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What happened in history on this day: June 4?
On June 4 in ...
- 1927 - First Ryders Cup (Golf), US beats England 9.5-2.5.
- 1940 - First National League night game at Sportsman's Park (Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Saint Louis Cardinals 1).
- 1940 - First night game at Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Boston Bees 2).
- 1943 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Mort Cooper pitches his second consecutive one hitter.
- 1951 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Gus Bell hits for the cycle, helps beat Philadelphia Phillies 12-4.
- 1964 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax third no-hitter, beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0.
- 1968 - Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings.
- 1971 - Oakland Athletics beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings.
- 1974 - NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks.
- 1987 - Danny Harris beats Edwin Moses, ends streak of 122 consecutive hurdle wins.
- 1988 - Longest game in Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 innings, beating New York Yankees 7-6.
- 1989 - Boston Red Sox lead Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 innings.
- 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL's Stanley Cup in a 3-2 Game Six win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 2016 - At the Raceway on Belle Isle 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 #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 3rd overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 10th overall is the Riley Motorsports #33 Dodge Viper GT3-R driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
- 2022 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix raceway in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Cadillac Racing #01 Caddilac DPi driven by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger vander Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 7th overall is the VasserSullivan #17 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Ben Barnicoat and Kyle Kirkwood.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-8.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Houston Astros by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Minnesota Twins by score 12-3.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-1. Albert Pujols of the Cardinals plays his 3000th game.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference Final, game 3: Colorado Avalanche beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-2, leading series 3-0.
Births of sports figures on June 4
- 1902 - Birth of Richard Allen in India; field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928).
- 1945 - Birth of Ivan "Ironman" Stewart Mickey Thompson; off-road champion (1983, 1984, 1990).
- 1963 - Birth of Xavier McDaniel; NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics).
- 1965 - Birth of Andrea Jaeger in Chicago, Illinois, USA; tennis player (retired as a teenager).
Deaths of sports figures on June 4
- 2007 - Death of Bill France, Junior, American President/CEO of NASCAR (born 1933).
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