Today is Monday, June 15, 2026

Today in
Sports History

1909 - Benjamin Shibe was given the patent for the cork baseball center.

1925 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 17-15. The Athletics had been down 11 runs heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.

1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) pitched his second straight no-hitter.

1949 - Eddie Waitkus (Philadelphia) was seriously injured when a female fan entered his hotel room and shot him.

1952 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants 14-12 after being down 11-0 in the fifth inning.

1963 - Juan Marichal (San Francisco) threw a no-hitter. It was the first Giants no-hitter since Carl Hubbell in 1929.

1977 - The New York Mets dealt Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds.

1980 - Jack Nicklaus won his fourth U.S. Open title.

1993 - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 100th career home run making him the sixth youngest to reach 100.

1995 - During the O.J. Simpson murder trial, O.J. was asked to put on a pair of gloves. The gloves were said to have been worn by the killer on the night of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. The gloves appeared not to fit.

2005 - The New York Yankees announced plans for a new $800 million stadium. The plans called for the building to be next to Yankee Stadium and be ready by the 2009 season.


Sports Quote

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. - Muhammad Ali