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What happened in history on this day: June 21?
On June 21 in ...
- 1900 - Brooklyn Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Philadelphia Phillies, 20-13; in bottom of 11th Phillies stall so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers.
- 1916 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Forster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0.
- 1930 - Babe Ruth hits three home runs as New York Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7.
- 1937 - The BBC televises coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.
- 1939 - Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- 1954 - John Landy beats Roger Bannister's mile record by 0.014 seconds.
- 1970 - Brazil wins last Jules Rimet Trophy soccer championship.
- 1988 - Los Angeles Lakers beats Detroit Pistons, for the NBA championship.
- 1991 - New York Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
- 2009 - Three-year-old colt "Eye of the Leopard" wins the 150th running of the Queen's Plate horse race in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 2009 - Peugeot finishes first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour car race.
- 2009 - In Silverstone, Great Britain, round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 2009 - In Brno, Czech Republic, round 6 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Alex Zanardi; race 2 is won by Sergio Hernández.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Los Angeles Angels by score 12-11.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats New York Mets by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Atlanta Braves by score 12-10.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washinton Nationals beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Colorado Rockies by score 9-8.
Births of sports figures on June 21
- 1930 - Birth of Mike McCormack; NFL offensive tackle (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1956 - Birth of Mikhail Burtsev in the USSR; sabres (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1956 - Birth of Rick Sutcliffe; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs).
- 1959 - Birth of Tom Chambers; NBA forward, center (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns).
Deaths of sports figures on June 21
- 1973 - Frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at age 64.
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