- 1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25
- 1888 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
- 1892 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½
1st Bicycle World Record
1893 Henri Desgrange establishes world's 1st bicycle world record, travelling 35.325 km (21.95 miles) an hour
- 1897 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
- 1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
- 1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
- 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 6-0 at Redland Field, Cincinnati
Johnson - Quinn Pitching Duel
1919 Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame ace Walter Johnson pitches 12 scoreless innings in a famous 0-0 duel with Jack Quinn of the NY Yankees at the Polo Grounds
- 1923 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
- 1927 England's football team beat Belgium 9-1
- 1928 53rd Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2
1928 63rd British Open Men's Golf Championship, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen wins 3rd of his 4 Open Championship titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow American Gene Sarazen
- 1935 60th Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
- 1940 65th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6
- 1946 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)
- 1946 71st Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4
Sports History
1959 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
- 1965 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
- 1966 European Cup Final, Heysel Stadium, Brussels: Fernando Serena scores the winner as Real Madrid beats Partizan Belgrade, 2-1; Madrid's 6th title
- 1968 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Defenceman J. C. Tremblay fires home the winner as Montreal Canadiens edge St Louis Blues, 3-2 for a 4-0 series sweep
- 1971 Cleveland's pitcher Steve Dunning hits a grand slam off Oakland Athletics pitcher Diego Seguí
Baseball Trade
1972 MLB San Francisco Giants trade Willie Mays to New York Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash
- 1972 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Wayne Cashman scores twice as Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 3-0 to take title, 4-2
Sports History
1977 MLB team owner Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves baseball game
Baseball Record
1980 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in the same inning
- 1983 Aberdeen of Scotland win 23rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid of Spain 2-1 in Gothenburg
- 1984 Johan Cruijff quits soccer
- 1985 56 die and at least 265 are injured at Bradford City football ground in the worst fire in English football history
- 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and César Cedeño
- 1988 KV Mechelen of Belgium win 28th European Cup Winner's Cup against Ajax of Netherlands 1-0 in Strasbourg
- 1988 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
- 1989 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
- 1991 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
- 1996 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0
Sports History
1997 Chess-playing computer Deep Blue developed by IBM defeats Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov 3.5-2.5 in chess
- 1997 NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
2008 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Sergio García of Spain claims the biggest win of his career to date in a sudden-death playoff over American Paul Goydos
Sports History
2009 Patrick Kane scores his first career hat-trick in the NHL playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks
Sports History
2013 Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga points record of 91
- 2013 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (86,254): Wigan Athletic upsets Manchester City, 1-0; Ben Watson scores 90+1' winner
2014 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: German Martin Kaymer leads after each round to win by 1 stroke ahead of Jim Furyk; first 8-figure purse in golf with winner's share $1.8 million
