This Date In Sports

June 3

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

1944 — Bounding Home, ridden by G.L. Smith, wins the Belmont Stakes by a 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.

1991 — Thomas Hearns becomes a world champion for the sixth time, capturing the WBA's light heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Virgil Hill.

1999 — Four days after her first LPGA Tour victory, Kelli Kuehne ties the Women's U.S. Open record with an 8under 64 in the first round to take a one-stroke lead over Juli Inkster.

2001 — Karrie Webb wins the U.S. Women's Open in a runaway for the second straight year. Webb shoots a 1under 69 for an eight-stroke victory, the largest margin at a Women's Open in 21 years.

2006 — In the biggest come-frombehind win in a Busch race, Jeff Burton overcomes a 36th-place starting position in the Dover 200 for his second victory of the season.