TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2024

APR 29

• 1751 The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC
• 1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter
• 1901 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75

Speaker Ties Record

1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays


Baseball PlayerTris Speaker

• 1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ in Tallinn, Estonia
• 1930 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games

Ferrell No-Hits Browns
1931 Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 at League Park II, Cleveland


Baseball PitcherWes Ferrell

• 1934 Pittsburgh is last major league baseball city to play a home game on a Sunday, as the Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds
• 1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5
• 1953 Milwaukee Braves' Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds center field bleachers
• 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports" debuts

Golf Tournament
1963 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith beats Mickey Wright by 1 shot in 18-hole playoff


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

• 1980 NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions

Baseball Record
1981 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters


Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton

• 1981 NFL Draft: South Carolina running back George Rogers first pick by New Orleans Saints

Sports History
1985 New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra 16 games into season, despite assurance from owner George Steinbrenner that he would be kept for the whole season. Billy Martin named as replacement.


MLB Catcher and ManagerYogi Berra

Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner

• 1985 Tony Tubbs beats defending champion Greg Page by unanimous decision in 15 rounds at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo for WBA heavyweight boxing title

Baseball Record
1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens
Sports History
1986 NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers


NFL Running Back and Baseball OutfielderBo Jackson
Sports History
1987 Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle


MLB StarAndre Dawson

• 1988 Baltimore Orioles end their record 21-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 9-0
• 1988 Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses

Sports History
1990 Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement


MLB PlayerDan Quisenberry

• 1995 KC Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat
• 1997 KC Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs
• 2006 NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans

Sports History
2018 Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title


Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal
The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
2022 London court sentences retired tennis star Boris Becker to 2-1/2 years in prison for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings


Golden days: 17-year-old Boris Becker celebrates as Wimbledon men’s singles champion

 

APR 30

• 1722 Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant

Chess Master Retires

1859 American Paul Morphy, widely regarded as the world's best chess player, retires after returning from a 10-month chess tour of Europe


Chess PlayerPaul Morphy

• 1887 1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10

Fitzsimmons KOs Dunkhost
1900 Weighing in at 170 lbs British former world heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 270 lb American Ed Dunkhost in round 2 of a lop-sided bout in Brooklyn, New York


BoxerBob Fitzsimmons

• 1903 NY Highlanders (Yankees) inaugural home opener at Hilltop Park, Manhattan; beat Washington Senators, 6-2
• 1905 First official soccer game between neighbouring countries Belgium-Netherlands; Dutch win, 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Antwerp
• 1910 Cleveland Naps Addie Joss limits St.Louis Browns to 8 hits in 2-1 victory
• 1918 Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen
• 1919 Phillies beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings
• 1921 1st American Professional Football Association Championship (1920): undefeated Akron Pros awarded inaugural title
• 1921 American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron, Ohio
• 1922 Chicago pitcher Charlie Robertson throws a perfect game as the White Sox beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Navin Field

Bradman Scores 258
1938 Bradman scores 258 Aust v Worcs, 293 mins, 33 fours 1 five


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1938 The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End

Gehrig Sets Record
1939 Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1940 Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 3-0

Ott's Six Run Game
1944 NY Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
Feller's 2nd MLB No-Hitter
1946 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller's 2nd career MLB no-hitter; beats New York Yankees, 1-0


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherBob Feller
Sports History
1953 Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Baseball Record
1958 Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
Golf Tournament
1961 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

GolferPatty Berg
Baseball Record
1961 SF outfielder Willie Mays becomes just the 9th player in MLB history to hit 4 homers in one game in the Giants 14-4 win against the Braves in Milwaukee


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1962 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen
• 1967 MLB Baltimore Orioles' Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
• 1968 3 Oriole pitchers walk 14 NY Yankees in a 9 inning game
• 1969 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney records his second MLB no-hitter in 10-0 rout of Houston Astros
• 1970 Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
• 1971 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games
• 1973 Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments

Boxing Title Fight
1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1982 Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season
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• 1984 Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game

Sports History
1985 Dale Murphy drives in record tying 28th & 29th runs of April


Baseball OutfielderDale Murphy

• 1985 NFL Draft: Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith first pick by Buffalo Bills

Sports History
1986 Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds)


Auto RacerBill Elliott

• 1987 Lou Lamoriello is named NJ Devils President
• 1988 NJ Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final

Sports History
1988 NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL & ties ML Rec


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield

• 1989 US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

Sports History
1990 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score


Baseball PitcherDavid Cone

• 1997 Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April
• 2012 Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League's history
• 2015 NFL Draft: Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 2022 Brock Purdy is selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming Mr. Irrelevant
• 2023 Seattle Kraken become first NHL franchise to earn its first-ever playoff series win against reigning Stanley Cup champion, eliminating Colorado Avalanche in 7 games

 

MAY 1

• 1883 Bob Rogers is acknowledged as the first American pro sports trainer when he is hired by the NY Athletic Club
• 1883 First National League baseball game in Philadelphia since 1876, Providence Greys beat Philadelphia Quakers, 4-3
• 1884 Catcher Moses Walker is acknowledged as the first African-American to play major league baseball joining the Toledo Blue Stockings

Young's 1st Cleveland Game

1891 Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland's League Park; Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3


MLB PitcherCy Young

• 1901 Chicago White Sox outfielder Herm McFarland hits first grand slam in American League history in 19-9 win at home against Detroit; Tigers commit 12 errors
• 1906 Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Lush (20) pitches no-hitter in 6-0 win over Brooklyn Superbas in Washington Park in Brooklyn, New York; the team's last no-hitter until 1964

Ruth's 1st HR for Yankees
1920 Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees in 6-0 win over his former club, the Boston Red Sox


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1920 Longest MLB game by innings - Brooklyn Robins tie the Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings
• 1920 Roermond Football Club (1936 KNVB Cup) is established in Netherlands

Jimmie Foxx MLB Debut
1925 Future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Jimmie Foxx makes his MLB debut at 17 for Philadelphia A's; pinch-hits a single in 9-4 loss v Washington


MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx
Satchel Paige Debut
1926 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (19) debuts in the Negro Southern League for Chattanooga


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherSatchel Paige

• 1928 Rotterdam soccer club Black White '28 is established (2000 Women's KNVB Cup); declared bankrupt 2004

Bradman scores 236
1930 Cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 236 for Australia v Worcestershire in his first 1st class innings in England


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1940 Summer Olympics (scheduled for Helsinki) are cancelled by the Finnish OC because of WWII

69th Kentucky Derby
1943 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden wins aboard heavy favourite Count Fleet in the 'street car Derby'


Hall of Fame JockeyJohnny Longden

• 1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park (venue for weekday games) to play all MLB games at Municipal Stadium

74th Kentucky Derby
1948 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to become first 4-time Derby winning jockey


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
Baseball Record
1951 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle hits first career home run in 8-3 win v White Sox in Chicago; Minnie Miñoso homers in Sox debut


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1954 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York wins aboard Determine, his only Derby success
• 1954 Preston North End defender Joe Marston becomes the first Australian to play in an FA Cup Final, a 3-2 loss to WBA

Golf Tournament
1955 American golfer Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins the Peach Blossom LPGA Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina, her final victory before her death the following year


All-Round Athlete and GolferBabe Didrikson Zaharias
Sports History
1955 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller tosses his record 12th 1-hitter in Indians' 2-0 win v Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Stadium


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherBob Feller

• 1957 Flevo Boys Football Club is established in Emmeloord, the Netherlands

Boxing Title Fight
1959 Floyd Patterson scores 11th round KO of Englishman Brian London in Indianapolis; his 4th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence


Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson

• 1963 First one-day cricket competition is played (Gillette Cup); Lancashire beats Leicestershire by 101 at Old Trafford

Kentucky Derby
1965 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1965 Stanley Cup, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Dick Duff has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0 in Game 7 to take title 4-3
• 1969 Houston Astros hurler Don Wilson blanks Reds, 4-0 for second career no-hitter, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati
• 1969 Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m
• 1971 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Ávila wins aboard Canonero II (wins Preakness May 15)

Kentucky Derby
1976 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.

• 1977 American golfer Debbie Austin wins the Birmingham Classic, the first of 5 LPGA Tour victories in a 4-month span
• 1977 American golfer Gene Littler wins the Houston Open, his 29th and final PGA title
• 1977 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:35:15.4) in Oyarzun, Spain

Sports History
1981 Tennis player Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett - becoming first prominent sportswoman to come out


Tennis LegendBillie Jean King

• 1982 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Gato Del Sol, the first of consecutive Derby victories (1983 Sunny's Halo)
• 1984 NFL Draft: Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar first pick by New England Patriots

Sports History
1988 After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1989 American jockey Chris Antley's record 64-day consecutive winning streak ends when he fails with 5 mounts at Aqueduct, NY; streak includes 147 winners from 486 mounts

Baseball Record
1991 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals all time MLB record 939th base in 7-4 win vs New York Yankees in Oakland


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson
Baseball Record
1991 Texas Rangers starter Nolan Ryan pitches MLB record 7th no hitter; beats Toronto, 3-0; at 44, Ryan is oldest to throw no-hitter


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan

• 1991 West Indian batsman Gordon Greenidge plays his last Test cricket innings, scoring 43 vs Australia in Antigua; 7,558 runs @ 44.72; 19 x 100s

Rodney King Riots
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 MLB games due to racial riots over the infamous Rodney King beating


Damage in Los Angeles after the 1992 riots, which killed 63 people and caused over $1 billion in damages

• 1992 Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit
• 1993 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey wins aboard Sea Hero, the first of 2 Derby victories (1996 on Grindstone)

Sports History
1994 Three-time World Formula 1 Drivers champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil is killed in a 309 kmh crash whilst leading the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in Italy


Formula 1 DriverAyrton Senna

• 1995 Future Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh scores career best 200 including 231 partnership with brother Mark (126) in 4th Test win over West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica
• 1995 Montreal Canadiens lose 2-0 at Buffalo to miss Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 25 years
• 1996 Miami Heat beaten, 112-91 to Chicago Bulls to be swept 3-0 in round 1 of NBA Eastern Division playoffs; first time in his 14 years as head coach Pat Riley ousted in the opening round
• 1999 125th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley wins aboard Charismatic for his second Derby victory (1991 on Strike The Gold)

Baseball Record
2000 Barry Bonds is first MLB player to hit a homer into San Francisco Bay as Giants beat Mets, 10-3; hits 35 there during his SF career


MLB LegendBarry Bonds

• 2002 Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego
• 2004 130th Kentucky Derby: Stewart Elliott wins aboard Smarty Jones. North American wagering records smashed ($142m on 12-race card)
• 2004 Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets MLB record for being intentionally walked 4 times in a 9-inning game during 6-3 defeat of Florida in SF

Sports History
2005 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona


Football StarLionel Messi

• 2010 136th Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel wins aboard Super Saver, his third Derby success in 4 years
• 2012 Guggenheim Partners make the largest ever purchase of a sports franchise after buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion
• 2017 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Mark Selby defends title beating John Higgins of Scotland, 18-15; his third world crown

Football History
2018 Liverpool's Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah becomes the first African to be named England Football Writers' Footballer of the Year.


Soccer StarMohamed Salah

• 2019 Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semi final
• 2019 Two-time South African Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya loses appeal against proposed rules to limit her testosterone levels; medically reducing levels the only way to continue competition
• 2021 147th Kentucky Derby: Medina Spirit gives jockey John Velazquez his fourth Derby win and trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race

 

MAY 2

• 1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League
• 1903 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker riding Judge Himes wins in 2:09
• 1904 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior riding Elwood wins in 2:08.50

• 1906 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8

Baseball Record

1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs


MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner

• 1920 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis

Sports History
1923 MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1936 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6

Sports History
1939 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak when he sits out as the Yankees beat the Tigers 22-2 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan [1]


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Sports History
1941 MLB player Ted Williams' lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

• 1942 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D. Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4
• 1953 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02

Baseball Record
1954 MLB St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits 5 HRs in a doubleheader against the New York Giants at Busch Stadium


MLB LegendStan Musial

• 1958 Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into NYC

Kentucky Derby
1959 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker
The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working
1962 European Cup Final, Amsterdam: Eusébio scores twice as defending champions Benfica beat Real Madrid, 5-3; Puskás, hits all 3 for Madrid. Start of the Benfica curse.


Former S.L. Benfica Coach Béla Guttmann (second from left)

• 1964 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00

Stanley Cup
1967 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-1 in Game 6 to take title, 4-2


NHL LegendTerry Sawchuk

• 1968 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
• 1970 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4
• 1970 Diane Crump is the first woman jockey at the Kentucky Derby
• 1978 1978 NFL Draft: Earl Campbell from University of Texas first pick by Houston Oilers
• 1979 -May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 1981 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velásquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02
• 1984 MLB Cleveland Indians' infielder Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings)

Baseball Record
1984 New York Yankees Don Mattingly's single breaks up Chicago White Sox pitcher Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid, at Comiskey Park


Baseball Player and ManagerDon Mattingly

• 1987 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4

Sports History
1987 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy plays his final game, a 5-1 playoff elimination game loss to Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

• 1988 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park

Sports History
1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an umpire


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
Kentucky Derby
1992 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03


JockeyPat Day

Kentucky Derby
1998 124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.20


JockeyKent Desormeaux
Sports History
1999 John Elway announces his retirement from the NFL


NFL QuarterbackJohn Elway

• 2009 135th Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel wins aboard 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird after running dead last until the final turn

Sports History
2012 Barcelona football player Lionel Messi breaks the European goal-scoring record with 68 goals


Football StarLionel Messi

• 2015 141st Kentucky Derby: American Pharoah ridden by Victor Espinoza wins

Boxing Title Fight
2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao on points in 12 rounds in world welterweight unification fight, shatters all financial records for a boxing match


BoxerFloyd Mayweather Jr.

BoxerManny Pacquiao

• 2015 Toulon win the 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup final at Twickenham
• 2016 Leicester City win the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000-1 odds
• 2016 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Mark Selby of England beats China's Ding Junhui, 18-14 for his second world crown

Sports History
2022 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his record equalling 7th world title with an 18-13 win over countryman Judd Trump


Snooker PlayerRonnie O'Sullivan

• 2023 Joel Embiid wins the NBA Most Valuable Player Award

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MAY 3

• 1900 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25
• 1902 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75
• 1909 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2

• 1910 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• 1922 Mayor Hylan closes 2 streets for building of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

Joe DiMaggio Debuts

1936 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
67th Kentucky Derby
1941 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway, 1st leg of successful Triple Crown


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1947 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8
• 1951 Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning
• 1951 NY Yankee Gil McDougald is 5th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (9th)
• 1952 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins his record fifth Derby
• 1958 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05
• 1969 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8
• 1975 101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02
• 1975 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8)
• 1977 1977 NFL Draft: Ricky Bell from USC first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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• 1978 Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston
• 1978 West Indies all set to lose the cricket test v Australia at Kingston till riots end game
• 1979 1979 NFL Draft: Tom Cousineau from Ohio State first pick by Buffalo Bills

Baseball Record
1979 MLB Cleveland Indian Bobby Bonds hits his 300th HR (2nd to have 300 HRs & 300 stolen bases)


MLB Outfielder and CoachBobby Bonds

• 1980 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02

Sports History
1980 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st & final HR


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey
Sports History
1980 Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL & NL


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and CoachFerguson Jenkins

• 1983 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 0

Kentucky Derby
1986 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1986 Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th & 301st HR

Sports History
1986 New York Yankees Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game


Baseball Player and ManagerDon Mattingly
Sports History
1991 Future Hockey HOF right wing Cam Neely injures knee on a cheap shot by Ulf Samuelsson in Wales Conference Finals; injury limits him to only 162 games for remainder of NHL career; retires at 31


NHL StarCam Neely

• 1992 Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves

Baseball Record
1992 NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1992 Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17
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• 1995 Australia beat West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
• 1997 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3

Sports History
1997 Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue


Chess Grandmaster and Political ActivistGarry Kasparov

• 1999 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stephen Hendry of Scotland defeats Welshman Mark Williams, 18-11 for a record 7th world crown
• 2000 The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
• 2003 129th Kentucky Derby: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 2:01.19

Kentucky Derby
2008 134th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown wins by nearly 5 lengths; runner-up Eight Belles euthanised after fracturing both front ankles; first fatality in Derby history


JockeyKent Desormeaux

• 2014 140th Kentucky Derby: Victor Espinoza aboad California Chrome wins in 2:03.66
• 2015 Chelsea wins the 2014–15 English football Premier League
• 2018 Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes NFL's first $30m per season player after agreeing to $150m contract extension
• 2021 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Mark Selby wins his 4th world title with an 18-15 win over countryman Shaun Murphy

Sports History
2023 Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scores in a 3-0 win over West Ham to set a new record for most goals scored in a single Premier League season (35)


Football StarErling Haaland

• 2023 MLB LA Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani joins NY Yankee legend Babe Ruth as only pitcher to strike out 500 batters and hit over 100 career home runs in 6-4 over the Cardinals in St. Louis

 

MAY 4

• 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings play their 1st official baseball game, a win against the Great Western Base Ball Club, 45-9
• 1871 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double
• 1893 Cowboy Bill Pickett invents bulldogging, the skill of grabbing cattle by the horns and wrestling them to the ground

• 1897 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5
• 1898 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09
• 1899 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12
• 1919 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC, 35,000 watch the Phillies beat the NY Giants 4-3
• 1924 VIII Summer Olympic Games open at Olympic Stadium of Colombes, Paris, France

Gehrig's Three Home Runs

1929 Lou Gehrig hits three consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1935 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05
• 1940 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05
• 1946 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6
• 1949 Plane carrying the entire Torino Serie A soccer squad crashes on the outskirts of Turin, Italy; 31 killed; Torino awarded League title at the request of their rivals
• 1957 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2
• 1963 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8
• 1963 Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game

Baseball Record
1965 Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1968 1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneers, 4 games to 3
• 1968 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins
• 1969 Stanley Cup Final, St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO: John Ferguson scores the winner as Montreal Canadiens edge St Louis Blues, 2-1 for a 4 game series sweep
• 1973 Longest baseball game in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings

Kentucky Derby
1974 100th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Cannonade for first of 3 Derby victories


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.

• 1975 Houston's Bob Watson scores baseball's one-millionth run of all time
• 1980 Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning
• 1980 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Cubs Dale Long in 1958
• 1981 Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2
• 1982 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 0
• 1982 Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans

Sports History
1984 Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling)


Baseball PlayerDave Kingman

• 1985 111th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr wins aboard Spend A Buck for his third Derby triumph
• 1989 Junior Felix of Toronto Blue Jays becomes 53rd MLB player to hit HR on 1st at bat
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• 1990 MLB Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher record of 41 consecutive scoreless innings
• 1991 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley wins aboard Strike the Gold, the first of 2 Derby victories
• 1991 NY Mets M Sasser & Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
• 1994 Arsenal of England win 34th European Cup Winner's Cup against Parma of Italy 1-0 in Copenhagen
• 1996 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey wins aboard Grindstone, his second Derby victory (1993 Sea Hero)
• 2002 128th Kentucky Derby: Victor Espinoza aboard War Emblem wins in 2:01.13

Baseball Record
2002 Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as an SF Giant, in a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Bonds is first player with 400 homers for one team and 100 with another (Pirates)


MLB LegendBarry Bonds

• 2002 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (73,963): Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-0 for 8th title
• 2013 139th Kentucky Derby: Joel Rosario aboard Orb wins in 2:02.89

Sports History
2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight title


BoxerFloyd Mayweather Jr.
Sports History
2015 Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for the 2014-15 NBA season


Basketball SuperstarStephen Curry

• 2015 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stuart Bingham beats fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy, 18-15 for his lone world title

Sports History
2018 LA Angels 1st baseman Albert Pujols collects his 3,000th MLB hit in a 5-0 win v Mariners in Seattle


MLB 1st BasemanAlbert Pujols

• 2019 145th Kentucky Derby: stewards disqualify first-across-the-line Maximum Security for interference; longshot Country House declared winner; first DQ in race history for race infraction

Sports History
2019 Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez unifies a trio of middleweight world titles in a close, unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV


BoxerCanelo Álvarez

• 2021 Following several positive Covid-19 cases across franchises the BCCI announces the indefinite postponement of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament

 

MAY 5

• 1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defense of Heavyweight C'ship of America in Charlestown, Maryland

Cy Young Pitches a Perfect Game

1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in "modern" baseball as the Boston Americans beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0


MLB PitcherCy Young

• 1908 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens aboard 66-1 chance Stone Street wins in muddy track conditions; 2:15.20 slowest Derby in history
• 1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Sportsman's Park III
• 1922 After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

Cobb Six for Six
1925 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers' 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis


MLB LegendTy Cobb

• 1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak

Bradman's Unbeaten 185
1930 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 185 in a tour match for Australia v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1934 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04
• 1938 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Harold Kelleher pitcher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning
• 1949 Detroit Tigers second baseman Charlie Gehringer is elected in the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1951 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6
• 1956 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4
• 1956 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude
• 1956 World championships of judo are 1st held in Tokyo
• 1962 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4
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• 1966 Borussia Dortmund of West Germany win 6th European Cup Winner's Cup against Liverpool of England 2-1 in Glasgow
• 1966 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles; beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory

Sports History
1966 Willie Mays hit his 512th HR


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1969 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3

Sports History
1969 Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)


NBA LegendKareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kentucky Derby
1973 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 - fastest Kentucky Derby ever


Thoroughbred Race HorseSecretariat
Baseball Record
1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose

• 1979 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4
• 1981 16th and final MLB pre-season Mayor's Trophy Game prior to inter-league play; NY Mets beat NY Yankees, 4-1 to hold 8-7-1 edge

Kentucky Derby
1984 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4


JockeyLaffit Pincay Jr.

• 1984 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
• 1987 Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East

Sports History
1989 Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, New York


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

• 1990 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02
• 1995 Last basketball game at Boston Garden; Celtics eliminated from playoffs by Orlando Magic, 95-92
• 2001 127th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Chavez aboard Monarchos wins in 1:59.97

Kentucky Derby
2007 133rd Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel aboard 9-2 favourite Street Sense wins on his home track in front of special guest, Queen Elizabeth II


Queen of the United KingdomElizabeth II

• 2012 138th Kentucky Derby: Mario Gutierrez aboard Ill Have Another wins in 2:01.83

FA Cup Final
2012 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102): Chelsea beats Liverpool, 2–1; Didier Drogba scores winner for Blues' 7th title


Football PlayerDidier Drogba
Sports History
2014 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Briton Mark Selby beats countryman Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14, the first of 3 world titles


Snooker PlayerRonnie O'Sullivan

• 2018 144th Kentucky Derby: 52-year-old Mike Smith wins his second Derby aboard Justify in a time of 2:04.20 over a sloppy track

Sports History
2018 Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers


Football ManagerAlex Ferguson

• 2021 Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means no-hits Seattle Mariners, 6-0 at T-Mobile Park, Seattle

 

MAY 6

• 1733 First international boxing match: Local fighter Bob Whittaker beats “The Venetian Gondolier”, Tito di Carni at James Figg's academy amphitheatre in Marylebone, London
• 1895 21st Kentucky Derby: James "Soup" Perkins aboard Halma wins last KD run over a distance of 1.5 miles (2.4km)
• 1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins first Derby held at the current distance of 1.25 miles (2.0km)

• 1903 Chicago White Sox commit 11 errors against Detroit Tigers but win 10-9 at South Side Park. Chicago
• 1907 33rd Kentucky Derby: In muddy conditions and against a reduced field Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in a slow 2:12.6

Ruth's 1st MLB Home Run

1915 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run; pitches 12 frames in Boston Red Sox 4-3 extra innings loss to New York Yankees


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
• 1921 Teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League merge to form the American Soccer League (ASL); collapses 1933

Cobb Ties Ansons' Record
1925 Ty Cobb hits his 5th HR in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884


MLB LegendTy Cobb

• 1933 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8

Red Sox's Record Inning
1934 Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, & B Walters


Baseball PlayerRick Ferrell

• 1939 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4
• 1944 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2
• 1950 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6
• 1951 Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0
• 1953 MLB St. Louis Browns Alva "Bobo" Holloman, in his first start game as starting pitcher, no-hits visiting Philadelphia A's, 6-0

Sports History
1954 English athlete Roger Bannister becomes first to run a sub-4 minute mile, recording 3:59:4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford


Middle-Distance RunnerRoger Bannister

• 1961 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04
• 1965 Bill Lawry (210) & Bob Simpson (201) complete record opening stand of 382 in Australia's 1st innings, drawn 4th Test v West Indies in Bridgetown

Sports History
1965 Jerry Sloan is selected by the Baltimore Bullets as the fourth overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft


Basketball Hall of Fame CoachJerry Sloan

• 1967 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
• 1967 Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
• 1970 European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Feyenoord beats Celtic, 2-1; first time title won by a Dutch club
• 1972 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8
• 1974 Oakland A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore, ending his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
• 1978 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed - first and only Derby victory and 1st-leg of Triple Crown
• 1979 American Fred Markham (22) sets a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph (50.8 mph) over 200 meter course
• 1982 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1

Sports History
1982 Seattle Mariners Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games


Baseball PitcherGaylord Perry
Sports History
1984 Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr hits for cycle


MLB LegendCal Ripken Jr
Sports History
1987 Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH


Auto RacerMario Andretti

• 1988 Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended
• 1989 115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05
• 1991 Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
• 1991 Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9"
• 1992 NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
• 1992 Werder Bremen of Germany win 32nd European Cup winner's Cup against AS Monaco of France 2-0 in Lisbon

Boxing Title Fight
1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionLennox Lewis

• 1995 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2
• 1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
• 1997 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
• 1997 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics

Baseball Record
1998 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens
Kentucky Derby
2000 126th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Fusaichi Pegasus wins in 2:01.12


JockeyKent Desormeaux

• 2006 132nd Kentucky Derby: Edgar Prado aboard Barbaro wins in front of 157,532 fans

Sports History
2009 Marco van Basten resigns as manager of Ajax after the team fails to qualify for the Champions League


Soccer StarMarco van Basten

• 2017 143rd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey John Velasquez wins his second Derby aboard 5-1 shot Always Dreaming
• 2019 Pablo Sandoval becomes second MLB player since 1900 to throw a scoreless outing, hit a home run and steal a base in the same game in SF Giants' 12-4 loss in Cincinnati; joins Christy Mathewson 1905
• 2019 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Judd Trump wins his first world crown beating John Higgins of Scotland, 18-9

 

May 7

• 1877 Cincinnati Enquirer first uses term "bullpen" to indicate baseball field foul territory where late-coming spectators were herded like cattle
• 1910 35th Preakness: R. Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6

Ruth Leads Victory

1917 In a testament to his pitching ability, future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth leads Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory against Washington Senators legend Walter Johnson


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1921 47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2
• 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2
• 1922 NY Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
• 1925 MBA Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play
• 1925 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row
• 1932 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2

64th Kentucky Derby
1938 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin scores first of record 5 Derby wins


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
Negro Baseball League Forms
1945 Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League


Baseball Player and Sports ExecutiveBranch Rickey

• 1949 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2
• 1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics

81st Kentucky Derby
1955 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald

Sports History
1959 "Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd at 93,103 at the LA Coliseum see Yankees beat Dodgers 6-2 in exhibition game


MLB CatcherRoy Campanella

• 1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
• 1960 Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
• 1960 LA Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry

Sports History
1960 Michael Tal beats Mikhail Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship


World Chess ChampionMikhail Botvinnik

• 1966 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02
• 1966 NY Yankees fire manager Johnny Keane
• 1969 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
• 1972 26th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1

Kentucky Derby
1977 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2


RacehorseSeattle Slew

• 1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
• 1982 Californian federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing Oakland Raiders move to Los Angeles Coliseum
• 1983 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Sunny's Halo for consecutive Derby victories (1982 Gato Del Sol)
• 1983 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
• 1986 30th European Cup: Steaua Bucuresti beats Barcelona (0-0, 2-0 on penalties) at Seville
• 1986 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires
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• 1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2
• 1991 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs

Sports History
1992 Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.

• 1994 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6
• 1994 Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle)
• 2003 Arsenal thrash Southampton, 6-1 at Highbury to start Gunners' amazing English Premier League record 49-game unbeaten streak; ends 24 October, 2004 with 2-0 defeat at Manchester United
• 2005 131st Kentucky Derby: Mike Smith aboard 50-1 longshot Giacomo wins ahead of another outsider Closing Argument; exacta payout $9,814.80

Sports History
2006 On the final day of the Premier League season, Thierry Henry scores a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in the last match played at Highbury


Footballer and ManagerThierry Henry

• 2011 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04
• 2016 142nd Kentucky Derby: 3-1 chance Nyquist ridden by Mario Gutierrez wins in front of second largest attendance of 167,227
• 2018 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Welshman Mark Williams beats John Higgins of Scotland, 18-16; as promised, does his press conference in the nude
• 2021 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley no-hits Cleveland Indians, 3-0 at Progressive Field, Cleveland
• 2022 148th Kentucky Derby: Venezuelan jockey Sonny Leon rides 80-1 outsider Rich Strike to victory to become second biggest longshot to win in the history of the event

 

MAY 8

• 1896 Bobby Peel scores 210 not out as Yorkshire is dismissed for 887 in drawn County Cricket match against Warwickshire in Birmingham
• 1897 22nd Preakness: T. Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51¼
• 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Albert Bender is deployed to left field in 6th inning and responds with 2 HRs in A's 11-4 win over Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston

• 1907 Boston Doves pitcher "Big Jeff" Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 at South End Grounds, Boston

Burns vs O'Brien

1907 Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating 'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien on points in 20 rounds in Los Angeles, California


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Burns

Boxer'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien

• 1909 American Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) in NYC
• 1909 British runner Henry Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London
• 1915 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4
• 1919 Appingedam soccer team forms
• 1920 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins by a head from Upset in 2:09

Hobbs Scores 100th Century
1923 England Test opening batsman Jack Hobbs scores his 100th 1st-class cricket 100 with 116 not out for Surry v Somerset at Bath


CricketerJack Hobbs
50th Preakness
1925 50th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59


JockeyClarence Kummer

• 1926 Fire breaks out in Fenway Park, home of Boston Red Sox baseball team

Hubbell No-Hits Pirates
1929 NY Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0 at the Polo Grounds, NYC


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell

• 1935 MLB Cincinnati Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th in 15-4 victory over Phillies, in game one of a double header at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl
• 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife faints when he returned to track
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• 1937 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2
• 1942 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund

68th Preakness
1943 68th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4


Hall of Fame JockeyJohnny Longden

• 1946 MLB Boston Red Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 14-10 win over visiting Chicago White Sox

Breadon Talks Down Protest
1947 A movement among Cardinal players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

• 1954 1st shot-put throw over 60' (18.29 m) by American Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, California

Baseball Record
1966 Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park, by Oriole outfielder Frank Robinson


Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
Muhammad Ali Indicted
1967 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1970 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers 113 to 91 at Madison Square Garden, NYC; winning final series 4 games to 3
• 1970 NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99

Baseball History
1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs managerr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball's 1st African American manager


MLB shortstopErnie Banks

• 1974 FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam
• 1980 Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game

Sports History
1984 Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett

• 1984 The Soviet Union announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics in retaliation for the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
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• 1988 Amateur referees work NJ Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils

Sports History
1988 Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in New York City


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
Sports History
1989 Paul McCartney releases remake of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans


Musician and BeatlePaul McCartney
Boxing Title Fight
1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionLennox Lewis

• 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game

Sports History
1996 NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden

• 1996 Paris Saint-Germain of France win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 1-0 in Brussels
• 2010 Last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process

Sports History
2011 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Tom Lehman wins second of 3 Champions Tour majors with par on 2nd playoff hole against Australian Peter Senior


GolferTom Lehman
Sports History
2013 Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season


Football ManagerAlex Ferguson

• 2014 NFL Draft: South Carolina outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney first pick by Houston Texans
• 2018 Seattle Mariners MLB left-hander James Paxton hurls a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto
• 2020 11-year old Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury creates world record by performing 1st 1080 degree turn on a vertical ramp
• 2022 Dutch runner Jo Schoonbroodt (71) breaks Canadian Ed Whitlock's 2004 record for fastest marathon by person over 70 by 29 seconds (2:54:19) at Maasmarathon of Visé in Belboom, Belgium

 

MAY 9

• 1889 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50
• 1901 Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2
• 1914 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4

• 1927 52nd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6

55th Preakness

1930 55th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1931 56th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59
• 1932 57th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8
• 1937 Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)
• 1942 67th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57

NY Yankees Manager Returns
1944 Joe McCarthy returns as New York Yankees manager after an illness


Baseball ManagerJoe McCarthy

• 1945 New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier

Sports History
1958 Russian Mikhail Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship


World Chess ChampionMikhail Botvinnik
Rigney Family Resign
1959 Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg

• 1961 Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins
• 1971 American Beth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Baseball History
1973 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game


MLB CatcherJohnny Bench

• 1975 Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m ('unofficial' world record, due to his professional status) in El Paso, Texas
• 1984 Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 innings (started 5/8)
• 1986 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

Baseball Record
1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1989 NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop
• 1989 NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher
• 1990 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals, 4 games to 0
• 1990 Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner's Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg
• 1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0
• 1997 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
• 2001 Accra Sports Stadium Disaster: 129 Ghanaian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of teargas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko
• 2010 Oakland A's Dallas Braden becomes 19th pitcher to throw a perfect game (4-0 vs Tampa Bay)
• 2010 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: South African Tim Clark fires a final round 67 for his first PGA Tour victory, 1 stroke ahead of Robert Allenby of Australia

Sports History
2013 Everton Manager David Moyes is announced as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United (he only lasts 10 months)


Football ManagerAlex Ferguson

• 2018 Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton - most goals (105), most points (97) and most wins (31)
• 2019 English clubs create football history by taking all 4 final spots in Europe's 2 major competitions; Chelsea & Arsenal qualify in Europa Cup after 'miracle' Champions League wins for Liverpool & Spurs

PM Imran Khan Arrested
2023 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]


Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan

 

May 10

• 1870 Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
• 1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5
• 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25

• 1902 Dutch soccer club FC Blauw-Wit (Blue-White) is formed in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam; merge with VV De Beursbengels in 2015
• 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
• 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
• 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
• 1913 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
• 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 on way to first Triple Crown
• 1926 51st Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8
• 1929 54th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6

4th British Open

1929 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Walter Hagen wins 4th Open title, by 6 strokes from fellow American Johnny Farrell


GolferWalter Hagen

• 1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington, New Jersey

66th Preakness
1941 66th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
• 1947 72nd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59
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• 1967 Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar

Sports History
1967 Hank Aaron hits his only inside the park HR off of Phillies' Jim Bunning, in Philadelphia


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and SenatorJim Bunning
Sports History
1970 Atlanta Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5


Baseball Player and Knuckleball PitcherHoyt Wilhelm
Stanley Cup
1970 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Bobby Orr scores famous OT winner as Boston beats St. Louis Blues, 4-3 for 4-0 series sweep; Bruins its first title since 1941


Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr

• 1973 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
• 1973 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Yvan Cournoyer has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4 to take title, 4 games to 2
• 1974 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
• 1978 22nd European Cup: Liverpool beats Club Brugge 1-0 at London
• 1979 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros
• 1981 Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits SF Giants, 4-0
• 1989 FC Barcelona of Spain win 29th European Cup Winner's Cup against Sampdoria of Italy 1-0 in Bern
• 1989 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 1
• 1991 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Minnesota North Stars beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 1

Sports History
1991 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving singer Madonna's apartment


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
Hall of Fame
1993 Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame


NBA Center and Television SportscasterBill Walton

• 1995 Real Zaragoza of Spain win 35th European Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal of England 2-1 in Paris
• 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
• 2002 Anaheim Angels crush the Chicago White Sox 19-0. The Angels join the 1923 Indians, 1939 Yankees and 1950 Red Sox as the only teams to beat two opponents by 19 or more runs in the same season

Laureus Awards
2004 Laureus World Sports Awards, Cultural Centre of Belém, Lisbon, Portugal: Sportsman: Michael Schumacher; Sportswoman: Annika Sörenstam; Team: England Men's National Rugby Union team


Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher

GolferAnnika Sörenstam

• 2009 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Henrik Stenson of Sweden shoots a bogey-free final round 66 to win by 4 strokes from Englishman Ian Poulter

Sports History
2013 Joe Sakic is hired by his former team, the Colorado Avalanche, as Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations


NHL LegendJoe Sakic
PGA Players Championship
2015 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Rickie Fowler wins beating Kevin Kisner and Sergio García by 1 stroke in a playoff


GolferSergio García
Sports History
2018 Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay)


Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal

Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
Agreement of Interest
2022 Tom Brady agrees to record 10-year, $375m deal to be Fox Sports’ lead analyst when he decides to finally retire; surpasses $303m the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career


NFL QuarterbackTom Brady

• 2023 Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen becomes seventh MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 5-2 victory over Braves in Atlanta

 

MAY 11

• 1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25
• 1888 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
• 1892 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½

1st Bicycle World Record

1893 Henri Desgrange establishes world's 1st bicycle world record, travelling 35.325 km (21.95 miles) an hour


Cyclist and Founder of the Tour-de-FranceHenri Desgrange

• 1897 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers

Jeffries KOs Corbett
1900 James J. Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

BoxerJames J. Corbett

• 1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
• 1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
• 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 6-0 at Redland Field, Cincinnati

Johnson - Quinn Pitching Duel
1919 Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame ace Walter Johnson pitches 12 scoreless innings in a famous 0-0 duel with Jack Quinn of the NY Yankees at the Polo Grounds


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1923 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
• 1927 England's football team beat Belgium 9-1
• 1928 53rd Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2

63rd British Open
1928 63rd British Open Men's Golf Championship, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen wins 3rd of his 4 Open Championship titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow American Gene Sarazen


GolferWalter Hagen

GolferGene Sarazen

• 1935 60th Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
• 1940 65th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6
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• 1946 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)
• 1946 71st Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4

Sports History
1959 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends


MLB Catcher and ManagerYogi Berra
Sports History
1963 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his second career no-hitter; beats Juan Marichal and the SF Giants, 8-0


Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal

• 1965 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
• 1966 European Cup Final, Heysel Stadium, Brussels: Fernando Serena scores the winner as Real Madrid beats Partizan Belgrade, 2-1; Madrid's 6th title
• 1968 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Defenceman J. C. Tremblay fires home the winner as Montreal Canadiens edge St Louis Blues, 3-2 for a 4-0 series sweep
• 1971 Cleveland's pitcher Steve Dunning hits a grand slam off Oakland Athletics pitcher Diego Seguí

Baseball Trade
1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1972 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Wayne Cashman scores twice as Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 3-0 to take title, 4-2

Sports History
1977 Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game


Businessman and SailorTed Turner
Baseball Record
1980 Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in one inning for Phillies


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose

• 1983 Aberdeen of Scotland win 23rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid of Spain 2-1 in Gothenburg
• 1984 Johan Cruijff quits soccer
• 1985 56 die and at least 265 are injured at Bradford City football ground in the worst fire in English football history
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• 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and César Cedeño
• 1988 KV Mechelen of Belgium win 28th European Cup Winner's Cup against Ajax of Netherlands 1-0 in Strasbourg
• 1988 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
• 1989 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2

Baseball Trade
1990 NY Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield

• 1991 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
• 1996 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0

Sports History
1997 Chess-playing computer Deep Blue developed by IBM defeats Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov 3.5-2.5 in chess


Chess Grandmaster and Political ActivistGarry Kasparov

• 1997 NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs

PGA Players Championship
2008 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Sergio García of Spain claims the biggest win of his career to date in a sudden-death playoff over American Paul Goydos


GolferSergio García
Sports History
2009 Patrick Kane scores his first career hat-trick in the NHL playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks


Ice Hockey PlayerPatrick Kane
Sports History
2013 Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga points record of 91


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2013 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (86,254): Wigan Athletic upsets Manchester City, 1-0; Ben Watson scores 90+1' winner

PGA Players Championship
2014 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: German Martin Kaymer leads after each round to win by 1 stroke ahead of Jim Furyk; first 8-figure purse in golf with winner's share $1.8 million


GolferJim Furyk

 

MAY 12

• 1888 Crouching start 1st used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
• 1890 First official County Cricket Championship match begins; Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by 8 wickets at Bristol; James Cranston scores first century (101) in the competition
• 1909 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8

• 1910 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Charles "Chief" Bender no-hits Cleveland Naps, 4-0
• 1913 English runner Harry Green runs world record marathon 2:38:16.2 in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
• 1917 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4
• 1917 43rd Kentucky Derby: Charles Borel on Omar Khayyam wins in 2:04.6
• 1919 New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day
• 1923 48th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
• 1924 49th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
• 1934 59th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2
• 1937 St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3
• 1955 Chicago Cub Sam "Toothpick" Jones is 1st African-American to pitch a no-hitter, winning 4-0 over Pittsburgh Pirates, at Wrigley Field, Chicago
• 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine's throws 2nd career no-hitter, beats NY Giants, 3-0, at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn, NYC

Sports History

1961 Russian Mikhail Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time


World Chess ChampionMikhail Botvinnik

• 1966 St Louis' Busch Memorial Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 innings

Baseball Record
1970 Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run


MLB shortstopErnie Banks

• 1972 Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13)
• 1973 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3
• 1974 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
• 1976 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow

Sports History
1979 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end


Tennis LegendChris Evert

• 1980 West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium; midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores winner with a rare header
• 1981 NY Islanders tie their own record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period vs Minnesota North Stars
• 1982 FC Barcelona of Spain win 22nd European Cup Winner's Cup against Standard Liège of Belgium 2-1 in Barcelona
• 1990 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
• 1993 Parma of Italy win 33rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Royal Antwerp of Belgium 3-1 in London

NHL Record
1995 Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4


NHL GoalieMartin Brodeur
LPGA Championship
1996 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: England's Laura Davies wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers


LPGA GolferLaura Davies

• 1996 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8
• 1997 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox
• 2001 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (72,500): Liverpool beats Arsenal, 2-1 with Michael Owen scoring twice for the Reds

PGA Players Championship
2013 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins his second PC, 2 strokes ahead of David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman


GolferTiger Woods

• 2019 IPL Cricket Final, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run; Jasprit Bumrah 2/14 (4); Indians' 4th title
• 2019 Manchester City beats Brighton, 4-1 to claim back-to-back English Premier League titles with 98 points, 1 ahead of runners-up, Liverpool

 

MAY 13

• 1887 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.25
• 1890 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75
• 1891 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52.25

Jeffries Retires Undefeated

1905 World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defences; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

• 1909 First Giro d'Italia takes place in Milan - Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna is the winner
• 1911 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05
• 1916 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04
• 1922 47th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6
• 1922 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6
• 1927 VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk
• 1933 58th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02
• 1939 64th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8
• 1942 Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight
• 1942 Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 HRs in a game
• 1944 69th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2
• 1950 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo
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• 1952 Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27 in 9-innings, as he no-hits Welch Minors; 4 Minors do reach base

Mantle Hits 3 HRs
1955 Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463'


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
Musial 8th to 3,000
1958 MLB player Stan Musial is 8th to get 3,000 hits


MLB LegendStan Musial
Baseball Record
1958 MLB San Francisco Giants teammates Willie Mays & Darryl Spencer each hit 2 HRs & a triple, and combine for 10 RBI in a 16-9 win over the Dodgers at Los Angeles


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1960 Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game

Sports History
1962 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Montgomery CC: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden-death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

• 1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries
• 1972 Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12)

Sports History
1973 Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California


Tennis Player and Three-Time Major ChampionBobby Riggs

Tennis LegendMargaret Smith Court

• 1976 9th & final ABA championship: NY Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2
• 1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 HRs in 5th inning vs NY Mets
• 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st European Cup Winner's Cup against Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in Düsseldorf
• 1982 Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)

Sports History
1983 Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
Sports History
1984 Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff's last competitive match


Soccer Player and CoachJohan Cruyff

• 1985 Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases
• 1987 Ajax of the Netherlands win 27th European Cup Winner's Cup against Lokomotive Leipzig 1-0 of East Germany in Athens
• 1987 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1

Sports History
1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett

• 1989 Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

Sports History
1991 Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
Sports History
1993 KC Royal George Brett hits his 300th HR


MLB Third BasemanGeorge Brett

• 1994 MLB Cleveland Indians begin a 18 home game win streak at newly opened Jacobs Field

Sports History
1995 Team New Zealand beats Team Dennis Conner 5-0 to win the America's Cup for the first time


Yachtsman and EnvironmentalistPeter Blake

YachtsmanRussell Coutts
TV Show Appearance
1996 O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
Sports History
1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1998 Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winner's Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm
• 2006 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,140): Liverpool beats West Ham United, 3-1 on penalties after 3–3 (a.e.t.); Reds 7th title
• 2007 At 16 years, 65 days Matthew Briggs debuts for Fulham in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough; youngest player to appear in an English Premier League match

PGA Players Championship
2007 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Phil Mickelson wins by 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sergio García of Spain; event played in May for the first time


GolferPhil Mickelson

GolferSergio García

• 2012 Manchester City beats QPR 3-2 at City of Manchester Stadium to win English Premier League title on goal difference from Manchester United; Citizens recover from 2–1 down with 2 stoppage-time goals; first EPL title decided on goal difference
• 2012 Manchester City win the English Premier League for the first time
• 2012 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Matt Kuchar wins by 2 strokes ahead of Ricky Fowler, Zach Johnson, Martin Laird and Ben Curtis
• 2018 Arsène Wenger guides Arsenal to a 1-0 win at Huddersfield in his final game as Gunners manager after 22 years in charge

Sports History
2018 Liverpool's Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah scores in a 4-0 win against Brighton to set the EPL goal scoring record (32) for a 38-game season


Soccer StarMohamed Salah

• 2018 Manchester City ends the EPL season with a 1-0 win at Southampton having smashed 11 Premier League records including biggest title winning margin (19 points) and most points (100)

PGA Players Championship
2018 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Webb Simpson wins by 4 strokes from Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel and Jimmy Walker


GolferXander Schauffele
Sports History
2019 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G &CC: Steve Stricker wins his first career major title by 6 strokes ahead of Billy Andrade, Paul Goydos & David Toms


GolferDavid Toms

 

MAY 14

• 1885 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25
• 1886 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.50
• 1888 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00

• 1890 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45
• 1906 Flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during pennant-raising

Johnson Ends Scoreless Streak

1913 Washington Senator Walter Johnson ends MLB record scoreless streak at 56 innings


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1918 Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C.
• 1919 44th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 on way to first Triple Crown
• 1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season
• 1920 Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit
• 1927 53rd Kentucky Derby: HOF jockey Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery defeats Osmand by a nose in the stretch in 2:06
• 1935 Northamptonshire County Cricket Club gains (over Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs) what proved to be their last victory for 99 matches, a record in the County Championship. Their next Championship win was not until May 29, 1939.
• 1938 63rd Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8
• 1938 England soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3

Foxx's Huge Home Run
1940 Boston's Jimmie Foxx HR goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof


MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx

• 1949 74th Preakness: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 1:56

Monaco Grand Prix
1961 Stirling Moss wins the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix


Auto RacerStirling Moss
Sports History
1967 NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Baltimore Oriole's Stu Miller


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
Baseball Record
1972 In Willie Mays' 1st game as New York Met, his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4 (his former team of over 20 years), at Shea Stadium, New York


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1975 Dynamo Kyiv of the Soviet Union win 15th European Cup Winner's Cup over Ferencvár osi TC of Hungary 3-0
• 1977 KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0
• 1977 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Jacques Lemaire scores twice as Montreal Canadiens edge Boston Bruins, 2-1 in OT for a 4 game sweep and back-to-back titles
• 1980 Bucky Dent hits an inside park HR, Royals walk 14 Yanks including 5 with bases loaded, Yanks win 16-3
• 1980 Valencia of Spain wins 20th European Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal of England 5-4 on penalties in Brussels
• 1981 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2

World Record
1983 Rosa Mota runs female world record 20k (1:06:55.5)


Marathon RunnerRosa Mota

• 1986 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3

Sports History
1986 Reggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson

Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1987 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
• 1988 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn
• 1988 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
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• 1989 1st Tour de Trump bicycle race run (Atlanta)

Sports History
1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 1st player to hit 6 doubles across two consecutive games since St. Louis Cardinal Red Schoendienst in 1948


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
Sports History
1990 46th time opposing pitchers hit HR, Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos)


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela
Sports History
1994 Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield

• 1994 FA Cup Final: Manchester United defeat Chelsea 4-0 at Wembley Stadium, London
• 1995 At 43 years, 162 days Manchester City goalkeeper John Burridge becomes the oldest player to appear in an EPL match, a 3-2 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers

Baseball Record
1995 Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th)


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray
LPGA Championship
1995 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Kelly Robbins wins her only major title by 1 stroke from defending champion Laura Davies of England


LPGA GolferKelly Robbins

LPGA GolferLaura Davies
Sports History
1996 New York Yankees' controversial pitcher Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners, 2-0 at Yankee Stadium


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
Sports History
1997 Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners


New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner

• 1997 FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam

Laureus Awards
2002 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Michael Schumacher; Sportswoman: Jennifer Capriati; Team: Australian Men's National Cricket team


Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher

Tennis PlayerJennifer Capriati

• 2011 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,643): Manchester City beats Stoke City, 1-0; Yaya Touré scores 74' winner; Citizens' 5th title

Sports History
2016 Gabriel Medina becomes the first surfer ever to land the move "Backflip" in competition


SurferGabriel Medina
PGA Players Championship
2017 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 21-year-old South Korean Kim Si-woo shoots final round 69 to win by 3 strokes ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and Ian Poulter


GolferLouis Oosthuizen

• 2018 Arsenal finish EPL season in 6th place on 63 points; fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997
• 2018 US Supreme Court strikes down federal law banning sports gambling in most states