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What happened in history on this day: June 24?
On June 24 in ...
- 1882 - US Baseball's National League expells umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty.
- 1894 - Decision is made to begin modern Olympics every four years.
- 1908 - New York Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager.
- 1911 - John McDermott becomes first American to win US Open golf tournament.
- 1922 - AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears.
- 1936 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit two home runs in one inning, New York Yankees beat Saint Louis Browns 18-4.
- 1950 - New York Giants' Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple.
- 1955 - Harmon Killebrew hits his first home run (off Billy Hoeff).
- 1968 - Canadian Sandra Post becomes first non-US and first rookie LPGA winner.
- 1968 - Jim Northrup hits two grand-slammers to help Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 14-3.
- 1968 - Joe Frazier TKOs Manda Ramos for world heavyweight boxing title.
- 1970 - Bobby Murcer ties record of four consecutive home runs.
- 1980 - Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, first horse to win $2 million.
- 1983 - Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters.
- 1984 - Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for second basemen with number 265.
- 1988 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves.
- 1995 - The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.
- 2010 - American tennis player John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68 in their first-round encounter at Wimbledon. The longest match in history took 11 hours and five minutes over three days. The game broke the previous records for the longest match, the longest set, the most games in a set and a match, the most aces in a match and the most aces by a player.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Minnesota Twins by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Chicago White Sox by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Texas Rangers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Atlanta Braves by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats New York Yankees by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Miami Marlins by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Stanley Cup Final, game 5: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-2, Avalanche leading series 3-2.
Births of sports figures on June 24
- 1895 - Birth of Jack Dempsey; heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) (Manassa Mauler).
- 1938 - Birth of Boris Lagutin in USSR; light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1964, 68).
- 1945 - Birth of Betty Stove in the Netherlands; tennis player (US Doubles 1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Ivar Formo in Norway; 50km cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1961 - Birth of Natalya Shaposhnikova in USSR; sidehorse vaulter (Olympic-gold-1980).
- 1969 - Birth of Melissa Gurney in California, USA; tennis player (Virginia Slims of South Dakota, 1986).
Deaths of sports figures on June 24
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