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What happened in history on this day: June 18?
On June 18 in ...
- 1915 - Jerome Travers becomes the second amateur to win golf's US Open.
- 1916 - New York Yankees score in every inning but 8th beating Cleveland Indians 19-3.
- 1947 - Cincinnati Reds' Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0.
- 1948 - Philadelphia Phillies' pitching great Robin Roberts debuts, loses 2-0 to Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1953 - Eugene Stephens gets three hits and Boston Red Sox score 17 runs in one inning (7th).
- 1960 - San Francisco Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66).
- 1967 - Houston Astros' Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0.
- 1973 - NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants.
- 1975 - Fred Lynn gets ten RBIs in a Boston Red Sox 15-1 victory over Detroit Tigers.
- 1976 - NBA and ABA agree to merge.
- 1977 - Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug-out altercation.
- 1979 - Billy Martin returns to dugout to manage the New York Yankees for second time.
- 1986 - San Francisco Giants' Robby Thompson sets a major league record when he is thrown out four times trying to steal in the 12-inning 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1986 - Don Sutton of the California Angels becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games.
- 1989 - Curtis Strange wins his second US golf open.
- 1990 - First ever loss for Cameroon in the World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0.
- 1990 - First sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin.
- 1991 - San Francisco Giants' pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated.
- 1991 - New York Yankees' pitchers pick-off three Toronto Blue Jays.
- 2000 - The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 21-3; the 18-run difference is largest margin of victory for the Athletics and the largest margin of defeat for the Royals in the teams' respective histories.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Stanley Cup Final, game 2: Colorado Avalanche beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 7-0, leading series 2-0.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 11-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheder game 2: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Diego Padres by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Boston Red Sox by score 11-2.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheder game 1: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Texas Rangers by score 14-7.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-3.
- 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 3-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Houston Astros by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on June 18
- 1933 - Birth of Jean Wicki in Switzerland; four-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1939 - Birth of Lou Brock; one-time baseball stolen base leader (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1962 - Birth of Janice Merrill; track star (US record long distance holder 1979).
- 1963 - Birth of Bruce Smith; NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills).
Deaths of sports figures on June 18
- 2002 - Death of Jack Buck at age 77 of lung cancer; sportscaster (baseball play-by-play of the St. Louis Cardinals, NFL football, World Series Baseball, Monday Night Football for CBS radio).
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