This Day in Sports History….

1870: Jockey Edward D. Brown, known as Dick, won the Belmont Stakes aboard Kingfisher with a time of 2:59:5.

1889: John Clarkson threw the first known immaculate inning in MLB history, striking out three batters on nine pitches.

1927: In the first-ever Ryder Cup, the U.S. beat Great Britain.

1928: Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett to win the first of her four French Open tennis titles.

1950: Cyclist Wim van Est won the Bordeaux-Paris race.

1951: Gus Bell hit for the cycle, leading the Pirates to victory over the Phillies.

1953: The Pirates traded Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to the Chicago Cubs.

1955: Tony Trabert beats Sven Davidson and wins back-to-back French Open titles.

1961: Mary Lena Faulk won the LPGA Women's Western Open.

1964: Sandy Koufax pitched his third career no-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Phillies 3-0.

1967: Curt Flood's errorless streak of 227 games ended.

1968: Don Drysdale pitched his sixth shutout in a row.

1972: Andres Gimeno beat Patrick Proisy to win the French Open tennis final, his only major singles title.

1974: The Seattle Seahawks franchise was established in the NFL.

1977: Mima Jaušovec defeated Florența Mihai in the women's singles final of the French Open. It was her only Grand Slam singles win.

1978: Golfer JoAnne Carner won the Canadian Women's Open.

1983: Chris Evert beat Jaušo to win the final of the French Open. It was her 15th Grand Slam title and fifth French Open singles crown.

1984: For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Golf Championship.

1987: Hurdler Edwin Moses' 122-race winning streak ended.

1988: Steffi Graf beat Natalia Zvereva and won the women's final at the French Open.

1988: Yankees outfielder Rickey Henderson stole two bases, setting a new team record of 249.

1990: Ramon Martinez struck out 18 Atlanta Braves hitters.

2008: The Red Wings beat the Penguins 4-2 to secure the Stanley Cup.

2011: Li Na became the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.

2016: Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Serena Williams to win the women's final at the French Open and her first Grand Slam title.