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This Day in Sports History (6/7/2020 – 6/13/2020)
Introduction
June 7th, 1989
- Wayne Gretzky secured his ninth Hart Memorial Trophy from the NHL within a decade.
June 8th, 1966
- In 1970, the NFL and AFL officially unveiled their plans to merge, which resulted in the NFL becoming the NFC and the AFL evolving into the AFC.
June 9th, 1914
- Honus Wagner made history by being the first player in Major League Baseball to achieve 3,000 career hits.
June 10th, 1984
- The Boston Celtics triumphed over the Los Angeles Lakers to capture the NBA championship title.
June 11th, 1919
- Sir Barton made history as the inaugural horse to clinch the Triple Crown.
June 12th, 1839
- The very first baseball game took place in the United States.
June 13th, 1948
- Babe Ruth gave his final goodbye at Yankee Stadium.