On this day in:

• 1894Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game

• 1895 W. G. Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days

• 1935 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies

• 1937 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA

• 1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1953 French Championships Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall of Australia wins his 2nd Grand Slam title, beating American Vic Seixas 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

• 1956 Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st HR out of Yankee Stadium

• 1960Indianapolis 500: Jim Rathmann wins in 3:36:11.384 (223.324 km/h)

• 1961 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins in 3:35:37.540 (223.908 km/h)

• 1964 French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia wins her second French singles crown; beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

• 1967 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball

• 1969Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp

• 1969 Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti wins in 3:11:14.689 (252.453 km/h)

• 1985 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers take back-to-back titles; beat Philadelphia Flyers, 8-3 for a 4-1 series victory; Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri each post a goal and 3 assists

• 1986 Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

• 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1998In an all-NZ final, Andrew Mehrtens lands 2 penalties and 2 conversions as the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Blues, 20-13 at Eden Park, Auckland; Crusaders first Super 12 Rugby title