Events in Sport
- 1920 45th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6
- 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8
- 1929 Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 & lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs)
- 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair
- 1942 NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
- 1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
Baseball Record
1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time
Mickey Mantle
Event of Interest
1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger
Hank Greenberg
- 1971 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
- 1974 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
- 1980 Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
- 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs
- 1985 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4
- 1986 Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic
- 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
- 1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
Event of Interest
1990 Jari Kurri sets a record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game, registering three goals and two assists vs the Boston Bruins
Jari Kurri
Golf Major
1997 43rd LPGA Championship won by Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson
Golf Tournament
1997 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tiger Woods
- 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 RC Toulonnais defeat ASM Clermont Auvergne to win the rugby Heineken Cup final
- 2013 138th Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Oxbow wins in 1:57.54
- 2014 Adam Scott overtakes Tiger Woods as the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world
Birthdays in Sport
- 1882 Babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968)
- 1905 Hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II)
- 1909 Fred Perry, English tennis player/broadcaster (8-time Grand Slam singles winner), born in Stockport, England (d. 1995)
- 1924 Jack Whitaker, sportscaster (ABC, CBS), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1937 Brooks Robinson, American Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman (18-time MLB All Star), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1940 Pat Trimborn, cricket pace bowler (South African in 4 Tests 1966-70)
- 1942 N P (Nobby) Stiles, footballer
- 1945 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79)
Reggie Jackson
1946 Reggie Jackson, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (14-time All Star)), born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Reggie Jackson
- 1950 Rodney Milburn Jr, USA, hurdler (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1951 Angela Voigt, German DR, long jumper (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1951 Rodger Davis, Australian golfer, born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1951 Jim Sundberg, American baseball player
- 1956 Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki, Tekushima Japan, golfer (1995 Phoenix Open-8th)
- 1958 Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1959 Graham Dilley, cricketer (England wicket-taker of 80's)
Jari Kurri
1960 Jari Kurri, Finnish NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jari Kurri
- 1960 Tom Jackson, Oakville Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 CPGA Winter)
Yannick Noah
1960 Yannick Noah, French tennis player (French Open 1983), born in Sedan, France
Yannick Noah
- 1962 Mike Whitmarsh, beach volleyballer (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Diego, California
- 1963 Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
- 1964 Will Wolford, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1965 Erik Hanson, MLB pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Kinnelon, New Jersey
- 1965 Rufus Porter, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Amite, Louisiana
- 1967 Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1967 Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German F1 driver
- 1968 Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars, NY Jets)
- 1969 Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
- 1970 Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player (FC Twente)
- 1970 Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- 1971 Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1971 Clifton Sunada, extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1971 Craig Hentrich, NFL punter (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1971 Karen Bye, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
- 1971 Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995)
- 1971 Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
- 1971 Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
- 1972 Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
- 1973 Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- 1973 David Bailey, WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1973 Donyell Marshall, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors)
- 1973 Markus Brunner, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
- 1973 Tory James, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1973 Walter Scott, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1973 Dario Franchitti, Scottish racecar driver
- 1974 Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player
- 1975 John Higgins, Scottish snooker player (4-time world champion), born in Wishaw, Scotland
- 1976 Ron Mercer, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
- 1977 Lee Hendrie, English footballer
- 1977 Danny Mills, English footballer
- 1978 Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
- 1978 Marcus Giles, American baseball player
- 1979 Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
- 1979 Julián Speroni, Argentine footballer
- 1979 Milivoje Novakovič, Slovenian footballer
- 1980 Jeff Roehl, American football player
- 1981 Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
- 1982 Jason Brown, English-born footballer
- 1983 Gary O'Neil, English footballer
- 1983 Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
- 1983 Vince Young, American football player
- 1984 Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
- 1984 Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
- 1986 Ryan Lamb, English rugby union player
- 1992 Josh Phelps, Soccer Player
Weddings in Sport
- 1996 NFL Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly (36) weds former marketing director Jill Waggoner (27) at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in suburban Buffalo
Wedding of Interest
1996 Heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison (27) weds Dawn Freeman
Tommy Morrison
Deaths in Sport
- 1953 Tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies
- 1956 Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies
- 1963 Ernie Davis, American football player (1st African American to win Heisman Trophy - 1961), dies of leukemia aged 23
- 1974 Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61
- 1996 Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner, dies at 44
- 1999 Betty Robinson, American runner (b. 1911)
May in History
Pope 'Turned Vatican Into Whorehouse'
Pope John XII who died – some say he was murdered – on this day lived a life of sin, corruption and murder. But is his reputation as the worst pope deserved?
May 14, 964 AD
Taxman Delivers Cruel Blow to Miss Whiplash
If I agreed to your demand for cash payment it means that you would be living off immoral earnings, celebrated Madam tells the tax authority.
May 15, 1990
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999