16 June, 2015

Today In Sports Histroy

1903 - First New York Highlanders (Yankees) shut-out victory 1-0 over Chicago White Sox.
1916 - Boston Braves' pitcher Tom Hughes scores second no-hitter beating Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0.
1927 - Tommy Armour wins golf's US open.
1938 - Saint Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx six times in a row.
1946 - Lloyd Mangrum wins golf's US open after two playoffs.
1951 - Ben Hogan wins golf's US open for second year in a row.
1953 - Despite Johnny Mize's 2,000th hit, New York Yankees lose, ending 18-game win streak.
1957 - Chicago White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits two home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6.
1968 - Lee Trevino is first to play all four rounds of golf's US open under par.
1975 - Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to Los Angeles Lakers for four players.
1977 - Ron Guidry's first complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals.
1978 - Cincinnati Reds' player Tom Seaver no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 4-0.
1979 - Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit.
1983 - Charlos Vieira completes 191-hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal.
1984 - Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-metre hurdles race.
1985 - T C Chen, ahead by four strokes in final round of US Open, loses by one stroke to Andy North.
1985 - Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11.5 inches) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1987 - Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida opens.
1989 - Four golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open.
1991 - Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row.
1991 - Otis Nixon steals National League record six bases in one day.
1991 - With three runs in the 9th, Baltimore Orioles end Minnesota Twins' 15-game win streak 6-5.
1995 - Salt Lake City, Utah, is selected as host city for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls win their fourth NBA Championship by defeating the Seattle Supersonics in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
1998 - The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Washington Capitals in four games in the 1998 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
1999 - Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras wins the Libertadores Cup.
2008 - In France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race concludes. Audi scores its fifth straight victory, with drivers Allan McNish of Scotland, Rinaldo Capello of Italy, and Tom Kristensen of Denmark. This is a record eighth victory for Kristensen.
2008 - Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. This is Woods' 14th major and third U.S. Open.

Benteke's Babe

Christian Benteke & Girlfriend
Look who is basking in the sun with his Damsel...Christian Benteke!! The Belgium Player  posted a photo on instagram and wrote: 'Quality time with babe ❤'....Hmmm 

Hummels Settles down


Mat Hummels & Cathy Fischer
 Mats Hummels tied the knot with his long-term partner Cathy Fischer in a registry office in berlin Munich.The German Defender who has 39 caps for Germany,has been linked with a £20million switch to Old Trafford this summer, as United boss Louis van Gaal seeks to strengthen his defence.

Carol welcomes Baby

Andy Carol with Fiancee Billi Mucklow & their new baby boy
Carol Hammers!
Hammers striker Andy Carroll has welcomed his new born son into the world after his fiancee Billi Mucklow gave birth yesterday(June 15th 2015).Andy Carroll who missed the last three months of West Ham's season after tearing ligaments in his left knee during a 0-0 draw with Swansea back in February,took to his official instagram account to announce the news by uploading a picture of himself and fiancee  kissing their baby with the tag:'Welcome To The World Little AC!! 9 Months Of Cooking And What A Wonderful Job You Have Done @billimucklow.