May 1958 in Sports History

Events in Sport

May 13 Stan Musial is 8th to get 3,000 hits

May 17 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2
May 28 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
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins in 3:44:21.064 (215.316 km/h)
May 31 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
May 31 57th Women's French Championships: Zsuzsi Kormoczy beats Shirley Bloomer (6-4, 1-6, 6-2)

May 8 Lovie Smith, American football coach
May 9 Esko Rechardt, Finnish yachtsman (Olympic gold 1980)
May 11 Peter Antonie, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
May 11 Walt Terrell, baseball player
May 14 Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
May 18 Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys)
May 20 Mike Engleman, Sonoma California, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
May 20 Mike Stefanik, American auto racer (9 NASCAR Modified Championships), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
May 21 Monte Lynch, cricketer (Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player)
May 21 Sabine Bischoff, German fencer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany (d. 2013)
May 29 Ivar Sisniega, Mexican pentathlete, politician (Sports Minister 1994-2000), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
May 29 Uwe Rapolder, German soccer midfielder, coach (1. FC Köln), born in Hausen an der Zaber, Germany
May 31 Gary Hallberg, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Berwyn, Illinois