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What happened in history on this day: June 6?
On June 6 in ...
- 1890 - United States Polo Association is formed, in New York City.
- 1919 - Man O' War wins first victory as a 2-year-old at Belmont.
- 1931 - New York Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to the Cleveland Indians.
- 1934 - New York Yankees' player Myrl Hoag hits six singles in one game.
- 1937 - Philadelphia Phillies, trailing 8-2 to Saint Louis Cardinals, forfeit game.
- 1946 - The 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule first season.
- 1976 - Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns for NBA championship, 4 games to 2.
- 1977 - Doobie Brothers sponser a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way.
- 1979 - 200th running of horse-racing's Derby in England.
- 1979 - Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors.
- 1980 - Björn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title.
- 1985 - Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French).
- 1986 - Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself.
- 1988 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom strips jockey Lester Piggott of his Order of the British Empire following his jailing for tax irregularities.
- 1990 - Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as New York Yankees' manager.
- 2006 - On the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of the century, the Los Angeles Dodgers score six runs in the sixth inning during the sixth game of the homestand.
- 2007 - The Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1 to win the NHL's Stanley Cup.
- 2007 - At Petco Park, San Diego Padres' pitcher Trevor Hoffman becomes the first reliever to save 500 games.
- 2009 - Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian Dinara Safina (6-4 6-2) to win the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
- 2010 - Rafael Nadal win the French Open of tennis for the fifth time defeating Robin Soderling in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference Final, game 4: Colorado Avalanche defeats Edmonton Oilers by score 6-5, winning series 4-0.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats San Diego Padres by score 11-5.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Los Angeles Angels by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Houston Astros by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-0.
Births of sports figures on June 6
- 1907 - Birth of Bill Dickey; New York Yankees hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43), manager (1946).
- 1935 - Birth of Bobby Mitchell; NFL running back, wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins).
- 1942 - Birth of Sandra Morgan; American 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1947 - Birth of Marion Coakes in England; equestrian show jumper (Olympic-silver-1968).
- 1956 - Birth of Björn Borg in Sodertlage, Sweden; tennis champion (Wimbeldon 1976-79).
Deaths of sports figures on June 6
- 2016 - Death of Kimbo Slice, Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist (born 1974).
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