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What happened in history on this day: June 23?
On June 23 in ...
- 1915 - New York Yankees get record 16 walks and three wild pitches, beating Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bruno Hass, 15-0.
- 1917 - Molla Bjurstedt wins the US Lawn Tennis Association title.
- 1927 - Lou Gehrig hits three home runs in 11-4 victory over Boston Red Sox.
- 1930 - Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8.
- 1950 - New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Detroit Tigers win 10-9.
- 1961 - Philadelphia Phillies overcome 9-0, losing 11-2 they score 4 in 8th and six in 9th.
- 1963 - Julius Boros wins golf's US Open.
- 1963 - New York Mets' Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th home run, he circles bases backwards.
- 1967 - Jim Ryun sets mile record of 3:51.1 (Bakersfield, California).
- 1969 - Joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry for the heavyweight boxing title.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports.
- 1973 - Philadelphia Phillies' Ken Brett's fourth consecutive game home run in which he pitched.
- 1974 - Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA by two strokes over JoAnne Carner.
- 1977 - 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 6-4.
- 1981 - 33-inning game ends, Pawtucket 3, Rochester 2 (started April 18).
- 1985 - Laffit Pncay Junior becomes the second jockey to win US$100 million.
- 1988 - Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft.
- 1988 - New York Yankees' manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager.
- 2003 - Barry Bonds becomes the first major league baseball player to hit 500 homers and steal 500 bases in his career.
- 2005 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 of the 2005 NBA Finals. The series is the first NBA Finals in 11 years to go to a seventh game.
- 2008 - Seattle Mariners' pitcher Felix Hernandez become the first American League pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in 37 years.
- 2009 - Lucas Glover wins the U.S. Open of golf at the Bethpage Black course on Long Island, New York. Glover takes home US$1.35 million for his 4-under par win.
- 2010 - The first-round tennis contest between American John Isner and Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon ends for the day tied at 59-59 (ten hours play), becoming the longest in tennis history. The match had already been suspended on June 22 after 3 hours of play.
- 2021 - New Zealand wins the 2019-2021 International Cricket Council World Test Championship.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats San Diego Padres by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Chicago White Sox by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Houston Astros by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Cleveland Guardians by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Chicago Cubs by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Colorado Rockies by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on June 23
- 1935 - Birth of György Kárpáti in Hungary; water polo (Olympic-gold-1952, 1956, 1964).
- 1940 - Birth of Wilma Rudolph; American 100m/200m sprinter (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1953 - Birth of Filbert Bayi in Tanzania; 3000m runner (Olympic-silver-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on June 23
- 1995 - Death of 'Marvelous' Mark Throneberry, baseball player (New York Mets), from cancer at age 60.
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