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What happened in history on this day: June 27?
On June 27 in ...
- 1876 - First National League member to get six hits in 9-inning game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics).
- 1939 - First night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 0).
- 1939 - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Bees, 2-2, in 23 innings.
- 1956 - Cleveland Indians trailing Baltimore Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings.
- 1958 - Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with two outs in 9th.
- 1966 - 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; New York Yankees beat New York Mets 5-2.
- 1978 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3000m, 7:32.1.
- 1980 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0.
- 1982 - The Atlanta Braves tie a major league mark with seven double plays as the team defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0.
- 1984 - France beats Spain 2-0 to win the Euro 84.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts.
- 1986 - Anne White shocks Wimbeldon by wearing only a body stocking.
- 1986 - Robby Thompson (San Francisco Giants) sets record, caught stealing bases four times in one game.
- 1988 - Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City (US$67 million).
- 1990 - José Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oakland Athletics contract.
- 2009 - In Assen, Netherlands, round 7 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
- 2021 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Proton USA #55 Mazda DPi driven by Harry Tincknell, Jonathan Bomarite, and Oliver Jarvis.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 8th overall is the WIN Autosport #11 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Tristan Nunez, Thomas Merrill, and Steven Thomas.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 15th overall is the Riley Motorsports #74 Ligier JS P320 driven by Felipe Fraga, Scott Andrews, and Gar Robinson.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 20th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley, and Aiden Read.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Seattle Mariners by score 9-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Chicago White Sox by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Miami Marlins by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Cleveland Guardians by score 11-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Boston Red Sox by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Oakland Athletics by score 9-5.
Births of sports figures on June 27
- 1913 - Birth of Willie Mosconi; world champion pool player (1941-57) (dies 1993).
- 1918 - Birth of Adolph Kiefer; American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1930 - Birth of Tamio Kono; American weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1944 - Birth of Patrick Sercu in Belgium; 1000km time trial (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1950 - Birth of Benjamin Peterson; American heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972).
Deaths of sports figures on June 27
- 1986 - Don Rogers of the Cleveland Browns dies of cocaine poisoning.
- 2023 - Death of Ryan Mallett at age 35 of drowning in Destin, Florida, USA; football player (NFL quarterback), coach (White Hall School District in Arkansas).
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