May 1974 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

May 4 100th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Cannonade for first of 3 Derby victories

May 6 Oakland A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore, ending his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
May 8 FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam
May 10 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
May 12 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
May 17 18th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Brussels
May 18 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
May 19 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
May 22 Soccer team Veendam forms
May 26 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford claims first of his three Indy victories; first Sunday start of the event

Sports History

May 27 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning

Birthdays in Sport

May 2 Andy Johnson, Welsh soccer midfielder (15 caps; WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Bristol, England
May 2 Miles Joseph, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
May 4 Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
May 5 Seiji Ara, Japanese auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2004), born in Chiba, Japan
May 7 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
May 8 Colin Daynes, Canadian 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96), born in Windsor, Ontario
May 8 Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2001)
May 9 Stephane Yelle, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ottawa, Ontario
May 10 Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
May 11 Darren Ward, Welsh footballer
May 11 Roger Juffing, soccer player (Fortuna Sittard
May 11 Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
May 12 Anna Ozolins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
May 13 Lisa Jacob, American 800m freestyle relay (Olympics 1996)
May 14 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie Ca, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
May 15 A J Hinch, Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)

May 15 Addilson dos Santos, soccer player (Sparta)
May 15 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
May 16 Keith Thibodeaux, cornerback (Washington Redskins)
May 17 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
May 18 Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and analyst, born in Brooklyn, New York
May 19 Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia
May 20 Brandon Jessie, tight end (NY Giants)
May 22 Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
May 23 Duane Clemons, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Riverside, California
May 23 Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder, born in Calgary, Alberta
May 24 Ace Custis, American NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Eastville, Virginia
May 24 Marcus Coleman, American football defensive back (NY Jets), born in Dallas, Texas
May 24 Maria Alejandra Vento, Venezuelan tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz), born in Caracas
May 24 Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player, born in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
May 24 Natalie Neaton, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
May 25 Dennis Stallings, American football linebacker (Tennessee Oilers), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
May 26 Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
May 27 Danny Wuerffel, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1996, U of Florida; NFL: New Orleans Saints), born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
May 29 Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (Ferrari, Williams F1, Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Catalonia
May 29 Stephen Larkham, Australian Rugby Union fly-half, coach (Australia 102 caps), born in Canberra, ACT
May 30 David Wilkie, Ellensburg, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
May 30 Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
May 31 Chad Campbell, American golfer (US masters 2009 runner-up, 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Andrews, Texas
May 31 Jim Carey, American NHL goalie, 1994-99 (Washington Capitals, and 2 other teams), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts
May 31 Steve Martin, American NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles), born in St. Paul, Minnesota