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What happened in history on this day: June 2?
On June 2 in ...
- 1883 - First night baseball under lights, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
- 1903 - Pittsburgh Pirates win a triple header from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1922 - Baseball player Suffy McInnis (first base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances.
- 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA tournament.
- 1989 - Cincinnati Reds player Eric Davis hits for the cycle.
- 2010 - Ken Griffey Junior of the Seattle Mariners retires from Major League Baseball at age 40. Griffey ranks fifth on the career home run list with 630, won an MVP award and was a Gold Glover.
- 2015 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his intention to resign amidst an FBI-led corruption investigation, and calls for an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as soon as possible.
- 2018 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 13th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Mario Farnbacher and Katherine Legge.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference Final, game 2: Colorado Avalanche beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-0, leading series 2-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats New York Mets by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies by score 13-6.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Diego Padres by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Washington Nationals by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats San Francisco Giants by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Texas Rangers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on June 2
- 1894 - Birth of Erich Römer in Germany; ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932).
- 1904 - Birth of John Weissmuller in Timisoara, Romania; actor (Tarzan), 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924, 1928).
- 1936 - Birth of Vladimir Golubnichy in USSR; 20km walker (Olympic-gold-1960, 1968).
- 1944 - Birth of Garo Yepremian; NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins).
- 1944 - Birth of Poul Jensen in Denmark; yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1953 - Birth of Craig Stadler in San Diego, California, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1982).
Deaths of sports figures on June 2
- 1941 - Lou Gehrig, Mew York Yankees great, dies at age 37 of ALS in Riverdale, New York.
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