TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2025

MAY 16

• 1882 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00
• 1884 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25
• 1894 Fire in Boston destroys the South End Grounds baseball stadium and 200 other buildings

• 1914 American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City
• 1914 Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street, San Francisco. Relocated a year later.
• 1916 41st Preakness Stakes: Hall of Fame jockey Linus McAtee aboard the J.K.L. Ross owned Damrosch wins in 1:54.80
• 1921 46th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun wins in 1:54.2

51st Kentucky Derby

1925 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1927 NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home
• 1930 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2
• 1931 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8
• 1932 Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston
• 1936 61st Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59

Bradman Scores 278
1938 Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores 278 vs MCC in 349 mins with 35 fours and 1 six


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1941 First US radio performance of Robert Russell Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"

Sports History
1948 First Chess World Championship since WWII, Russian player Mikhail Botvinnik wins a five-player tournament to begin 24 years of Soviet dominance


World Chess ChampionMikhail Botvinnik

• 1953 Philadelphia Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a lead-off single, then retires next 27 in a row in 3-0 win over Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee

Baseball History
1954 Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

• 1955 Ray Lindwall scores his 2nd Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown

Marciano TKOs Cockell
1955 Rocky Marciano beats Don Cockell by TKO in the 9th round at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco to retain his world heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionRocky Marciano

• 1956 England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 10-88 for Surrey v Australia in tour match at The Oval, London

Copacabana Incident
1957 NY Yankee players including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Hank Bauer are involved in a brawl at the Copacabana nightclub while watching Sammy Davis Jr. perform, leads to Billy Martin trade


Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

Singer, Actor and TV HostSammy Davis Jr.

Baseball Player and ManagerHank Bauer

• 1959 84th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57
• 1964 89th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8

Baseball History
1965 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers


Baseball PlayerJim Palmer

• 1970 95th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2
• 1972 Philadelphia Phillies slugger Greg Luzinski hits home run into the Liberty Bell monument at Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium, an estimated 500-foot shot
• 1973 AC Milan of Italy win 13th European Cup Winner's Cup against Leeds of England 1-0 in Saloniki

Boxing Title Fight
1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
Stanley Cup
1976 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Guy Lafleur and Pete Mahovlich each have a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3 for a 4 games series sweep


NHL LegendGuy Lafleur

• 1977 Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1979 FC Barcelona of Spain wins 19th European Cup Winner's Cup against Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany 4-3 in Basel
• 1979 MLB National League approves sale of Houston Astros by Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M
• 1980 34th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
• 1981 106th Preakness: Jorge Velásquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6
• 1981 Houston shortstop Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples as Astros beat Chicago Cubs, 6-1
• 1982 Stanley Cup Final, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC: 3-peat for NY Islanders; sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games with a 3-1 Game 4 win
• 1984 Juventus of Italy win 24th European Cup Winner's Cup against Porto of Portugal 2-1 in Basel
• 1984 Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game

Sports History
1984 MLB Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer off Fernando Valenzuela, in 7-2 win against Dodgers, in Los Angeles


Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton

Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela
Sports History
1985 Michael Jordan is named NBA Rookie of the Year


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1985 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 2
• 1985 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 2
• 1987 112th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 1:55.8
• 1992 117th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6
• 1992 America's Cup: America Team USA defeats Il Moro di Venezia 4-1 to win in San Diego

Sports History
1994 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati arrested on possession of marijuana


Tennis PlayerJennifer Capriati
Baseball Record
1996 Sammy Sosa is the first Chicago Cub to hit two home runs in one inning


MLB OutfielderSammy Sosa

• 1997 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
• 1997 MLB Montreal Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
• 1997 MLB St Louis Cardinal Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hit

Preakness Stakes
1998 123rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 1:54.80


JockeyKent Desormeaux

• 2003 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota Wild, 4 games to 0

Preakness Stakes
2009 134th Preakness: Calvin Borel aboard Rachel Alexandra wins in 1:55.08


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyCalvin Borel

• 2010 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: England beats Australia by 7 wickets with 3 overs to spare for their first title; Player of the Series: England batsman Kevin Pietersen (248 runs)
• 2010 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: Elise Perry with 3 for 18 off 4 overs leads Australia (106/8) to 3 run victory over New Zealand 103/6
• 2014 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. & Manchester City F.C. are each fined €60 million for breaching Fair Play Regulations
• 2015 140th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 1:58.46

PGA Championship
2019 Brooks Koepka fires tournament record equalling, and course record 63 (-7) to lead the PGA Championship by 1 stroke after the 1st round at Bethpage Black, NY


GolferBrooks Koepka

• 2023 Intense floods in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy causes 23 rivers to burst their banks, resulting in at least 13 deaths and cancellation of the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix [1]

 

MAY 17

• 1860 German football club TSV 1860 München is founded
• 1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75
• 1881 7th Kentucky Derby: HOF jockey Jim McLaughlin aboard heavy favourite Hindoo wins in 2:40.00

• 1894 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25

W. G. Grace's 100th 100

1895 W. G. Grace completes his 100th century in a game against Somerset at Bristol


CricketerW. G. Grace

• 1903 Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
• 1905 Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball
• 1911 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51
• 1915 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58
• 1924 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2

Speaker Hits 3,000
1925 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit


Baseball PlayerTris Speaker

• 1927 MLB Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings, at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts

56th Kentucky Derby
1930 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1939 First televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton University defeating Columbia University 2-1
• 1952 77th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4
• 1953 Yanks & Browns use record 41 players in a game
• 1958 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2

Golf Record
1959 Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122


GolferSam Snead

• 1963 Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Phillies, 4-1

Sports History
1964 First Tim Horton's coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton


NHL Star and BusinessmanTim Horton

• 1964 Phillies triple play Houston Colt .45s
• 1969 94th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6
• 1969 Baltimore, Cleveland & Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL

Baseball Record
1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

• 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's
• 1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run
• 1974 18th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Brussels
• 1975 100th Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4
• 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run
• 1979 MLB Philadelphia Phillies win over Cubs, 23-22 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field on a breezy day in Chicago; teams combine for 13 first inning runs, and finish game with 50 hits, including 11 homeruns

Preakness Stakes
1980 105th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Codex wins his first of 2 Pimlico classics


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.

• 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff
• 1983 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 4 consecutive titles for NY Islanders; sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games with a 4-2 Game 4 win
• 1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning
• 1986 111th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8

Sports History
1992 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone & Fisk)


Baseball Hall of Fame CatcherGary Carter
LPGA Championship
1992 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Betsy King wins her 5th major title, 11 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann and Karen Noble


LPGA GolferBetsy King

GolferJoAnne Carner

• 1996 Habib & Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics v Worcs
• 1997 122nd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54

LPGA Championship
1998 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: 20-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak leads wire-to-wire to win the first of her 5 majors, 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney


LPGA GolferSe Ri Pak

• 1998 New York Yankees pitcher David Wells tosses a perfect game in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium, NY
• 2000 Turkish side Galatasaray defeat Arsenal 4–1 on penalties, becoming the first Turkish football team to win the UEFA Cup in Copenhagen
• 2003 128th Preakness: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 1:55.61
• 2003 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (73,726): Arsenal beats Southampton, 1-0; Robert Pires scores 38' winner for Gunners' 9th title
• 2006 14th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Arsenal 2-1 at Saint-Denis

Preakness Stakes
2008 133rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown wins in 1:54.80


JockeyKent Desormeaux

Sports History
2008 Dale Jarrett's final race, the All-Star race, before joining ESPN's NASCAR coverage full-time


Auto RacerDale Jarrett

• 2008 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (82,752): Portsmouth beats Cardiff City, 1-0; Nwankwo Kanu scores 37' winner
• 2014 139th Preakness: Victor Ezpinoza aboard California Chrome wins in 1:54.84

Sports History
2014 Bayern Munich defeats Borussia Dortmund to win the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2014 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,345): Arsenal beats Hull City, 3–2 (a.e.t.); Aaron Ramsey scores 109' winner
• 2015 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Jeff Maggert wins first of 2 consecutive Champions Tour majors with par on 1st playoff hole against Kevin Sutherland
• 2018 Michigan State University agrees to pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar, the largest sexual abuse case in sports history

PGA Championship
2019 Brooks Koepka fires a 65 (-5) to set new record for lowest 36-hole score in a golf major at the PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park; 7 stroke lead is a 36-hole tournament record


GolferBrooks Koepka
Sports History
2020 Michael Jordan's autographed Air Nike 1s trainers from 1985 sell for a record $560,000 in an online auction


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

 

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MAY 18

• 1880 6th Kentucky Derby: George Garrett Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.5; race run in estimated 5 inch deep dust
• 1897 New York Giants third baseman Bill Joyce becomes last player in baseball history to hit 4 triples in a game as Giants beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-5 at Exposition Park

Tiger's Amateur Protest

1912 Philadelphia Athletics rout Detroit Tigers, 24-2 at Shibe Park; Tigers use amateur players in protest of Ty Cobb's suspension from the game


MLB LegendTy Cobb
45th Preakness
1920 45th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War (regarded as greatest racehorse of all time) defeats Upset by 1+1⁄2 lengths in 1:51.6


JockeyClarence Kummer

• 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Hall of Fame jockey Linus McAtee on 3-1 chance Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 on a muddy track
• 1929 MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader: Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16 in first game, Phillies win 8-6 in nightcap, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1933 First MLB All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair; fans to pick players
• 1935 English batsman Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on his County Cricket debut for Somerset CCC vs Essex at Frome
• 1942 NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
• 1945 MLB Detroit Tigers & Philadelphia A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
• 1947 MLB Philadelphia A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
• 1950 MLB St. Louis Cardinals baseman Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders
• 1955 Atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies cricket team from 6-187 to 6-494 in a day v Australia

Baseball Record
1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
Preakness Stakes
1957 82nd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro
European Cup Final
1960 European Cup Final, Glasgow: Ferenc Puskás scores 4, Alfredo Di Stéfano 3 as Real Madrid routs Eintracht Frankfurt, 7-3; 5th consecutive title for Los Blancos


Football Player and CoachAlfredo Di Stéfano
88th Preakness
1963 88th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1968 93rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8

Baseball Record
1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg

Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderAl Kaline

• 1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3

Stanley Cup
1971 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Henri Richard scores twice as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks for a 4-3 series victory


Ice Hockey GreatHenri Richard

• 1972 American basketball player John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
• 1974 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
• 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs

Preakness Stakes
1985 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4


JockeyPat Day

• 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool
• 1988 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16

Sports History
1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak


Baseball InfielderRyne Sandberg
Stanley Cup
1990 Edmonton right wing Jari Kurri sets a record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game with 3 goals and 2 assists in a 7-2 win at Boston Garden


NHL StarJari Kurri

• 1991 116th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54
• 1994 2nd UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Barcelona 4-0 at Athens
• 1996 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2

LPGA Championship
1997 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Christa Johnson wins her only major title on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley


LPGA GolferChrista Johnson

• 2001 101-year-old Harold Stilson becomes oldest golfer to record a hole-in-one when he aces the 108-yard, par-3, 16th hole at Deerfield CC, FL
• 2002 127th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard War Emblem wins in 1:56.36
• 2002 Micky Ward beats Arturo Gatti by majority decision in a junior welterweight boxing bout in Uncasville, Connecticut; 'The Ring' Fight of the Year; first fight in their legendary trilogy
• 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson becomes 16th pitcher to throw a perfect game (2-0 vs Atlanta)
• 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1
• 2013 138th Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Oxbow wins in 1:57.54
• 2013 RC Toulonnais defeat ASM Clermont Auvergne to win the rugby Heineken Cup final
• 2014 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Kenny Perry wins his third of 4 Champions Tour majors by 1 stroke from Mark Calcavecchia
• 2019 144th Preakness: War of Will with Tyler Gaffalione aboard wins for trainer Mark E. Casse by a nose from Everfast

FA Cup Final
2019 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (85,854): Gabriel Jesus & Raheem Sterling each score twice as Manchester City thrash Watford, 6-0, completing an unprecedented domestic treble


FootballerRaheem Sterling

• 2021 MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull no-hits Seattle Mariners, 5-0 at Comerica Park, Detroit

 

MAY 19

• 1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ

Johnson vs O'Brien

1909 In his first title defense Jack Johnson fights Philadelphia Jack O'Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown


World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson

BoxerPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien
Johnson Threatens Tigers Ban
1912 AL President Ban Johnson tells Detroit Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball


MLB LegendTy Cobb

Founder of Baseball's American LeagueBan Johnson
49th Kentucky Derby
1923 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande wins aboard Zev for his first Derby success


JockeyEarl Sande

• 1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4
• 1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, crushes 2 people to death
• 1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936
• 1941 Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
• 1942 Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner)
• 1945 Start of the 1st Victory Test Cricket between England & Aust Services

Preakness Stakes
1951 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1956 81st Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4
• 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Dale Long hits 9th-inning HR, 1st HR in 8 straight games

Baseball History
1960 SF Giants rookie Juan Marichal beats Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0 on debut at Candlestick Park; first National League hurler since 1900 to debut with a one-hitter


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJuan Marichal

• 1962 87th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2

Baseball Record
1962 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431


MLB LegendStan Musial

MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner

• 1965 West Ham United of England win 5th European Cup Winner's Cup against 1860 München of West Germany 2-0 in London

Preakness Stakes
1973 98th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54 - fastest Preakness race ever (recognized 2012)


Thoroughbred Race HorseSecretariat

• 1974 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Goaltender Bernie Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2, become 1st "expansion" team to win Stanley Cup; Parent named playoff MVP
• 1979 104th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2

Preakness Stakes
1984 109th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Gate Dancer wins his second Pimlico classic


JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.
Sports History
1984 Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game


NHL StarPat LaFontaine
Stanley Cup
1984 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Wayne Gretzky scores twice as Edmonton Oilers beat NY Islanders, 5-2 for a 4-1 series win; Oilers first SC title


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Sports History
1988 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1


Hall of Fame Baseball PlayerBobby Doerr
Preakness Stakes
1990 115th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6


JockeyPat Day

• 1991 Willy T. Ribbs overcomes numerous mechanical problems in qualifying to become the first African-American driver to make the Indianapolis 500 starting grid

Sports History
1994 American tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center


Tennis PlayerJennifer Capriati

• 1999 Lazio of Italy win 39th European Cup Winner's Cup against Mallorca of Spain 2-1 in Birmingham
• 2001 126th Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Point Given wins in 1:55.40
• 2001 Manchester United lose 3-1 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane but win English Premier League title for the 3rd consecutive season
• 2004 NHL Western Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 2
• 2007 132nd Preakness: Robby Albarado aboard Curlin wins in 1:53.46

FA Cup Final
2007 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,826): Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1 – 0 (a.e.t.); Didier Drogba scores 116' winner for Blues' 4th title


Football PlayerDidier Drogba

• 2007 In an all South African final the Bulls (Pretoria) edge the home team Sharks, 20-19 in Durban for their first Super 14 Rugby title; Bulls flyhalf Derick Hougaard boots 2 penalties & 2 conversions
• 2007 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 1
• 2008 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars, 4 games to 2
• 2012 137th Preakness: Mario Gutierrez aboard Ill Have Another wins in 1:55.94

UEFA Champions League Final
2012 UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea beats Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; Blues' first title


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2013 Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship
• 2014 Decorated Dutch coach Louis van Gaal confirmed as manager of Manchester United; Ryan Giggs named assistant, confirms retirement as a player at age 40 after 963 games and English record 22 major trophies
• 2018 142nd Preakness Stakes: Mike Smith wins aboard Justify in fog for second-leg of the Triple Crown
• 2018 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1-0; Belgian international Eden Hazard scores 22' penalty

PGA Championship
2019 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins despite 5 bogeys on last 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson


GolferBrooks Koepka

• 2019 Sprinter Dutee Chand comes out as India's first openly gay professional athlete
• 2021 New York Yankees pitcher Cory Kluber no-hits Texas Rangers, 2-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
• 2024 Manchester City beats West Ham 3-1 at Etihad Stadium to become the first team to win the English Premier League title for 4 consecutive seasons

PGA Championship
2024 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Valhalla GC: Xander Schauffele claims his first major title with a 1 stroke win over fellow American Bryson DeChambeau


GolferXander Schauffele

 

MAY 20

• 1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina
• 1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37

37th British Open

1897 37th British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid


Golfer and Course DesignerJames Braid

• 1900 Second modern Summer Olympics (Games of the II Olympiad) opens in Paris and continues for five months
• 1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
• 1920 Policemen raid the Cubs' bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling

Ruth and Meusel Return
1922 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY Yankees lineup and go hitless


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis

• 1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention and cure of athlete's foot
• 1940 Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen
• 1941 White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games

Cricket History
1945 Keith Miller scores 105 in the 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's


CricketerKeith Miller

• 1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
• 1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)

75th Preakness
1950 75th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1959 Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940
• 1960 Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog
• 1961 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6
• 1964 Buster Mathis beats future world heavyweight champion Joe Frazer on points at trials in Flushing, NY to qualify for US Olympic boxing team; Mathis injures thumb, replaced by Frazier who wins gold medal

Preakness Stakes
1967 92nd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1972 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2
• 1972 97th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6
• 1973 2 motorcycle racers killed and a dozen injured in a crash during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Monza,Italy
• 1978 103rd Preakness: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed for the 2nd-leg of the Triple Crown

Boxing Title Fight
1983 American heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes beats countryman Tim Witherspoon by split decision to retain his WBC title at the Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas


BoxerLarry Holmes
Boxing Title Fight
1983 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title


BoxerMike Weaver
Sports History
1983 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs


Baseball PitcherSteve Carlton
Sports History
1984 Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

• 1985 Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
• 1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

Sports History
1988 Philadelphia Phillies Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1989 114th Preakness: Pat Valenzuela aboard Sunday Silence wins in 1:53.8

Sports History
1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1991 Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save
• 1992 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London

Preakness Stakes
1995 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4


JockeyPat Day

• 1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
• 1998 6th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Juventus 1-0 at Amsterdam
• 2000 125th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Red Bullet wins in 1:56.00
• 2000 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73' winner

Laureus Awards
2003 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Lance Armstrong (rescinded); Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brazil Men's National Football team


Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

CyclistLance Armstrong

• 2006 131st Preakness: Javier Castellano aboard Bernardini wins in 1:54.65
• 2015 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
• 2017 142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing wins in 1 minute 55.98 seconds
• 2018 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G &CC: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 3 from American trio Joe Durant, Steve Stricker & Gene Sauers

 

MAY 21

• 1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
• 1866 1st-class debut of cricketer Fred Grace aged 15 years 159 days at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford
• 1878 4th Kentucky Derby: Jockey Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25

• 1881 US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in NYC, New York
• 1886 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
• 1891 Australian boxer Peter Jackson and future world heavyweight champion Jim Corbett fight a No Contest in 61 rounds at California Athletic Club, San Francisco
• 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) forms in Paris
• 1907 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4
• 1914 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8
• 1922 Colonel Jacob Ruppert buys out Colonel Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston's interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000 to become sole owner
• 1926 White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double

Yankees Blow Lead

1930 Yankees' legendary slugger Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs as NY blows 6-0 lead in 4th against Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park; go on to lose, 15-7


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1932 1st Curtis Cup for Women's team amateur golf: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England)

Bradman Scores 143
1938 Batsman Don Bradman scores 143 for Australia v Surrey, in 198 mins, with 11 fours


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1943 Fastest 9 inning AL baseball night game (89 mins), Chicago White Sox beat visiting Washington Senators, 1-0
• 1945 Australian Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets

DiMaggio Hits for Cycle
1948 NY Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

• 1952 Booklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in their 1st inning to beat Cincinnati Reds 19-1
• 1960 85th Preakness: Bobby Ussery aboard Bally Ache wins in 1:57.6
• 1966 91st Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4

Ali TKOs Cooper
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1968 Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs sets outfielder record of 695 straight MLB games
• 1969 Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia win 9th European Cup Winner's Cup against FC Barcelona of Spain 3-2 in Basel
• 1971 Chelsea win 11th European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid 2-1 in Athens (replay)

Preakness Stakes
1977 102nd Preakness: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 1:54.4


RacehorseSeattle Slew

• 1977 San Diego Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings
• 1979 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: 4 consecutive titles for Montreal Canadiens; beat NY Rangers, 4-1 for a 4 games to 1 series win
• 1981 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: NY Islanders win back-to-back titles; beat Minnesota North Stars, 5-1 for 4 games to 1 series win
• 1983 108th Preakness: Donald Miller Jr on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4
• 1988 113th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2

LPGA Championship
1989 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Nancy Lopez wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 3 strokes from Ayako Okamoto of Japan


LPGA GolferNancy Lopez
Preakness Stakes
1994 119th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 1:56.4


JockeyPat Day

• 1994 MLB Cincinnati Reds bat out of order against Los Angeles Dodgers in 2nd inning

Griffey Jr. Hits #200
1996 Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.
Clemens #200 Win
1997 Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

• 2001 NHL Western Conference Final: Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 1
• 2005 130th Preakness: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 1:55.04
• 2005 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,876): Arsenal beats Manchester United, 5-4 on penalties after 0 – 0 (a.e.t.); Gunners' 10th title
• 2006 Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles in the same year
• 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, Moscow: Manchester United beats Chelsea, 6-5 on penalties after scores tied at 1-1 after extra time; first all-English final in the competition's history
• 2011 136th Preakness: Jesús Castañón aboard Shackleford wins in 1:56.47

Preakness Stakes
2016 141st Preakness Stakes: Kent Desormeaux aboard Exaggerator wins in 1 minute 58 seconds


JockeyKent Desormeaux
FA Cup Final
2016 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Manchester United beats Crystal Palace, 2-1 (a.e.t.); Jesse Lingard scores 110' winner


FootballerJesse Lingard

• 2016 On same card, American boxer Jermell Charlo KOs John Jackson in 8th to claim vacant WBC super welterweight title, and Jermall Charlo beats Austin Trout on points to retain IBF version; first twins to hold world championships in same weight division
• 2017 IPL Cricket Final, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run; Krunal Pandya 47 (38)
• 2017 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G&CC: Defending champion Berhard Langer wins by 5 strokes from Scott Parel & Scott McCarron
• 2022 US Navy posthumously awards Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Charles J. French, known as 'the Human Tugboat' for heroic actions in the South Pacific in 1942; award presented at Naval Base San Diego in ceremony which also dedicates base's rescue swimmer training pool in French's honor [1]

PGA Championship
2023 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler


GolferBrooks Koepka

GolferScottie Scheffler

 

MAY 22

• 1877 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38
• 1883 Cubs' Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
• 1884 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters

• 1885 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49
• 1902 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
• 1906 31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45
• 1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row
• 1927 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4

Gehrig's Third Triple HR

1930 Yankees' future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig becomes first to hit 3 HRs three times as NY outscores Philadelphia A's, 20-13; teams combine for then-record 10 homers


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1931 1931 George End introduces “Genuine Diamondback Rattlesnake with Supreme Sauce” in a can, by his Florida Products Corporation; the popular item ceases production in 1944 after when the owner dies, a victim of one snake's revenge [1]
• 1938 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
• 1946 Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers 5-3
• 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers Don Newcombe, in 1st MLB start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0
• 1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4
• 1954 79th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4
• 1955 Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
• 1957 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win

Baseball Record
1962 New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game


Baseball PlayerRoger Maris

• 1963 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club

Sports History
1963 Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
Baseball Record
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball HOF outfielder Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double and a single in a 13-6 rout of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field


Baseball PlayerWillie Stargell
Sports History
1970 Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0


Baseball Pitcher and CoachMel Stottlemyre

• 1974 Soccer team Veendam forms
• 1975 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1
• 1976 St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR
• 1977 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
• 1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR

Sports History
1985 MLB Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
Sports History
1987 Canadian Rick Hansen completes his 'Man in Motion' world tour in a wheelchair at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium, raising money for spinal cord research


Track and Field Athlete and ParalympianRick Hansen
LPGA Championship
1988 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Sherri Turner birdies final 2 holes to win her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott


LPGA GolferSherri Turner

GolferAmy Alcott
Baseball Record
1990 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game


MLB StarAndre Dawson
Sports History
1990 Deion Sanders becomes involved in a dispute with Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, one of the most infamous incidents of Sanders' baseball career


NFL LegendDeion Sanders

• 1991 NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
• 1992 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
• 1992 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0

Boxing Title Fight
1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title


BoxerRiddick Bowe

• 1994 Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo
• 1996 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome

Laureus Awards
2001 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Cathy Freeman; Team: French Men's National Football team


GolferTiger Woods

• 2001 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 games to 1

Coach Babcock
2002 Mike Babcock is named head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks


NHL CoachMike Babcock
Golf Tournament
2003 Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play on the PGA Tour in 58 years in Fort Worth, Texas


GolferAnnika Sörenstam
FA Cup Final
2004 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,350): Manchester United beats Millwall, 3-0; Ruud van Nistelrooy scores 2 and Cristiano Ronaldo 1 in Red Devils' 11th title win


Football StarCristiano Ronaldo

• 2004 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
• 2004 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: ACT Brumbies claim their 2nd title with a 47-38 win over Canterbury Crusaders; Brumbies wingers Mark Gerrard (3) and Joe Roff (2) combine for 5 tries

Laureus Awards
2006 Laureus World Sports Awards, Parque del Fórum, Barcelona, Spain: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Janica Kostelić; Team: Renault F1 team


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2007 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2

UEFA Champions League Final
2010 UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich, 2-0; Inter's 3rd title and first treble (Italian Serie A & Cup)


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2012 NHL Western Conference Finals: Los Angeles Kings beat Phoenix Coyotes, 4 games to 1
• 2015 Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009
• 2016 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G&CC: Germany's Berhard Langer wins sixth of 13 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Olin Browne
• 2021 30-year-old Scottish light-welterweight boxer Josh Taylor becomes Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by beating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas

PGA Championship
2022 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: 2017 champion Justin Thomas beats Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke in a 3-hole playoff after 54-hole leader Mito Pereira double bogeys the 72nd hole


GolferJustin Thomas

 

MAY 23

• 1873 1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
• 1883 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43
• 1884 12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39.5

• 1901 35th Belmont: H. Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21
• 1922 Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, NY

1st Wrigley Field Scoreboard HR

1926 Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderHack Wilson

• 1932 Australian cyclist Hubert Opperman sets paced world records 1,384km in 24 hours, and 1,609km (1,000 miles) in 28 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds at Melbourne Motordrome
• 1935 1st scheduled MLB baseball night game postponed due to rain in Cincinnati, Ohio

Louis KOs Baer
1941 In his 20th World Heavyweight Boxing title defense Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in round 1 at New York's Madison Square Garden


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
DiMaggio's Three Home Runs
1948 Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs as the New York Yankees edge the Indians, 6-5 at Cleveland Stadium


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

• 1953 78th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8

Baseball Record
1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd NY Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio)


MLB First Baseman and OutfielderJoe Pepitone

• 1964 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45)
• 1968 AC Milan of Italy win 8th European Cup Winner's Cup against Hamburger SV of West Germany 2-0 in Rotterdam
• 1970 San Diego Padres beat SF Giants 17-16 in 15 innings
• 1978 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M
• 1979 1st edition of "Wisden Cricket Monthly"

Benítez KOs Hope
1981 Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez (22) becomes the youngest 3-division world champion in history by knocking out WBC World Super Welterweight champion Maurice Hope in 12 rounds in Las Vegas


BoxerWilfred Benítez

• 1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game
• 1990 34th European Cup: Milan beats Benfica 1-0 at Vienna
• 1990 NY Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0
• 1991 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene no-hits Montreal Expos, 2-0
• 1991 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
• 1992 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 0
• 1992 NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
• 1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks)
• 2001 9th UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich beats Valencia (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at Milan
• 2001 Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt)
• 2003 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators, 4 games to 3
• 2007 UEFA Champions League Final, Athens: Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beats Liverpool, 2-1 for 7th title
• 2010 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Black Hawks beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 0

Roy Named Head Coach
2013 Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups


NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy
Koumas Signs Extension
2014 Jason Koumas signs a one-year extension with Tranmere Rovers


FootballerJason Koumas

• 2018 NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations

PGA Championship
2021 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Ocean Course Kiawah Island: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner in history (50); wins his 6th major by 2 strokes over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen


GolferPhil Mickelson

GolferBrooks Koepka

GolferLouis Oosthuizen

 

MAY 25

• 1868 Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
• 1876 4th Preakness: G. Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75
• 1895 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5

• 1899 33rd Belmont: R. Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
• 1900 Retired London fire master Eyre Massey Shaw aged 70 reputedly becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics for sailing (disputed)
• 1904 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
• 1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0

Stengel Releases Sparrow

1919 Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap


Baseball Hall of Fame ManagerCasey Stengel
Babe Ruth Suspended
1922 Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates

The Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports
1935 Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks four world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport"


Jesse Owens gets into his stride at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

• 1939 Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president

Williams Batting Average
1941 Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
30th PGA Championship
1948 30th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Norwood Hills CC: Ben Hogan scores a convincing 7 & 6 win over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final for his 2nd PGA crown


GolferBen Hogan
Baseball History
1951 New York Giants outfielder Willie Mays (20) plays 1st major league game, an 8-5 win over the Phillies at Shibe Park in Philadelphia; he bats 0 for 5


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row

Sports History
1957 Legendary rugby player Colin Meads makes his All Black debut against Australia - New Zealand win 25-11 in Sydney


Rugby Union PlayerColin Meads

• 1959 US Supreme Courtt rules Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
• 1963 Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket

Ali Floors The Bear in Just Two Minutes
1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston at 2:12 of round 1 at Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing title


'Get up and fight, sucker!' a triumphant Muhammad Ali jeers at the felled Liston – Photo: Neil Leifer / Sports Illustrated

• 1966 Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
• 1967 European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup
• 1970 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2

Frazier KOs Stander
1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1975 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
• 1975 Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shutting out the A's 6-0

Indy 500
1975 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins rain-shortened race ahead of defending champion Johnny Rutherford and pole-sitter A. J. Foyt for his second Indy title


Auto RacerBobby Unser

Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1977 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome
• 1978 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: 3-peat for Montreal Canadiens; beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 as Mario Tremblay scores twice; 4-2 series victory
• 1980 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins from pole position for his third Indy victory; sixth driver to win the race three times
• 1980 Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8")

Baseball Record
1981 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski (41) is 4th to play 3,000 MLB baseball games (Cobb, Musial & Aaron)


MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski
Baseball Record
1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and CoachFerguson Jenkins

• 1983 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens
• 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
• 1984 Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
• 1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner

Cricket History
1985 Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (vs Derbyshire)


Test CricketerAllan Border
Baseball Record
1986 KC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit


MLB Third BasemanGeorge Brett

• 1988 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart
• 1989 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to win series 4 games to 2; Flames' first SC title
• 1991 Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins' first Final series appearance
• 1992 NY Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7

NHL History
1994 Mark Messier scores a natural hat trick for the New York Rangers in game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals


NHL LegendMark Messier

• 1996 1st Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win inaugural title with a 45-21 victory over the Natal Sharks; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 3 conversions for the home team

Sports History
1997 Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett

• 1997 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

Sports History
1997 Todd Stottlemyre and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 games in Major League Baseball


Baseball Pitcher and CoachMel Stottlemyre
Laureus Awards
2000 Laureus World Sports Awards, Monte-Carlo Sporting, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Marion Jones (rescinded); Team: Manchester United FC


Track and Field Athlete and Drug CheatMarion Jones

GolferTiger Woods

• 2002 Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners
• 2003 Indianapolis 500: French born Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran passes Penske teammate and defending champion Hélio Castroneves with 31 laps remaining for his first Indy 500 win
• 2005 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
• 2008 Indianapolis 500: Scott Dixon of New Zealand wins ahead of Vítor Meira and Marco Andretti; 19th winner from pole and first victor from NZ

Senior PGA Championship
2008 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: Jay Haas wins his second title in the event by 1 stroke from Germany’s Bernhard Langer


Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

• 2012 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2

UEFA Champions League Final
2013 UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2014 Indianapolis 500: American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay holds off runner-up Hélio Castroneves of Brazil by a margin of 0.0600 seconds, the second-closest finish in race history

Senior PGA Championship
2014 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Shore Harbor: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 4 strokes from Tom Watson


GolferTom Watson

GolferColin Montgomerie

 

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MAY 26

• 1874 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5
• 1883 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5

Cricket History

1884 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 against an England XI in a tour match in Birmingham; match over in just 4 hours


CricketerFred Spofforth

• 1894 German Emanuel Lasker becomes undisputed World Chess Champion by beating Austrian-American defending titleholder Wilhelm Steinitz, 10-5 (4 draws) in Montreal, Canada
• 1898 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32

Walsh No-Hits Highlanders
1907 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game


Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and ManagerEd Walsh

• 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field
• 1923 Inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for cars starts through public roads around Le Mans, France; inaugural winners are André Lagache and René Léonard (France) for Chenard & Walcker

Ruth Out of Bed
1925 Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
Cobb's Extra-Base Record
1925 Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Ty Cobb is first to collect 1,000 extra-base hits when he doubles in Detroit Tigers' 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park


MLB LegendTy Cobb
Klein Hits for Cycle
1933 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St Louis Cards


Baseball Hall of Fame Right FielderChuck Klein
Mel Ott Retires
1946 NY Yankee Mel Ott retires from playing to be a manager only with 2-for-42 & hitting .048


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
French Open Men's Tennis
1956 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Lew Hoad wins his first and only French title; beats Sven Davidson of Sweden 6-4, 8-6, 6-3


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionLew Hoad
French Open Women's Tennis
1956 French Championships Women's Tennis: American Althea Gibson wins her only French singles title; beats Angela Mortimer of England 6-0, 12-10


Tennis PlayerAlthea Gibson

Tennis PlayerAngela Mortimer

• 1956 Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman & Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th & lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1
• 1959 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th to Braves at Milwaukee County Stadium

French Open Men's Tennis
1963 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

• 1963 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England's Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Boxing Title Fight
1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1974 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford claims first of his three Indy victories; first Sunday start of the event
• 1980 Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8"
• 1982 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam
• 1983 29th Walker Cup: US, 13½ - 10½
• 1983 LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws

Indy 500
1985 Indianapolis 500: Danny Sullivan wins by 24 seconds from Mario Andretti after surviving famous 360° spin on lap 120


Auto RacerMario Andretti

• 1988 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for 4 game series sweep

Sports History
1990 Philadelphia Phillies retire future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt
Indy 500
1991 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins from pole, becoming the third 4-time winner (joins A. J. Foyt and Al Unser); record 6th career pole position for Mears


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1993 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich

Baseball Record
1993 In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

• 1996 Indianapolis 500: first Indy 500 contested by Indy Racing League; many top CART teams boycott; Buddy Lazier wins marking Firestone's first Indy victory since 1971
• 1997 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2

Baseball Record
1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs


MLB OutfielderSammy Sosa

• 1999 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona
• 2000 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
• 2001 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Fullback Andrew Walker kicks 5 penalties & 3 conversions as the ACT Brumbies win their first title; beat Coastal Sharks (Durban), 36-6
• 2002 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Hélio Castroneves of Brazil becomes fifth driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back races for his second of 4 race victories
• 2004 12th UEFA Champions League Final: Porto beats AS Monaco 3-0 at Gelsenkirchen
• 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0
• 2013 Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs; Kieron Pollard 60 no (32)
• 2013 Indianapolis 500: Tony Kanaan becomes 4th Brazilian to win the race; fastest Indy 500 in history with Kanaan's average speed 187.433 mph; record stands until 2021
• 2013 Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry
• 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference

UEFA Champions League Final
2018 UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles


Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane

• 2019 Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske's record-extending 18th victory in the event
• 2019 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: American Ken Tanigawa wins his first career major title by 1 stroke ahead of Scott McCarron
• 2023 Philadelphia Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel becomes eighth MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 6-4 victory over Braves in Atlanta
• 2024 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske passes Pato O'Ward in turn three on the final lap for back-to-back Indy victories
• 2024 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets with 57 balls remaining; Mitchell Starc 2/14

 

MAY 27

• 1878 6th Preakness: C. Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75

Spofforth's 10-20

1878 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 10-20 (6-4 and 4-16) in quick-fire 9 wicket tour match win over the MCC in London


CricketerFred Spofforth

• 1881 9th Preakness: T. Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
• 1882 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5
• 1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
• 1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
• 1904 NY Giants first baseman Dan McGann collects MLB record 5 stolen bases in 3-1 win over the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds in NYC; record broken in 1991 by Otis Nixon
• 1905 30th Preakness: Willie Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
• 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11

Hubbell's Record Win
1937 New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell wins his MLB record 24th consecutive game in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field; streak starts July 17, 1936


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell
Bradman's 1,000 Runs
1938 Cricket batting genius Don Bradman scores 145 not out for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton, completing 1,000 runs before the end of May for the second time, the only touring batsman to England ever to perform the feat


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Sports History
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians baseball team


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg
Sports History
1949 MLB Cleveland Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day"


MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck

• 1955 Boston Red Sox first baseman Norm Zauchin accumulates 10 RBIs in 16-0 win over Washington Senators
• 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt, used by Baltimore Oriole Clint Courtney
• 1961 60th Women's French Championships: English #1 Ann Haydon beats Yola Ramírez of Mexico 6-2, 6-1 for the first of 3 Grand Slam singles titles
• 1961 Fiorentina of Italy wins the first European Cup Winners' Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (second leg)
• 1961 French Championships Men's Tennis : Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2)

Long Jump Record
1961 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' ½"


Long JumperRalph Boston

• 1964 European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title
• 1965 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0

George Halas Retires
1968 George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles


American Football Coach and Team OwnerGeorge Halas

• 1968 NL awards Montreal and San Diego major league franchises
• 1971 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
• 1972 Indianapolis 500: Mark Donohue wins after leading only the final 13 laps; owner Roger Penske's first of eighteen Indy 500 victories
• 1973 American athlete Rick Wohlhuter runs world record 880 yards in 1:44.6

Sports History
1974 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning


Baseball PlayerKen Brett

• 1975 Stanley Cup Final, The Aud, Buffalo, NY: Philadelphia Flyers win back-to-back titles; shutting out Buffalo Sabres, 2-0 for a 4-2 series win; goaltender Bernie Parent wins 2nd consecutive Conn Smyth trophy as playoff MVP
• 1979 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Rick Mears takes lead for the final time with 18 laps to go, to win his first of four Indy 500 races
• 1981 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris
• 1982 New owners headed by John McMullen buy NHL's Colorado Rockies and move the team to the New Jersey Meadowlands under the new name NJ Devils

Indy 500
1984 Indianapolis 500: 1979 champion Rick Mears wins second Indy 500 two laps ahead of the field after contenders Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti drop out in second half of the race


Auto RacerMario Andretti
Sports History
1984 Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day; Italian Open 1984, beats Virginie Ruzici, Carling Basset and Chris Evert in the final 6-3 6-3; only 7th player to beat Evert on clay


Tennis LegendChris Evert

• 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna

Sports History
1987 New York Yankees knuckleballer Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherPhil Niekro

• 1990 Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk takes lead with 32 laps to go to earn first-ever victory in championship-level competition; average speed 185.981 mph is a record that stands until 2013

Sports History
1993 Baseball player Dale Murphy ends his career after 398 HRs


Baseball OutfielderDale Murphy

• 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
• 1997 Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk wins from pole position for his second Indy victory; Treadway Racing finishes 1-2 with Luyendyk's teammate Scott Goodyear runner-up
• 1997 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
• 2000 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
• 2000 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Crusaders claim their 3rd consecutive title with a 20-19 win over the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 5 penalties for the winners
• 2001 Indianapolis 500: race rookie Hélio Castroneves of Brazil leads for the final 52 laps to win first of 4 Indy 500s; Penske Racing sweeps 1st-2nd with Gil de Ferran the runner-up

Senior PGA Championship
2001 Senior PGA Championship, Ridgewood CC, NJ: 5-time British Open champion Tom Watson wins first of 6 Champions Tour major titles with a 1 stroke win over Jim Thorpe


GolferTom Watson

• 2006 NHL Western Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 1

Sports History
2006 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 19-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties & a conversion for the winners


Rugby PlayerDan Carter

• 2006 WLAF World Bowl 14, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Amsterdam Admirals, 22-7
• 2007 Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti declared the winner with 34 laps remaining when race halted by torrential rain

Senior PGA Championship
2007 Senior PGA Championship, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course: Denis Watson of Zimbabwe wins his lone major title by a 2 stroke margin from Eduardo Romero of Argentina


GolferEduardo Romero

• 2009 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1
• 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League
• 2011 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 games to 3
• 2012 Indianapolis 500: Dual champion (2007, 10) Dario Franchitti of Scotland wins his record tying 3rd title; teammate Scott Dixon finishes second, sweeping a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing
• 2012 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets; Manvinder Bisla top scores, 89 (48)
• 2012 Senior PGA Championship, The GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Roger Chapman wins first of 2 Champions Tour major titles of the year by 2 strokes from John Cook
• 2015 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
• 2017 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79' winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title
• 2018 Indianapolis 500: Will Power becomes first Australian race winner; Roger Penske's 17th Indy 500 victory as a car owner; average speed: 166.935 mph
• 2018 IPL Cricket Final, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets; Shane Watson top scores, 117 no (57); SK's 3rd IPL title
• 2018 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Paul Broadhurst wins by 4 strokes from American Tim Petrovic

 

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MAY 28

• 1742 First indoor swimming pool opens in Goodman's Fields, London
• 1875 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43.5
• 1880 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5

• 1901 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2
• 1904 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2
• 1912 Australian cricket spin bowler Jimmy Matthews takes 2 hat-tricks on same day in Triangular Tournament v South Africa at Old Trafford (3/16, 3/38); only player to achieve the feat
• 1927 Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days

Hobbs Last 1st Class Century

1934 Jack Hobbs scores his 197th (or 199th) and last 1st class cricket century at 51 years and 163 days of age [1]


CricketerJack Hobbs

• 1941 1st night game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. (NY Yankees pip the Senators 6-5)
• 1946 First night game at Yankee Stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1)
• 1949 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Parker retains title; beats fellow American Budge Patty 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
• 1949 French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont wins her second French singles crown; beats Nelly Adamson Landry of France 7-5, 6-2

Baseball Record
1951 After starting MLB career going 0-for-12, New York Giants Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds, NYC


MLB LegendWillie Mays
Preakness Stakes
1955 80th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

• 1955 Indianapolis 500: Bob Sweikert wins; defending champion Bill Vukovich killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500
• 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Dale Long becomes 1st to hit HRs in 8 straight games
• 1957 NL approves baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to the US west coast
• 1958 European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos
• 1960 59th Men's French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Luis Ayala (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3)

French Open Women's Tennis
1960 59th Women's French Championships: American Darlene Hard beats Yola Ramírez of Mexico 6-3, 6-4 for her third French singles title


Tennis PlayerDarlene Hard

• 1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
• 1968 MLB: AL announces it is splitting into 2 divisions
• 1968 MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
• 1969 European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri
• 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)
• 1973 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins first of his two Indy triumphs after rain halts the race at lap 133
• 1975 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris

Indy 500
1978 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Sr in a Lola dominates second half of race to hold off Tom Sneva for his third Indy victory


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1980 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning
• 1980 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid
• 1980 Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
• 1986 White Sox Joe Cowley sets record striking out 1st 7 Rangers he faces

Indy 500
1989 Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil first foreign winner since 1966; completes final lap under caution after crashing with Al Unser Jr


Auto RacerEmerson Fittipaldi

Indy Car DriverAl Unser Jr.
Baseball Record
1994 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054)


Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew

Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield

• 1995 Indianapolis 500: Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve wins as race leader Scott Goodyear is controversially black flagged on lap 195
• 1995 White Sox (5) & Tigers (7) combine for record 12 HRs at Tiger Stadium
• 1997 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich
• 2000 Indianapolis 500: reigning CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya leads for 167 laps to cruise to victory; first rookie winner since Graham Hill 1966
• 2002 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2
• 2003 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester

Sports History
2003 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL


NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy
Sports History
2005 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 5th title with a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter lands 3 conversions & 2 penalties for the winners


Rugby PlayerDan Carter
Baseball Record
2006 Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list


MLB LegendBarry Bonds

Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 2006 Indianapolis 500: Sam Hornish Jr. wins from the pole position; record 14th Indy victory for Penske Racing; 0.0635 second margin from runner-up Marco Andretti second-closest finish in history at the time
• 2006 Senior PGA Championship, Oak Tree GC: Jay Haas wins his first of 3 Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the third playoff hole against Brad Bryant
• 2011 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs; Murali Vijay 95 (52), Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16
• 2011 UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça
• 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, Milan: Real Madrid beats cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid, 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; record-extending 11th title
• 2017 Indianapolis 500: Japanese ex-Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato of Andretti Autosport becomes first Asian to win the race; Brazilian Hélio Castroneves finishes just 0.2011 seconds behind

Senior PGA Championship
2017 Senior PGA Championship, Trump National GC: A week after winning The Tradition, Bernhard Langer of Germany triumphs by 1 stroke from Vijay Singh


Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

GolferVijay Singh

• 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0
• 2023 Indianapolis 500: Josef Newgarden produces an audacious pass of defending champion Marcus Ericsson for his first Indy victory; team owner Roger Penske 19th race win

 

MAY 29

• 1897 31st Belmont: Joe Scherrer aboard Scottish Chieftain wins in 2:23.25
• 1900 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4
• 1916 NY Giants win 17th consecutive road game

• 1922 US Supreme Court rules that organized baseball is a sport and not a business, thus not subject to antitrust laws
• 1940 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)

52nd French Championships

1948 52nd French Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Parker wins 1st of 2 straight French titles; beats Jaroslav Drobný 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný

• 1948 French Championships Women's Tennis: Belgium-born but representing France, Nelly Landry beats American Shirley Fry 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 for her lone major title
• 1954 British runner Diane Leather becomes first woman to run the mile in under 5 minutes; 4:59.6 at Alexander Sports Ground in Birmingham, England

French Open Men's Tennis
1954 French Championships Men's Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Art Larsen 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 for first of 2 straight French singles titles


Tennis Player and Five-Time Major ChampionTony Trabert
French Open Women's Tennis
1954 French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly retains her title; beats Ginette Bucaille of France 6-4, 6-1


Tennis playerMaureen Connolly

• 1957 NYC Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers baseball teams about the proposed move to the west coast

World Record
1965 American long jumper Ralph Boston sets then world record 27' 4 3/4" (8.35m) at Modesto, California


Long JumperRalph Boston
French Open Men's Tennis
1965 French Championships Men's Tennis: Fred Stolle beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title


Tennis Player and CoachTony Roche

Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Stolle

• 1965 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner Bowrey wins her 2nd French singles crown; upsets doubles partner Margaret Smith 6-3, 6-4
• 1965 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia
• 1968 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Bobby Charlton scores twice as Manchester United beats Benfica, 4-1; first English club to win the trophy

Indy 500
1971 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Al Unser Sr becomes first and only driver to win race on his birthday; leads for final 83 laps


Auto RacerAl Unser

• 1972 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Southern Pines CC: Sandra Palmer wins first of 2 majors by a massive 10 strokes from Judy Rankin and Mickey Wright
• 1976 Only HR of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil
• 1977 Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney

Indy 500
1977 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt. becomes first driver to win Indy 500 four times; last time winning car built entirely within US; Janet Guthrie first female to qualify, lasts 27 laps


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt
NBA Rookie of Year
1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year


NBA LegendLarry Bird

NBA LegendMagic Johnson

• 1983 Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first Indy 500; represents record 7th Indy victory for chief mechanic George Bignotti
• 1983 Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m

Red Sox Retire #9
1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) & #4 (Joe Cronin)


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin

• 1985 29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels
• 1985 Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months
• 1987 Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games
• 1988 Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of 1st-class cricket season
• 1988 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears claims his third-career Indy 500 victory; 50th victory in Championship racing for owner Roger Penske and Penske Racing

Sports History
1989 Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1990 MLB New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson as his replacement

Baseball Record
1990 MLB Oakland A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

MLB LegendTy Cobb

• 1991 35th European Cup: Red Star Belgrade beats Marseille (0-0, 5-3 on penalties) at Bari

Sports History
1992 MLB Chicago White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base


MLB OutfielderTim Raines

• 1992 MLB New York Mets score in 9th inning to end home shut-out streak at 3 games
• 1993 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 3

Sports History
1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits & 3 walks, he damages his arm


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
Indy 500
1994 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr wins from pole position for his second Indy 500 victory for Marlboro Team Penske


Indy Car DriverAl Unser Jr.

• 1996 NHL Western Conference Final: Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
• 2001 U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments

Indy 500
2005 Indianapolis 500: Dan Wheldon becomes first British-born winner since Graham Hill in 1966; first Indy 500 victory for car owner Michael Andretti of Andretti-Green Racing


Racing Car DriverDan Wheldon

• 2005 Senior PGA Championship, Laurel Valley GC: Mike Reid wins his first of 2 Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the first playoff hole against Jerry Pate and Dana Quigley
• 2010 In an all South African Super 14 Rugby final, the Bulls (Pretoria) retain title, 25-17 over the Stormers (Cape Town) at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto; Morné Steyn kicks 6 penalties and a conversion for the Bulls
• 2010 Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay becomes 20th pitcher to throw a perfect game (1-0 vs Florida Marlins), in Miami
• 2010 Super Rugby Final, Orlando Stadium, Soweto: Bulls (Pretoria) successfully defend their title with a 25-17 win over the Stormers (Cape Town) in an all-South African final
• 2011 Indianapolis 500: 2005 champion Dan Wheldon of England wins his 2nd Indy 500; 4 months later he is killed in a race accident in Las Vegas

Senior PGA Championship
2011 Senior PGA Championship, Valhalla GC: Tom Watson wins his 6th and final Champions Tour major title with a birdie on the first playoff hole against David Eger


GolferTom Watson

• 2014 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
• 2015 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
• 2016 Indianapolis 500: American driver Alexander Rossi of Andretti Herta Autosport runs out of fuel on the final lap but coasts across line for the victory in 100th running of the race
• 2016 IPL Cricket Final, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs; David Warner 69 (38)

Senior PGA Championship
2016 Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Rocco Mediate wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Colin Montgomerie of Scotland


GolferColin Montgomerie
Tiger Woods Arrested
2017 Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida


GolferTiger Woods

• 2021 UEFA Champions League Final, Porto: Kai Havertz scores just before halftime to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester City in an all-English final; Blues' second CL title
• 2022 Indianapolis 500: Marcus Ericsson driving for Chip Ganassi Racing is second wining Swedish-born driver; holds off furious charge from Pato O'Ward with 2 laps to go to win his first Indy 500
• 2022 IPL Cricket Final, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad: Debut team Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets; Shubman Gill 45no, Hardik Pandya 3/17
• 2022 Jai Hindley becomes only the second Australian cyclist to win a Grand Tour with a 1' 18" victory over 2019 champion Richard Carapaz in the Giro d'Italia
• 2023 IPL Cricket Final, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad: Ravinda Jadeja hits a boundary off the final ball for the Chennai Super Kings to beat the Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets; CSK 5th title

 

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MAY 30

• 1890 First baseman Dave Foutz hits Brooklyn Bridegrooms' (later Dodgers) first ever home run during doubleheader defeats to Chicago Colts at Washington Park, Brooklyn
• 1894 Boston Beaneaters baseball second baseman Bobby Lowe first to hit 4 home runs in MLB game in 20-11 win against Cincinnati Reds

W. G. Grace Scores 1000

1895 English cricket icon W. G. Grace scores 169 for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Lord's for his 1,000th first-class run of the season in just 22 days

1896 First car accident occurs; Henry Wells hits a cyclist in NYC

• 1899 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47
• 1903 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8
• 1906 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20
• 1907 41st Belmont Stakes: George Mountain aboard 3-year-old stallion Peter Pan wins
• 1908 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win
• 1910 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22
• 1911 1st Indianapolis 500: Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon Wasp for Nordyke & Marmon Company, comes out of retirement and wins the inaugural event with an average speed of 74.6 mph (120.1 km/h)
• 1912 Indianapolis 500: Joe Dawson in the American-manufactured, 4-cylinder National, wins in race record 6:21:06; time is 21:02 faster than previous 1911 record
• 1913 Indianapolis 500: Frenchman Jules Goux becomes first non-American to win race in a car owned by French manufacturer Peugeot
• 1914 Indianapolis 500: Frenchman René Thomas driving for Louis Delâge wins ahead of Arthur Duray of Belgium
• 1916 Indianapolis 500: Dario Resta accompanied by riding mechanic Bob Dahnke lead 103 of 120 laps to claim victory; only Indy 500 scheduled for less than 500 miles (300)
• 1921 Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton accompanied by riding mechanic Harry Franck wins the first of two 500 victories after Ralph DePalma had led for 109 laps
• 1922 Cubs and Cardinals trade outfielders between morning and afternoon games of doubleheader; Max Flack goes to St. Louis, Cliff Heathcote heads to Chicago; both get hits for new clubs in the nightcap
• 1922 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Murphy becomes first driver to win the race from pole position; accompanied by riding mechanic Ernie Olson
• 1923 Indianapolis 500: 1921 champion Tommy Milton becomes first multiple race winner; Howdy Wilcox drives relief for laps 103-151 as Milton's hands are bandaged due to blisters
• 1924 Indianapolis 500: Lora Lawrence Corum starts the race and is relieved midway by Joe Boyer who drives to victory; both drivers credited as "co-winners"
• 1925 Indianapolis 500: Race winner Peter DePaolo becomes first driver to complete 500 miles in under 5 hours, and have an average over 100 mph; Norman Batten drives 21 laps of relief while DePaolo has his hands bandaged due to blisters
• 1927 Indianapolis 500: First-time starter George Souders wins by 8 laps, largest margin since 1913; first driver to win full-500 mile race with no help from relief driver or riding mechanic

Walter Johnson's Record Shutout
1927 Walter Johnson records 110th and final shutout of his Baseball HOF career, the most in MLB history; Washington Senators score 3-0 win over Boston Red Sox


MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

• 1928 Indianapolis 500: Rookie driver Louis Meyer takes first of 3 career Indy victories after 20 lap duel with Tony Gulotta and Jimmy Gleason
• 1929 Indianapolis 500: Ray Keech takes lead for final time on lap 158 for his first Indy 500 win; car owner Maude A. Yagle is first and only female winning owner in Indy history
• 1930 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Billy Arnold takes lead on lap 3 and never gives it up; total 198 laps stands as all-time Indy 500 race record; accompanied by riding mechanic Spider Matlock
• 1931 Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Billy Arnold leads for 155 laps before axle trouble; Louis Schneider leads final 34 laps accompanied by riding mechanic Jigger Johnson

Baseball History
1931 Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH

1932 Indianapolis 500: Fred Frame takes lead for good on lap 152, winning from 27th on starting grid; accompanied by riding mechanic Jerry Houck

• 1932 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins
• 1933 Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins accompanied by riding mechanic Lawson Harris; Mark Billman killed in a crash on lap 79; Lester Spangler and riding mechanic "Monk" Jordan die in a crash on lap 132
• 1934 Indianapolis 500: Indianapolis native Bill Cummings accompanied by riding mechanic Earl Unversaw wins race where only 12 of 33 entrants finish
• 1935 Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo accompanied by riding mechanic Jimmy Dunham win; Pete DePaolo becomes first to win race separately as a driver (1925) and owner

Babe Ruth's Final Bat
1935 Philadelphia pitcher Jim Bivin retires Babe Ruth on an infield grounder in "the Babe's" final MLB at-bat; Ruth plays just 1 inning in Boston Braves, 11-6 loss to Phillies at the Baker Bowl


Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

• 1936 Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer becomes first 3-time winner of the race; Lawson Harris is first 2-time riding mechanic; famous tradition of serving milk in victory lane commences

20th PGA Championship
1937 20th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pittsburgh Field Club: Defending champion Denny Shute defeats Jug McSpaden in 37 holes

1937 42nd Men's French Championships: Henner Henkel beats Bunny Austin (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)

• 1937 42nd Women's French Championships: Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-4)
• 1938 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Floyd Roberts claims winner's cheque $32,075; car owner Lou Moore is also the chief mechanic
• 1938 New York Yankees sweep arch rival Boston Red Sox, 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium
• 1939 Indianapolis 500: Reigning champion Floyd Roberts is killed in crash on lap 109; Wilbur Shaw wins his second of 3 Indy 500 titles
• 1940 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw drives same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939; first driver in the history to win at Indy in consecutive years

29th Indianapolis 500
1941 29th Indianapolis 500: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose win final 500 prior to United States involvement in WWII; final time one car would carry 2 drivers to victory at Indy

Paige Defeats Dizzy Dean All-Stars
1942 Satchel Paige pitches 5 innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherSatchel Paige

• 1946 Bama Rowell hits a home run in a baseball match - the ball shatters Bulova Clock in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
• 1946 Indianapolis 500: Race resumes after WWII hiatus, George Robson wins by 44 seconds ahead of rookie Jimmy Jackson
• 1947 31st Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose leads for final 8 laps after confused pit messages with teammate Bill Holland to take the controversial victory; race marred by a 41st lap crash that claims life of Shorty Cantlon
• 1949 33rd Indianapolis 500: After finishing runner-up the previous 2 years, Bill Holland finally wins giving car owner Lou Moore his 3rd consecutive Indy victory; 1947-48 winner Mauri Rose fired after the race for ignoring team orders

Charles vs Maxim
1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1951 Indianapolis 500: Lee Wallard wins in a Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser that loses its brakes, suffers damaged exhaust pipe and broken shock absorber mounting

• 1952 Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves
• 1952 Indianapolis 500: Troy Ruttman at 22 years 80 days sets record for youngest 500 winner in history; his Kuzma-Offenhauser is last dirt track car to win at Indy
• 1953 1st major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2

French Open Men's Tennis
1953 French Championships Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall of Australia wins his 2nd Grand Slam title, beating American Vic Seixas 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

French Open Women's Tennis
1953 French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of her Grand Slam
1953 Indianapolis 500: Labelled "Hottest 500" due to high temperatures, Bill Vukovich wins first of 2 consecutive Indy 500 victories; Carl Scarborough drops out of race, and later dies of heat prostration

• 1954 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs
• 1956 Indianapolis 500: Pat Flaherty wins in a Watson-Offenhauser; first 500 to be governed by the United States Automobile Club

Baseball History
1956 Mickey Mantle misses by 18 inches hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle
European Cup Final
1957 European Cup Final, Madrid: Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento score as defending champions Real Madrid beats Fiorentina, 2-0

• 1957 Indianapolis 500: Sam Hanks wins in his thirteenth attempt; first driver to win a $100,000 single-race payday
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• 1957 Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai v England at Edgbaston
• 1958 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins a race best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that results in death of fan-favourite driver Pat O'Connor
• 1959 58th Men's French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Ian Vermaak (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1)
• 1959 58th Women's French Championships: Christine Truman beats Zsuzsi Kormoczy (6-4, 7-5)
• 1959 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward earns first of 2 career Indy 500 victories as a record 16 cars complete full 500 miles; for the first time all cars required to have roll bars
• 1960 Indianapolis 500: Greatest two-man duel in race history; winner Jim Rathmann and Rodger Ward battle out then-record 29 lead changes until Ward slows with tire trouble

Indy 500
1961 50th Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt takes lead with 3 laps to go to win his first of 4 Indy 500 victories by a margin of 8.28 seconds from Eddie Sachs


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1962 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finish 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing; Parnelli Jones breaks 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying
• 1963 Indianapolis 500: Parnelli Jones takes his only Indy 500 win despite his car spewing oil from a cracked overflow tank for many laps
• 1964 French Championships Men's Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5)

French Open Women's Tennis
1964 French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia wins her second French singles crown; beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

1964 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins but race primarily remembered for fiery 7-car accident resulting in deaths of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald; last race won by a front-engined "roadster"

• 1964 MLB San Francisco Giants sweep double-header against New York Mets 5-3 & 8-6 in combined 23 innings; records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game & NY's 22 K's in two games

Indy 500
1966 Indianapolis 500: English 1962 F1 World Champion Graham Hill wins after leading for a total of only 10 laps; first rookie winner since 1927
Whitey Ford Retires
1967 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball


MLB PitcherWhitey Ford
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Indy 500
1968 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser driving a piston-powered Offenhauser beats Dan Gurney to win his first of 3 Indy 500 triumphs


Auto RacerBobby Unser

• 1969 Australian Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium; record disputed (short course)

Indy 500
1969 Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti leads for 116 laps to win for car owner Andy Granatelli in record time of 3:11:14.71; breaks previous record by nearly 5 minutes


Auto RacerMario Andretti

• 1970 Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans

Indy 500
1970 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Sr joins his brother Bobby as the first duo of brothers to win the race; owner Parnelli Jones second to win as both a driver and owner


Auto RacerAl Unser
Sports History
1970 Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player & swallows his tongue


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderAl Kaline
Baseball Record
1971 Willie Mays hits his 638th HR, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored


MLB LegendWillie Mays

• 1973 17th European Cup: Ajax beats Juventus 1-0 at Belgrade
• 1976 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Johnny Rutherford awarded race after taking the lead on lap 80, and leading when rain halted the race on lap 103; shortest Indy 500 in history
• 1976 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Betty Burfeindt wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Judy Rankin
• 1977 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0
• 1979 23rd European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Malmo FF 1-0 at Munich
• 1981 LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendance in a season in only 22 games
• 1982 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds; closest finish in Indy 500 history to that point

Baseball History
1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires

• 1984 28th European Cup: Liverpool beats Roma (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome
• 1984 NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th

Stanley Cup
1985 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers take back-to-back titles; beat Philadelphia Flyers, 8-3 for a 4-1 series victory; Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri each post a goal and 3 assists


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Barry Bonds Debut
1986 Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates


MLB LegendBarry Bonds

• 1986 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Rahal becomes first driver in race history to complete the 500 miles (800 km) in less than 3 hours; average speed 170.722 mph (274.750 km/h)

Tyson TKOs Thomas
1987 Mike Tyson beats Pinklon Thomas by TKO in round 6 in Las Vegas to retain WBC / WBA heavyweight boxing titles
1987 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1992 NY Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams

Indy 500
1993 Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi passes reigning F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell with 16 laps to go for his second race win


Auto RacerEmerson Fittipal1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play & nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension
NHL History
1997 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

1998 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: In an all-NZ final, Andrew Mehrtens lands 2 penalties & 2 conversions as the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Blues, 20-13; Crusaders' first title

• 1999 Indianapolis 500: Kenny Bräck of Sweden wins after race leader Robby Gordon runs out of fuel with just over one lap to go
• 1999 Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion & dropped goal for the winners

Indy 500
2004 Indianapolis 500: Buddy Rice wins from pole for team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman in a rain shortened race (450 miles - 180 of 200 scheduled laps)
Sports History
2008 Stacy Lewis helps the U.S. team win the Curtis Cup, going 5-0 in the matches, and turns professional immediately afterward


GolferStacy Lewis

• 2009 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,391): Chelsea beats Everton, 2-1; Frank Lampard scores 72' winner
• 2009 Super Rugby Final, Pretoria: Morné Steyn kicks 5 conversions & 2 penalties as the Bulls thump the Chiefs (Waikato, NZ), 61-17

Indy 500
2010 Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing wins his 2nd Indy title ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti

Senior PGA Championship
2010 Senior PGA Championship, Colorado GC: Tom Lehman wins first of 3 Champions Tour major titles with a par on the first hole of a playoff with Fred Couples and David Frost


Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples

GolferTom Lehman

• 2012 Vishwanathan Anand wins his fifth World Chess Championship
• 2015 Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England
• 2015 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,283): Arsenal beats Aston Villa, 4-0; Gunners' 12th title
• 2015 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 3
• 2021 Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Hélio Castroneves wins his record 4th title in 2:37:19.3846; new record for fastest running of the race with average speed 190.690 mph

 

MAY 31

• 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later
• 1868 Britain's Dr. James Moore wins the first recorded bicycle race, a 2 km velocipede race at Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris
• 1880 League of American Wheelmen forms in Newport, Rhode Island, the first US bicycle association

• 1900 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
• 1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever
• 1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1
• 1915 Indianapolis 500: Italian-born American driver Ralph DePalma accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine wins from Englishman Dario Resta
• 1919 Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks win; driver Arthur Thurman dies in a crash on lap 45; lap 96, Louis LeCocq and riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn 2, both burned to death
• 1920 Indianapolis 500: French driver Gaston Chevrolet accompanied by riding mechanic John Bresnahan wins the race without a single tire change, a remarkable feat at the time
• 1921 Boston Red Sox 1st baseman John "Stuffy" McInnis begins an errorless string of 1,700 chances
• 1926 Indianapolis 500: First rain-shortened race in "500" history; Frank Lockhart wins after 20 lap duel with Dave Lewis; race called after 400 miles (160 laps)
• 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
• 1928 Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season

British Amateur Championship

1930 British Amateur Championship, Men's Golf, St. Andrews Links: Bobby Jones scores a 7 & 6 win over Englishman Roger Wethered for the first leg of his Grand Slam


GolferBobby Jones
Bradman Completes 1,000 Runs
1930 Don Bradman batting for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton is 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1,001 runs, the first cricket touring overseas batsman to complete 1,000 runs by end of May


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1930 Philadelphia Athletics's Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader to set MLB record

36th French Championships
1931 36th French Championship Women's Tennis: Cilly Aussem of Germany beats England's Betty Nuthall 8-6, 6-1 for the first of 2 major titles in 1931


Tennis PlayerBetty Nuthall
36th French Championships
1931 36th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4


Tennis PlayerJean Borotra

• 1937 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw and riding mechanic 'Jigger' Johnson win race from Ralph Hepburn by 2.16 seconds, closest finish to that point; Johnson last winning riding mechanic

Hubbell's Streak Ends
1937 Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell's record consecutive-game winning streak at 24


Baseball PitcherCarl Hubbell

• 1938 Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord's
• 1941 German occupiers forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools
• 1941 Nazi occupiers forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools in the Netherlands

25th PGA Championship
1942 25th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Seaview CC: Sam Snead beats Jim Turnesa, 2 & 1 for his first PGA Tour major title


GolferSam Snead

• 1947 79th Belmont: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6

32nd Indianapolis 500
1948 32nd Indianapolis 500: For the second straight year, Blue Crown Spark Plug teammates Mauri Rose and Bill Holland finish 1st-2nd; Rose the second driver to win the 500 in consecutive years


Auto RacerMauri Rose
Lasorda Strikes Out Rugmakers
1948 Canadian-American League Schenectady Blue Jays pitcher Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings), and knocks in the winning run


Baseball Pitcher and ManagerTommy Lasorda

• 1949 31st PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hermitage CC: Sam Snead beats fellow American Johnny Palmer, 3 & 2; first time reigning Masters champion wins PGA Championship in the same calendar year.
• 1950 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Parsons becomes first American to win a World Championship event; race stopped after 138 laps (345 miles) due to rain
• 1954 Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich takes the lead on lap 150 to win his second consecutive 500; sets then record 130.840 mph average race speed
• 1958 57th Women's French Championships: Zsuzsi Kormoczy beats Shirley Bloomer (6-4, 1-6, 6-2)
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• 1958 French Championships Men's Tennis: Mervyn Rose wins his first and only French title; beats Luis Ayala of Chile 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 1961 European Cup Final, Wankdorf Stadium, Bern: Benfica beats Barcelona 3-2; first Portuguese team to reach final and win the tournament
• 1964 SF Giants beat NY Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hrs 32 mins)

Indy 500
1965 Indianapolis 500: Scottish F1 driver Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win; only driver in history to win Indy 500 and F1 World C'ship in the same year


Auto RacerJim Clark

• 1967 Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg

Indy 500
1967 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt weaves his way through a pileup on the final lap to win his third Indy 500 victory; first Indy 500 win for Goodyear tires since 1919


Racing Car DriverA. J. Foyt

• 1972 16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam
• 1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th run of English cricket season
• 1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games

Cricket Record
1984 Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) v England, ODI cricket record


Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards

• 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
• 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
• 1987 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 to win title 4 games to 3: Oilers' 3rd SC
• 1994 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
• 1997 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win second straight title with a 23-7 victory over ACT Brumbies; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 2 conversions for the winners
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• 1999 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
• 2002 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
• 2002 The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2 to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.

Senior PGA Championship
2004 Senior PGA Championship, Valhalla GC: Hale Irwin wins his 4th title in the event by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jay Haas


GolferHale Irwin
Super Rugby Final
2008 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 7th title with a 20-12 win over NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties & a dropped goal for the home team


Rugby PlayerDan Carter
Bolt Sets 100m Record
2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds


Olympic SprinterUsain Bolt

• 2015 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)

Zidane Resigns
2018 Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles


Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
Osaka Leaves the French Open
2021 Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences


Tennis PlayerNaomi Osaka

 

JUNE 1

• 1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25
• 1881 Ridden by outstanding English jockey Fred Archer, Iroquois wins the Epsom Derby to become the first American-owned and bred horse to win a European classic race

W. G. Grace's Final Test

1899 English cricket icon W. G. Grace starts 22nd and final Test against Australia at Nottingham; Test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper

• 1910 Sportclub Enschede soccer club forms in Enschede, Netherlands; merge with Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente in 1965
• 1912 Dutch soccer club Stormvogels forms in Ijmuiden; merges with VSV to form Telstar in 1963
• 1917 Boston Braves first baseman Hank Gowdy is first active MLB player to enlist for service in World War I; only player to fight in both World War I & II
• 1918 Chicago White Sox losing 5-4 against NY Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs; Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a rare game winning triple play
• 1920 Dutch soccer club RKSV forms in Volendam; merges with FC Volendam in 1977
• 1923 New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning

Gehrig Begins Record Run
1925 Future NY Yankees Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig pinch hits for shortstop Pee-Wee Wanninge in a 5-3 loss to Washington; first of record 2,130 consecutive games


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
Bradman Cracks 191
1930 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman cracks 191 in tour match v Hampshire at Southampton; Bradman smashes 26 fours in 240 minutes

Cochet Wins French Championship
1930 French Championships Men's Tennis: Frenchman Henri Cochet wins 3rd of 4 French titles; beats American Bill Tilden 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1


Tennis PlayerBill Tilden

Tennis PlayerHenri Cochet
Moody Wins French Championship
1930 French Championships Women's Tennis: Helen Wills Moody wins her 3rd straight French title; beats fellow American Helen Jacobs 6-2, 6-1


Tennis PlayerHelen Wills Moody

Tennis PlayerHelen Jacobs
Cramm Wins Second Title
1936 French Championships Men's Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins his 2nd French title; beats Englishman Fred Perry 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0


Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Perry

• 1936 French Championships Women's Tennis: German Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu of France 6-3, 6-4 for her second of 3 straight French titles
• 1937 Chicago White Sox pitcher Bill Dietrich no-hits St Louis Browns, 8-0 at Comiskey Park, Chicago

1st Major Fight on Television
1939 First major boxing match on US television is the heavyweight bout from NY's Yankee Stadium between former world champion Max Baer and Lou Nova; Nova wins by TKO in 11th round


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMax Baer

• 1939 First night MLB game takes place at Philadelphia's Shribe Park; Phillies lose 5-2 to Pittsburgh Pirates

Ott Hits 400th HR
1941 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Mel Ott hits his 400th career HR and his 1,500th RBI to help New York Giants to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott

• 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell patents his "eephus" or "blooper ball" pitch; uses pitch on way to a 20-win campaign
• 1944 Washington Senators MLB outfielder Stan Spence goes 6-for-6 in an 11-5 win over the St. Louis Browns; collects 5 singles and a home run
• 1946 78th Belmont Stakes: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:30.8; 7th horse to win the Triple Crown

French Open Men's Tennis
1952 French Championships Men's Tennis: England based Czech Jaroslav Drobný wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Frank Sedgman of Australia 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4


Ice Hockey and Tennis StarJaroslav Drobný

Tennis PlayerFrank Sedgman
French Open Women's Tennis
1952 French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title


Tennis PlayerDoris Hart

• 1954 Czech distance runner Emile Zatopek breaks his own 10,000m world record, clocking 28:54.2 in Brussels, Belgium
• 1957 French Championships Men's Tennis: Sven Davidson becomes first Swede to win a Grand Slam title; beats American Herbert Flam 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 1957 French Championships Women's Tennis: England's Shirley Bloomer wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats American Dorothy Knode 6-1, 6-3
• 1958 The Riverside International Raceway in Southern California opens with three 500-mile races in one weekend; Eddie Gray wins the Crown America 500 for NASCAR Grand National cars
• 1959 Two-time defending champion Monterrey, Mexico ruled ineligible to compete in Little League Baseball World Series for using players outside predetermined geographical area
• 1965 Robert Manry begins his 78 day voyage to sail a 13.5-foot yacht "Tinkerbelle" across the Atlantic Ocean
• 1968 100th Belmont: Gus Gustines aboard Stage Door Johnny wins in 2:27.2
• 1968 St. Louis Cardinals side-arming left-hander Joe Hoerner ties NL record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, fanning the final 6 batters to earn a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets

Sports History
1970 MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reprimands Houston Astros pitcher Jim Bouton for writing memoir "Ball Four"


MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn

Baseball Pitcher and AuthorJim Bouton
Sports History
1975 California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his record equalling 4th MLB career no-hitter in beating the Baltimore Orioles, 1-0


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
LPGA Championship
1975 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Kathy Whitworth wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

GolferSandra Haynie

• 1977 Dutch soccer club FC Volendam is established as a result of split up with RKSV; 6-time Eerste Divisie champions
• 1978 England cricket fast bowler Chris Old becomes only third man to capture 4 wickets in 5 balls in a Test, as Pakistan dismissed for 164 in 1st Test at Edgbaston; Old 5 for 70

Cricket Debut
1978 Future England cricket captain David Gower makes his Test debut in 1st Test against Pakistan in Birmingham; England win by an innings and 57 runs


Cricket Batsman and CaptainDavid Gower

• 1979 NBA Championship, Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland: Seattle Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 97-93 for a 4-1 series victory; Seattle's first major pro sports championship win

Baseball Record
1980 First baseman Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Brooklyn / LA Dodgers home run in a 9-5 loss at home to the Atlanta Braves


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
Baseball Record
1982 Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in 3-2 win over Boston Red Sox to become fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a MLB season


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1984 Douglas H Mitchell, QC of Calgary becomes 6th CFL Commissioner
• 1984 Russian super heavyweight weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev snatches world record 211 kg

Cricket History
1985 West Indian cricket batsman Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 in a tour match against Warwickshire at Taunton; 42 fours and 8 sixes of 258 balls


Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards
LPGA Championship
1986 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Pat Bradley birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan


LPGA GolferPat Bradley

LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan
Sports History
1987 Cleveland Indians pitcher Phil Niekro beats Detroit Tigers, 9-6 for his 314th MLB victory; combines with Joe Niekro (216) for most combined wins by brothers in baseball history (530)


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherPhil Niekro

• 1992 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-5 for a 3-1 series win; 2nd consecutive title for Penguins
• 1993 Phoenix Suns guard Dan Majerle sets a then NBA Playoff record by sinking 8 three-pointers during the Suns’ 120-114 win over Seattle in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals
• 1994 Indiana guard Reggie Miller drills an NBA Playoff record 5 three-pointers in the 4th quarter of the Pacers’ 93-86 win over host New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
• 1995 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers' scoreless inning streak ends at 39 in a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins
• 1997 LA Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked

Boxing Title Fight
2002 In a battle of former heavyweight boxing champions in Atlantic City, Evander Holyfield beats Hasim Rahman by TKO; fight stopped 1:40 into 8th round because of giant welt above Rahman's left eye


BoxerEvander Holyfield

• 2008 IPL Cricket Final, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals win inaugural event; beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets; Yusuf Pathan top scores with 56 (39)

Sports History
2008 Jason Koumas captains Wales for the first time


FootballerJason Koumas

• 2012 Johan Santana throws first no-hitter in the New York Mets' 50-year MLB history when he beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 - 0

Sports History
2013 Bayern Munich defeat VfB Stuttgart 3-2 to win the DFB-Pokal and become the first German treble-winning team


Football StarThomas Müller

• 2014 IPL Cricket Final, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets; Manish Pandey, 94 (50)
• 2019 Mexican-American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr produces a huge upset when he stops English champion Anthony Joshua in 7 at Madison Square Garden; wins IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight titles
• 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Liverpool beats Tottenham, 2-0 for Reds' 6th title