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What happened in history on this day: June 17?
On June 17 in ...
- 1876 - First to hit two home runs, and score five runs in 9-inning National League game (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics).
- 1948 - Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader.
- 1960 - Ted Williams hits his 500th home run.
- 1962 - Brazil beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago.
- 1978 - Ron Guidry sets New York Yankees' record with 18 strike-outs.
- 1989 - US beats Guatemala 2-1, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1994 - The 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer competition begins in the United States.
- 2001 - A.S.Roma wins the scudetto (Italian championship).
- 2008 - The Boston Celtics win a record 17th NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 in Game Six.
- 2009 - Ivan Rodriguez, back catcher for the Houston Astros, catches his 2,227th game, beating the old record in Major League Baseball.
- 2010 - The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in the decisive seventh game of the NBA finals and secure back-to-back titles.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Diego Padres by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Chicago White Sox by score 13-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Detroit Tigers by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Miami Marlins by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 12-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Atlanta Braves by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 8-7.
Births of sports figures on June 17
- 1923 - Birth of Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch; AAFC, NFL halfback, end (Los Angeles Rams).
- 1940 - Birth of Bobby Bell; NFL linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1945 - Birth of Eddy Merckx in Belguim; cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France).
- 1948 - Birth of David Concepcion in Venezuela; all-star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1964 - Birth of Michael Gross in Federal Republic of Germany; swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984).
Deaths of sports figures on June 17
- 1984 - Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses and dies.
- 1987 - Dick Howser, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals manager, dies at age 51 of brain cancer.
- 1989 - Death of John Matusek at age 38 of a heart attack; football player (Oakland Raiders), actor.
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