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What happened in history on this day: June 7?
On June 7 in ...
- 1892 - John J Doyle of Clevland Spiders is first to pinch hit in a baseball game.
- 1936 - New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 16 innings; longest game without a strikeout.
- 1939 - Cleveland Indians set American League record of 16-inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to New York Yankees.
- 1970 - Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033rd win.
- 1975 - Spain's Manuel Orantes wins US Open, beating Jimmy Connors in three sets.
- 1978 - Bullets beat Seattle Supersonics for NBA championship, 4 games to 3.
- 1980 - Temperance Hill wins Belmont Stakes (50:1 long shot).
- 1980 - Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter.
- 1980 - John McEnroe beats Björn Borg for US Open.
- 1981 - Björn Borg wins his 6th French Open singles (defeats Ivan Lendl).
- 1982 - New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers.
- 1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey becomes only the fifth player in major league history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
- 1983 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies strikes out Lonnie Smith for his 3,522nd career strikeout to pass Nolan Ryan as the all-time strikeout leader.
- 1989 - 23-year-old Olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires.
- 1989 - Atlanta Fulton County Committee approves US$210 million stadium for the Atlanta Falcons.
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player) in ten years.
- 1997 - The Detroit Red Wings win their first Stanley Cup championship in 42 years, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to none. Red Wings goaltender Mike Vernon is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player.
- 2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning defeats Calgary Flames in 2004 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
- 2008 - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic wins the French Open tennis championship, defeating Dinara Safina of Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and Luis Home of Peru defeat Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-3, winning the men's doubles championship.
- 2009 - Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling in straight sets (6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4) to win his first French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
- 2009 - In Istanbul, Turkey, round 7 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button.
- 2019 - (to July 7) The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in France and is won by the United States.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference Final, game 4: Tampa Bay Lightning beats New York Rangers by score 4-1, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats New York Mets by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Minnesota Twins by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Chicago Cubs by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 12-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 14-8.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Cleveland Guardians beats Texas Rangers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Texas Rangers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on June 7
- 1922 - Birth of Rocky Graziano; boxer/entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Martha Raye Show).
- 1947 - Birth of Thurman Munson; New York Yankees (captain/catcher).
- 1954 - Birth of Lui Passaglia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Football League place kicker (BC Lions).
Deaths of sports figures on June 7
- 2014 - Death of Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1978).
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