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What happened in history on this day: June 12?
On June 12 in ...
- 1839 - First baseball game played in America.
- 1880 - First baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester Ruby Legs beats Cleveland Blues.
- 1907 - New York Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to the Detroit Tigers.
- 1922 - Saint Louis Browns get record ten hits in a row and beats Philadelphia Phillies 14-8.
- 1931 - Cricket player Charlie Parker equals J.T. Hearne's record for the earliest date to reach 100 wickets.
- 1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
- 1947 - Babe Didrikson is first American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Championships.
- 1948 - Eddie Arcaro becomes first jockey to win the triple crown twice.
- 1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Jim Wilson no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.
- 1957 - Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850kg (6,270 pounds).
- 1959 - San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 in five-inning game.
- 1967 - Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings.
- 1970 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
- 1981 - Major League Baseball goes on strike, forcing the cancellation of 38 percent of the schedule.
- 1989 - Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids.
- 1990 - New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field; Chicago Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
- 1990 - New York Yankees' reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves.
- 1990 - Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson becomes second to steal 900 bases.
- 1991 - The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 1.
- 2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the New Jersey Nets four games to zero to win the 2002 NBA Finals.
- 2009 - The Pittsburgh Penguins win the NHL's Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7.
- 2014 - (to July 13) The 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, and is won by Germany.
- 2021 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix raceway in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Cadillac Racing #01 Cadillac DPi driven by Kevin Magnussen and Rengervander Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 9th overall is the Heart of Racing Team #23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 driven by Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Diego Padres by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Miami Marlins by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-7.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Washington Nationals by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Chicago Cubs by score 18-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Dimondbacks beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 13-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on June 12
- 1941 - Birth of Marv Albert in New York City, New York, USA; "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV).
- 1952 - Birth of Seigfried Brietzke in the German Democratic Republic; coxless rower (Olympics-gold-1972, 1976, 1980).
Deaths of sports figures on June 12
- 2008 - Death of Charlie Jones at age 77 of a heart attack; sportscaster (NBC TV, AFL, NFL).
- 2022 - Death of Phil Bennett at age 73; Welsh rugby player (Llanelli, Britih Lions).
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