Events in Sport
- 1878 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75
- 1878 Australians Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19
- 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 NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
- 1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
- 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
Event of Interest
1937 Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)
Carl Hubbell
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians
Hank Greenberg
Event of Interest
1949 Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day"
Bill Veeck
- 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
- 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt, used by Baltimore Oriole Clint Courtney
- 1961 Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner's Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg)
- 1961 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' ½"
- 1961 60th Men's French Championships: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
- 1961 60th Women's French Championships: Ann Haydon beats Yola Ramirez (6-2, 6-1)
- 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
- 1968 NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises
Event of Interest
1968 George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles
George Halas
- 1971 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
- 1972 Indianapolis 500: Mark Donohue wins in 3:04:23.851 (262.262 km/h)
- 1974 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning
- 1975 Stanley Cup Final, The Aud, Buffalo, NY: Philadelphia Flyers take back-to-back titles; beat Buffalo Sabres, 2-0 for a 4-2 series win
- 1979 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins in 3:08:47.950 (255.723 km/h)
- 1981 Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but umpire says no
- 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
Event of Interest
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
Chris Evert
- 1984 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins in 3:03:21.638 (263.308 km/h)
- 1987 New York Yankees knuckleballer Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton
- 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna
- 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
- 1993 Baseball player Dale Murphy ends his career after 398 HRs
- 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
- 1997 Indianapolis 500: Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indy 500
- 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: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:31:54.180 (227.841 km/h)
Event of Interest
2001 Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, 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
Tom Watson
- 2006 NHL Western Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 1
- 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
- 2006 WLAF World Bowl 14, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Frankfurt Galaxy beats Amsterdam Admirals, 22-7
- 2007 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 2:44:03.5608 (244.257 km/h)
- 2007 Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, 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
- 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: Dario Franchitti wins in 2:58.51.2532 (269.934 km/h)
- 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)
- 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 the first Australian driver to win the event
- 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
Birthdays in Sport
- 1852 Billy Barnes, English cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1899)
- 1863 Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
- 1870 Lionel Palairet, British cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
- 1887 Frank Woolley, English cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder), born in Tonbridge, Kent (d. 1978)
- 1903 Walt Kiesling, American Pro Football Hall of Fame guard (NFL 1920s All-Decade Team; First-team All-Pro 1929, 30, 32; Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1962)
- 1904 Chūhei Nambu, Japanese track and field athlete (Olympic gold 1932), born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 1997)
- 1908 Alex Brown, English snooker player, born in London (d. 1995)
- 1912 Terry Moore, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1926 [John] Gordon Leggat, New Zealand cricketer (open batsman in 9 Tests 1953-56), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1973)
- 1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympic bronze 1964)
- 1947 Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach, born in Ljubljan, FPR Yugoslavia
- 1951 John Conteh, British boxer, WBC Light Heavyweight crown (1974-77), born in Liverpool
- 1954 Catherine Carr, US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1972)
- 1954 Jackie Slater, American football player
- 1955 Graham "Jock" Edwards, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests; 6 ODIs), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 2020)
- 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
- 1957 Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1976)
- 1957 Duncan Goodhew, English 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in London, England
- 1960 Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
- 1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
- 1961 Jill Sterkel, US swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976, 84, 88)
- 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
- 1962 Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, all-rounder (1981-92), commentator and coach of India (2017-), born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- 1962 Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
- 1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
Pat Cash
1965 Pat Cash, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1987), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Pat Cash
- 1966 Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
- 1966 John Jaha, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
- 1967 Chin Yang, Laos-born American jockey
- 1967 Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- 1967 George McCloud, NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns)
- 1967 Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
- 1968 Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)
- 1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
- 1968 Jeff Bagwell, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (MLB All-Star 1994, 96, 97, 99; NL MVP 1994; Gold Glove Award 1994; Houston Astros), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1969 Francois Letourneau, St Jerome Quebec, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Lesley Tashlin, 100m hurdler (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1969 Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Mets)
- 1969 Travis Williams, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1970 Michael Blackburn, Australian laser sailor (Olympic bronze 2000), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1970 Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
- 1971 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1972 Antonio Freeman, American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 1996; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998; Green Bay Packers), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1972 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
- 1972 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
- 1974 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
- 1975 Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
- 1976 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
- 1977 Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
- 1977 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1978 Adin Brown, American soccer player
- 1979 Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
- 1980 Jessica Deglau, 200m butterfly (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1981 Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
- 1981 Miloy, Angolan footballer
- 1981 Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner
- 1983 Bobby Convey, American soccer player
- 1985 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
- 1990 Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure skater
- 1991 Beauden Barrett, New Zealand rugby union utility back (83 caps; World Male Rugby Player of the Year 2016, 17; Hurricanes 125 games), born in New Plymouth, New Zealand
- 1996 Minjee Lee, Australian golfer (ANA Inspiration 2017 3rd, 5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Perth, West Australia
Deaths in Sport
- 1947 Ed Konetchy, American MLB player, dies at 61
- 1953 Jesse Burkett, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15 years), dies at 84
- 1971 Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), dies at 90
Ezzard Charles
1975 Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies of ALS at 53
Ezzard Charles
Maurice Richard
2000 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), dies of abdominal cancer and Parkinson's disease at 78
Maurice Richard
- 2001 Victor Kermit Kiam II, American businessman (Remington shavers) and NFL owner (Patriots), dies at 74
- 2006 Craig Heyward, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995; New Orleans Saints), dies from brain cancer at 39
- 2009 Ammo Baba, Iraqi football player and coach, dies at 74
- 2011 Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)
- 2019 Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), dies of dementia at 69
- 2020 Liesbeth Migchelsen, Dutch soccer defender (97 caps; FFC Heike Rheine, SV Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ Alkmaar), dies from cancer at 49
