Events in Sport
- 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 10th anniversary Olympic games close in Athens, Greece
- 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
- 1938 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
- 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 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game
Roger Maris
Event of Interest
1963 Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
Mickey Mantle
- 1963 8th European Cup: Milan beats Benfica 2-1 at London
- 1966 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
- 1968 Pitts Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single
- 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
Golf Tournament
1977 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
Kathy Whitworth
- 1977 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
Golf Tournament
1983 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament
Pat Bradley
- 1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
Golf Major
1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
Sherri Turner
Baseball Record
1990 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game
Andre Dawson
Event of Interest
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
Deion Sanders
Boxing Title Fight
1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
Riddick Bowe
Event of Interest
2002 Mike Babcock is named head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Mike Babcock
- 2003 In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.
- 2004 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
- 2007 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
- 2010 18th UEFA Champions League Final: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich 2-0 at Madrid
- 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
Birthdays in Sport
- 1826 George Parr, cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt)
- 1879 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (Big Ship Great Aussie skipper 1920-21)
- 1902 Al Simmons, American baseball outfielder (A's), lifetime batting avg of .334 (d. 1956), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1908 Horton Smith. American golfer (d. 1963)
- 1927 Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)
- 1934 Arne Harris, American television sports director (d. 2001)
- 1935 Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player
- 1940 Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners)
- 1941 Martha Langbein, German athlete
- 1943 Tommy John, pitcher (Yankee/Dodger)
- 1946 George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), born in Belfast
- 1946 Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), born in Ryton, County Durham (d. 2015)
- 1952 R W Eaks, American professional golfer, born in Colorado Springs, Clorado
- 1953 Cha Bum-Kun, Korean footballer
- 1962 Andrew Donald Magee, PGA golfer (1988 Pensacola Open), born in Paris, France
- 1966 Donald Royal, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
- 1966 José Mesa, Dominican MBL pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic
- 1968 Alan Levine, Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Park Ridge, Illinois
- 1968 Carmie Vairo, softball infielder (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1968 Mike Harbold, sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Oakland, California
- 1968 Randy Brown, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
- 1969 Tim Wiley, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Lexington, Massachusetts
- 1969 Vaughn Eshelman, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
- 1970 Eric Wunderlich, American 200m breaststroke (Olympic 7th 1996)
- 1970 Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1970 Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
- 1971 Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
- 1971 Troy Barnhart, Hanford CA, water polo 2m offense (Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1972 Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
- 1973 Aaron Graham, professional American football player (Arizona Cardinals), born in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- 1973 Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1973 Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
- 1973 Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
- 1974 Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- 1975 Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Flyers)
- 1975 Salvador Ballesta, Spanish Footballer.
- 1976 Christian Vande Velde, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1977 Dre Bly, American Football Player
- 1980 Chad Tracy, American baseball player
- 1981 Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
- 1982 Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
- 1983 John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer
- 1985 Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
- 1985 Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
Novak Đoković
1987 Novak Đoković [Novak Djokovic], Serbian tennis player (12 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Belgrade, Serbia
Novak Đoković
Weddings in Sport
- 2011 R&B singer Keyshia Cole (28) weds NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Daniel Gibson (25) in Cleveland, Ohio
Deaths in Sport
- 1954 Charles "Chief "Bender, American MLB pitcher and only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame (Philadelphia Athletics), dies at 70
- 1966 Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
- 1975 Lefty Grove, American Baseball Player (b. 1900)
- 1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock & Roll), dies at 71 of heart failure
- 2004 Mikhail Voronin, Russian and Soviet gymnast (1968 Olympics: 7 medals including 2 gold, 1972 Olympics: 2 silver medals), dies at 59
- 2017 Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), dies after being hit by a car at 35
- 2018 Dave Garcia, MLB manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), dies at 97