Events in Sport on May 31

1930 Don Bradman scores his 1,000th run of the English cricket season

1931 French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

1931 36th Women's French Championships: Cilly Aussem beats Betty Nuthall (8-6, 6-1)

1942 PGA Championship, Seaview CC: Sam Snead beats Jim Turnesa 2 & 1 for his first PGA Tour major title

1947 79th Belmont: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6
1948 Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose wins in 4:10:23.286 (192.822 km/h)
1949 PGA Championship, Hermitage CC: Sam Snead beats fellow American Johnny Palmer 3 & 2; first time reigning Masters champion wins PGA Championship in the same calendar year.
1950 Indianapolis 500: Due to rain, race shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins
1950 Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial
1954 Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich wins in 3:49:17.261 (210.567 km/h)

1956 Mickey Mantle HR just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof

1958 French Championships Men's Tennis: Mervyn Rose wins his first and only French title; beats Luis Ayala of Chile 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1958 57th Women's French Championships: Zsuzsi Kormoczy beats Shirley Bloomer (6-4, 1-6, 6-2)
1961 6th European Cup: Benfica beats Barcelona 3-2 at Bern
1964 SF Giants beat NY Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hrs 32 mins)
1965 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 - 3:19:05.370 (242.506 km/h)
1967 Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg

1967 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins in 3:18:24.211 (243.344 km/h)

1972 16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam
1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th run of English cricket season
1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games
1984 Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) v England, ODI cricket record
1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
1987 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 to win title 4 games to 3: Oilers' 3rd SC
1994 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
1997 Blues win their second straight Super 12 Rugby title with a 23-7 victory over the ACT Brumbies at Eden Park, Auckland; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties and 2 conversions for the home team
1999 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
2002 The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2 to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.
2002 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
2008 Canterbury Crusaders claim their 7th Super 14 Rugby title with a 20-12 win over NSW Waratahs at AMI Stadium, Christchurch; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties and a dropped goal for the home team
2015 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)

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