On this Day in Sports History June 1
MLB
On this day in 1925, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig began his streak of 2,130 consecutive baseball games.
On this day in 1941, Mel Ott his his 400th home run of his career and collected his 1,500th career RBI.
On this day in 1951, Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller threw his third career no-hitter.
On this day in 1975, California Angles pitcher Nolan Ryan threw his fourth career no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. It was also his 100th career win.
On this day in 1980, Steve Garvey of the Dodgers hit the 7,000th home run in franchise history.
NBA
On this day in 1979, the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Washington Bullets to win the NBA Championship.
NHL
On this day in 2014, the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
