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
- 1929 2nd Ryder Cup: Britain-Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England
- 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians
Hank Greenberg
- 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)
- 1962 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
- 1964 9th European Cup: Internazionale beats Real Madrid 3-1 at Vienna
- 1965 10th European Cup: Internazionale beats Benfica 1-0 at Milan
- 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
- 1971 UCLA defeats Florida State 81-76 to win the NCAA basketball championship
- 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: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
- 1979 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
- 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 purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
- 1982 John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to NJ
- 1984 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
- 1984 Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day
- 1984 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins in 3:03:21.638 (263.308 km/h)
- 1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young & Sutton)
- 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna
- 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
- 1990 Jan Stephenson wins J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game
Golf Tournament
1990 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
Pat Bradley
- 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
- 2001 Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:31:54.180 (227.841 km/h)
- 2006 NHL Western Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 1
- 2007 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 2:44:03.5608 (244.257 km/h)
- 2009 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1
- 2009 17th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Manchester United 2-0 at Rome
- 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)
- 2015 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
- 2017 FA Cup Final: Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley, London
Birthdays in Sport
- 1852 Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
- 1870 Lionel Palairet, British cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
- 1887 Frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder)
- 1904 Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)
- 1908 Alex Brown, snooker player
- 1912 Terry Moore, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1926 Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56)
- 1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympic bronze 1964)
- 1947 Robert Reinacher Jr, horse trainer
- 1947 Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer
- 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 Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer (beefy NZ lefty batsman late 70's)
- 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
- 1956 Steve Pagano, horse trainer
- 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, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92)
- 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
- 1967 Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard (Sac Monarchs/Olympic gold 1996)
- 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, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1969 Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons)
- 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 Liz Earley, St Catharines Ontario, LPGA golfer (1995 Thailand Open)
- 1970 Michael Blackburn, Australian laser sailor (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Todd Collins, linebacker (New England Patriots)
- 1970 Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
- 1971 Corey Beck, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1971 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1971 Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons)
- 1972 Antonio Freeman, NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1972 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
- 1972 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
- 1972 Todd Demsey, American golfer
- 1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
- 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
- 1984 Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player
- 1985 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
- 1990 Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure skater
Deaths in Sport
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