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What happened in history on this day: June 26?
On June 26 in ...
- 1916 - Cleveland Indians experiment with numbers on their baseball jerseys (one game).
- 1959 - Ingemar Johansson of Sweden defeats Floyd Patterson as boxing champ.
- 1962 - Boston Red Sox player Earl Wilson no-hits Los Angeles Angels, 2-0.
- 1970 - Frank Robinson hits two grand slams as Baltimore Orioles beat Washington Senators 12-2.
- 1985 - At Jack Russell Stadium, organist Wilbur Snapp is ejected by umpire Keith O'Connor from a Class A Florida League game for playing Three Blind Mice following a close call which goes against the Clearwater Phillies.
- 1987 - Losing 9-0 to Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees score 11 in third and win 12-11 in ten innings.
- 1992 - Denmark beats Germany 2-0 in soccer to win Euro 92 at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 2007 - (to July 15) The Copa América 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Venezuela.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Atlanta Braves by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats San Diego Padres by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Detroit Tigers by score 11-7.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats San Francisco Giants by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Texas Rangers by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Kansas City Royals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Baltimore Orioles by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Cleveland Guardians by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Houston Astros by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats New York Mets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Acura DPi driven by Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 8th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Scott Huffaker, Ben Keating, and Mikkel Jensen.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 15th overall is the Riley Motorsports #74 Ligier JS P320 driven by Felipe Fraga, Kayvan Berle, and Gar Robinson.
- Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 22nd overall is the Heart of Racing Team #23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 driven by Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the Heart of Racing Team #27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 driven by Maxime Martin, Ian James, and Roman De Angelis.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL Stanley Cup Final, game 6: Colorado Avalanche defeats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 2-1, winning series 4-2.
Births of sports figures on June 26
- 1903 - Birth of Floyd "Babe" Herman; Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger (.324 lifetime average).
Deaths of sports figures on June 26
- 2003 - Death of Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon National Soccer Team (born 1975).
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