 1935: Alf Perry won the British Open, his only major.
– 1939: Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title, stopping Tony Galento in round four.
– 1953: Betsy Rawls won the U.S. Women’s Open.
– 1958: Nancy Ramey set a world record in the 100m butterfly at 1:09.6.
– 1958: Mickey Wright won her first U.S. Women’s Open, one of four she’d win.
– 1966: Ernie Terrell kept his WBA heavyweight title over Doug Jones by unanimous decision.
– 1973: The Black Sports Hall of Fame was founded, inducting stars like Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, and Althea Gibson.
– 1975: South Africa beat France 33-18 in rugby.
– 1987: Don Baylor set the career hit-by-pitch record at 244.
– 1992: The U.S. Dream Team routed Cuba 133-57 in their first exhibition.
– 1993: At 45, Carlton Fisk was released by the White Sox; he led catchers in games played and homers.
– 1994: The Florida Panthers took Ed Jovanovski first overall in the NHL Draft.
– 1994: Oleg Salenko scored five goals in one World Cup game against Cameroon.
– 1997: Evander Holyfield kept his WBA title after Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting in round three.
– 2005: The Milwaukee Bucks picked Andrew Bogut first in the NBA Draft.
– 2007: Craig Biggio reached 3,000 hits.
– 2007: Frank Thomas hit his 500th homer and was ejected in the same game.
– 2007: Greg Oden was the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
These moments show why June 28 stands out in sports history.
