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What happened in history on this day: June 30?
On June 30 in ...
- 1908 - Boston Red Sox' pitcher Cy Young's second no-hitter, beats New York Highlanders, 8-0.
- 1913 - New York Giants score 10 runs in 10th inning to beat Philadelphia Phillies 11-1.
- 1916 - Chick Evans Junior wins golf's US Open.
- 1933 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Chicago Cubs to win 8-2.
- 1934 - NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become the Detroit Lions.
- 1938 - Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 14-1.
- 1948 - Cleveland Indians' Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0.
- 1954 - New York Yankees' pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting three batters in one inning.
- 1959 - During a game in Wrigley Field, two balls are in play at same time.
- 1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0.
- 1962 - Murie Lindstrom wins US Women's Golf Open.
- 1965 - NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise.
- 1967 - Philadelphia Phillies' Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining team.
- 1969 - Derek Clayton of Australia sets marathon record at 2:08:34.
- 1970 - First baseball game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium.
- 1970 - Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City.
- 1972 - Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in National League (and go on to win the pennant).
- 1976 - John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 metre, 4:51.4.
- 1977 - New York Yankees' designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits three consecutive home runs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1978 - Larry Doby becomes manager of the Chicago White Sox.
- 1978 - Willie McCovey becomes the 12th to hit 500 home runs.
- 1987 - Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in the high jump.
- 1991 - Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Brazil on the final by 4-2, after penalty shoot out, in Lisbon, Portugal.
- 1996 - Germany beats the Czech Republic 2-1 to become the 1996 European soccer champion.
- 1999 - After a loss at Wimbledon, Boris Becker announces that he will end his tennis career.
- 2002 - Brazil defeats Germany in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- 2006 - Boston Red Sox set a new Major League record of 17 consecutive errorless games.
- 2007 - The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada.
- 2010 - 24-year-old Czech Tomas Berdych defeats six-time Wimbledon tennis champ Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon elimination matches.
- 2019 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Mazda Team Joest #55 Mazda DPi driven by Olivier Pla, Jonathan Bomarito, and Harry Tincknell.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 10th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 driven by Matt McMurry, Gabriel Aubry, and Eric Lux.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Porsche GT Team #911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Mario Farnbacher, Trent Hindman, and Justin Marks.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Cincinnati Reds by score 15-7.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats New York Yankees by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Atlanta Braves by score 14-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on June 30
- 1912 - Birth of Dan Reeves; NFL team owner (Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams).
- 1913 - Birth of Harry Wismer in Port Huron, Michigan, USA; AFL owner (New York Titans).
- 1920 - Birth of Zeno Colo in Italy; downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1925 - Birth of Micheline Lannoy in Belgium; figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1938 - Birth of Billy Mills; American 10km runner (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1944 - Birth of Ron Swoboda; baseball outfielder (New York Yankees, New York Mets).
- 1966 - Birth of "Iron" Mike Tyson; heavyweight boxing champion (1986-90).
Deaths of sports figures on June 30
- 2017 - Death of Darrall Imhoff, American basketball player (born 1938).
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