TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1957 — New York narcotics investigator, Dr. Herbert Berger, urges the American Medical Association to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes.

1977 — Portland Trail Blazers beat Philadelphia 76ers for NBA championship, 4 games to 2.

1981 — Houston Astros’ pitcher Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as the all-time walk leader with 1,777, issuing two walks in a 3-0 win over the New York Mets.

1982 — Conquistador Cielo wins Belmont Stakes by 14.5 lengths. 1983 — Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since the Second World War.

1989 — In Toronto, the SkyDome stadium opens for its first game. Milwaukee Brewers beat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3.

2001 — With a home run in his 57th game, Barry Bonds becomes the fastest player ever to hit 30 home runs.

2002 — Hitting his 587th home run, Barry Bonds passes Frank Robinson becoming fourth on the all-time career home run list. 2006 — Cincinnati Reds’ player Ken Griffey Jr. hits a home run in his 43rd ballpark to tie the major-league record also held by Fred McGriff.

2010 — Francesca Schiavone defeats Samantha Stosur,

6-4, 7-6 (2), to win the women’s singles French Open at Roland Garros stadium. Schiavone is the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament.

2010 — Drosselmeyer, a three-year-old colt owned by WinStar Farm, wins the $1-million Belmont Stakes.

First ballot Hall of Famer, seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner and four-time AL home-run leader Ken Griffey Jr. tied a record when he hit a home run in his 43rd major-leage ballpark, 12 years ago today.