Events in Sport
- 1910 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6
Event of Interest
1917 Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0
Walter Johnson
- 1921 47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2
- 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2
- 1922 NY Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
- 1925 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row
- 1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play
- 1932 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2
- 1938 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin scores first of record 5 Derby wins
- 1945 Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League
- 1949 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2
- 1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
- 1955 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8
- 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald
Event of Interest
1959 "Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in LA Coliseum) sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition
Roy Campanella
- 1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
- 1960 Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
- 1961 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
- 1966 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02
- 1967 Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
- 1969 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
- 1972 26th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1
- 1972 Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic
- 1977 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2
- 1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
- 1982 Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing
- 1982 Oakland Raiders to move to LA
- 1983 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2
- 1983 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
- 1984 Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic
- 1986 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires
- 1986 30th European Cup: Steaua Bucuresti beats Barcelona (0-0, 2-0 on penalties) at Seville
- 1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2
- 1989 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic
- 1991 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs
- 1992 Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races
- 1994 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6
- 1994 Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle)
- 1995 Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
- 2005 131st Kentucky Derby: Mike Smith aboard Giacomo wins in 2:02.75
- 2011 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04
- 2016 142nd Kentucky Derby: Nyquist ridden by Mario Gutierrez wins in 2:01.31
- 2018 World Snooker Championship: Welshman Mark Williams wins beating John Higgins 18-16 in Sheffield and, as promised, does his press conference in the nude
Birthdays in Sport
- 1893 Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager, born in Berlin, Ontario, Canada (d. 1985)
- 1897 Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis champ (Olympic gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1992)
- 1902 Sal Gliatto, American baseball player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
- 1929 Dick Williams, American baseball player and manager (including Seattle 1986-87), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)
- 1929 Babe Parilli, American football player, born in Rochester, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
Johnny Unitas
1933 Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Johnny Unitas
- 1934 Ben Smith, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1937 Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player, born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- 1938 Johnny Caldwell, Irish flyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 2009)
- 1941 Grahame Bilby, New Zealand cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1950 Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor, born in Bridge City, Texas
- 1957 [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Hercules [Raymond Fernandez], American professional wrestler, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2004)
- 1959 Robin L Freeman, PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-3rd), born in Saint Charles, Missouri
- 1964 Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1964 Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers), born in Queens, New York
- 1965 Reuben Davis, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1966 Anderson Cummins, cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie)
- 1968 Joe King, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
- 1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player (US Open Junior 1984)
- 1969 Melanie Valerio, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
- 1970 Mark Smith, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Pasadena, California
- 1970 Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ)
- 1971 Cameron McFadzean, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1971 Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- 1971 Jose Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
- 1971 Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1972 Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets)
- 1972 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
- 1973 Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
- 1973 Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
- 1974 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1974 Ian Pearce, English footballer
- 1975 Jason Tunks, discus thrower (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
- 1976 Nicholas Butcher, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1977 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
- 1978 Shawn Marion, American basketball player
- 1979 Katie Douglas, American basketball player
- 1980 Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
- 1982 Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
- 1984 Alex Smith, American football player
- 1984 Drew Stanton, American football player
- 1984 James Loney, American baseball player
- 1985 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player
- 1987 Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
Deaths in Sport
- 1946 Joe Humphries, cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for England 1907-08), dies
- 1953 Ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies
- 1967 Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Formula One driver (b. 1935)
- 2002 Seattle Slew, American racehorse (b. 1974)
- 2005 Tristan Egolf, American writer (b. 1971)
- 2005 Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1980)
- 2007 Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)
Seve Ballesteros
2011 Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, dies of brain cancer at 54
Seve Ballesteros
- 2013 George Sauer, Jr., American football player, dies from heart failure at 69