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What happened in history on this day: June 10?
On June 10 in ...
- 1868 - Second Belmont Stakes, General Duke wins.
- 1880 - Charlie Jones is first to hit two home runs in one inning.
- 1892 - Wilbert Robinson of Baltimore Orioles sets baseball record of 7 for 7 in 9-inning game.
- 1921 - Babe Ruth becomes all-time home run champion with number 120 (Gavvy Cravath).
- 1934 - Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (overtime) in soccer's second World Cup at Rome.
- 1944 - Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player.
- 1952 - Chicago White Sox player Sam Mele is 6th to get six RBIs in an inning (4th).
- 1956 - (to June 17) The Equestrian games of the Games of the XVI Olympiad are held in Stockholm, due to host country Australia's animal quarantine laws.
- 1959 - Rocky Colovito hits four home runs in one game.
- 1962 - A record 54 home runs hit in Major League Baseball.
- 1962 - Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR sets long jump record at 27 feet 3.25 inches.
- 1966 - Cleveland Indians' Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senators, 2-0.
- 1978 - New York Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis.
- 1979 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 versus Cleveland Indians).
- 1981 - Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's National League record of 3,630 hits.
- 1981 - Sebastian Coe of England sets the 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence, Italy.
- 1984 - Ivan Lendl wins the French Open, his first grand slam title.
- 1984 - Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 2.39 metres.
- 1984 - Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, for the NBA championship.
- 1986 - A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1989 - Major French Open upset, as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, 17 beats heavily Steffi Graf, also first Spaniard to win a grand slam title.
- 1990 - Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers for first time since 1974 in Portland, Oregon.
- 1996 - The Colorado Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver, Colorado, defeating the Florida Panthers four games to none. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player.
- 1998 - The 1998 FIFA World Cup begins in France.
- 2000 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the defending champion Dallas Stars 2-1 in double overtime in Game six of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals to win their second Stanley Cup Championship.
- 2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup, their first cup win in 49 years.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Colorado Rockies by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Houston Astros by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Baltimore Orioles by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Detroit Tigers by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 11-5.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Chicago Cubs by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-5.
Births of sports figures on June 10
- 1951 - Birth of Dan Fouts; NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), football commentator.
- 1962 - Birth of Duane Sutter; NHL player (New York Islanders).
Deaths of sports figures on June 10
- 1946 - Jack Johnson, first black heavyweight champion, dies in car accident.
- 1985 - Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at age 68.
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