Sports history for June 1

Monday, June 2, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

1925 - Lou Gehrig bats for Pee Wee Wanninger in the eighth inning and replaces Wally Pipp at first base to start his streak of 2,130 consecutive games.

1946 - Assault, ridden by Warren Merhtens, wins the Belmont Stakes to become the seventh horse to win the Triple Crown.

1968 - Stage Door Johnny, ridden by Heliodoro Gustines, wins the Belmont Stakes in a record time of 2:27 1-5 and spoils the Triple Crown bid of Forward Pass who finished 1 1/4 lengths behind.

1975 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitches his fourth career no-hitter to tie Sandy Koufax's record by beating the Baltimore Orioles 1-0.

1975 - Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA tournament by one stroke over Sandra Haynie.

1986 - Pat Bradley wins the LPGA tournament and becomes the first to win all four major women's tournaments by beating Patty Sheehan by one stroke.

June 2

1932 - Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a 20-13 triumph over the Philadelphia A's. Lou Gehrig's feat, however, is overshadowed by the resignation of John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants for 30 years.

1985 - Nancy Lopez beats Alice Miller by eight strokes to win the LPGA championship.

June 3

1944 - Bounding Home, ridden by G.L. Smith, wins the Belmont Stakes by one-half length over Pensive, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

1961 - Sherluck, ridden by Braulio Baeza, wins the Belmont Stakes. Carry Back, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, finishes seventh.

1984 - Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA championship by a record 10 strokes over Beth Daniel and Pat Bradley.

June 4

1927 - The United States wins the first Ryder Cup golf tournament by beating Britain 9 1/2 -2 1/2 .

1932 - Faireno, ridden by Tommy Malley, wins the Belmont Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths over Osculator. Burgoo King, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, doesn't race.

1966 - Ameroid, ridden by Bill Boland, wins the Belmont Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths over Buffle. Kauai King, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, finished fourth.

1987 - Danny Harris defeats Edwin Moses with a 47.56 mark in the 400 hurdles in a meet at Madrid, ending the longest winning streak in track-and-field history. Moses, who finished .13 seconds behind, Harris had won 122 consecutive races dating back to Aug. 26, 1977.

1988 - West Germany's Steffi Graf disposes of 17-year-old Natalia Zvereva of the Soviet Union in 32 minutes with 6-0, 6-0 victory to win the French Open women's title for the second straight year. Graf lost only 13 points in the match.

June 5

1925 - Willie McFarlane beats Bobby Jones by one stroke in the second round of a playoff to capture the U.S. Open golf tournament.

1937 - War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, captures the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes by three lengths over Sceneshifter.

1943 - Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Triple Crown with a 25-length romp over Fairy Manhunt in the Belmont Stakes.

1952 - Jersey Joe Walcott scores a 15-round unanimous decison over Ezzard Charles at Philadelphia to retain the world heavyweight title.

1961 - The newly formed American Basketball League adopts the 3-point field goal.

1977 - The Portland Trail Blazers holds off the Philadelphia 76ers 109-107 to win the NBA Championship in six games. Portland becomes the first team in the 31-year history of the league to win four straight after losing the first two games.

1988 - Mats Wilander of Sweden defeats France's Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 victory for his third men's title at the French Open.

1990 - Jennifer Capriati becomes the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist after rallying from a 1-4 deficit in the final set to beat Manuela Maleeva 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the French Open quarterfinals.

June 6

1919 - Man o' War wins his first race ever, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six lengths, running the distance in 59 seconds.

1924 - Cyril Walker captures the U.S. Open golf tournament with a three-stroke victory over Bobby Jones.

1936 - Granville, ridden by J. Stout, wins the Belmont Stakes by a neck over Mr. Bones. Bold Venture, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, does not run in the race.

1981 - Summing, ridden by George Martins, wins the Belmont Stakes spoiling Pleasant Colony's Triple Crown bid as he finishes third behind Highland Blade.

1987 - Bet Twice with Craig Perret breezes to a 14-length victory in the Belmont Stakes to deny Alysheba the third jewel in the Triple Crown. Cryptoclearance finishes second and Alysheba a distant fourth.

1987 - Steffi Graf, eight days shy of her 18th birthday, becomes the youngest women champion of the French Open as she beats Martina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6.

June 7

1930 - Gallant Fox, ridden by Earle Sande, wins the Belmont Stakes by three lengths over Whichone to become the second horse to capture the Triple Crown.

1941 - Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, becomes the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths over Robert Morris.

1969 - Arts and Letters, ridden by Braulio Baeza, ends Majestic Prince's bid for the Triple Crown with a 5 1/2 -length victory in the Belmont Stakes.

1980 - Temperence Hill, a 53-1 longshot ridden by Eddie Maple, wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Genuine Risk.

1986 - Danzig Connection, ridden by Chris McCarron, wins the Belmont Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths over Johns Treasure to give trainer Woody Stephens his fifth straight Belmont win.