ON THIS DATE

1870: Ed Brown, aboard Kingfisher, becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes.

1927: The United States wins the first Ryder Cup golf tournament by beating Britain 9 ½-2 ½.

1929: Harry Frazee, the Boston Red Sox owner who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, dies of kidney failure at 48.

1964: Sandy Koufax pitches his third nohitter, striking out 12, in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

1968: Don Drysdale of the Dodgers pitches his sixth straight shutout en route to a record 58 2/3 scoreless innings.

1970: With the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft, the San Diego Padres select Mike Ivie (who later makes his mark with the Giants).

1974: The NFL grants a franchise to Seattle; they will be called the Seahawks.

1974: On 10-cent beer night at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium, rowdy fans force the game to be forfeited by the home team.

1984: Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the U.S. Open for the first time in 32 years.

1987: Edwin Moses, winner of 122 consecutive races, the longest streak in track and field history, is beaten by Danny Harris in the 400 hurdles at a meet in Madrid.

1988: Steffi Graf wins the French Open for the second year in a row, taking the final in 32 minutes.

1990: Penn State becomes the 11th member of the Big Ten.

1990: Ramon Martinez of the Dodgers strikes out 18 batters in a 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.

2007: Mark Ellis hits for the cycle and Eric Chavez belts a two-out homer in the 11th inning to give the A’s a 5-4 win over Boston.

2010: John Wooden dies at 99.

2013: San Jose native Keilani Ricketts, the pride of Archbishop Mitty, homers and drives in all four runs as Oklahoma wins the NCAA softball championship with a 4-0 victory over Tennessee.

2014: Don Zimmer, baseball lifer, dies from heart failure as a complication from cardiac surgery at 83.

2018: Dwight Clark dies of ALS at 61.