1877 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38
1883 Cubs’ Billy Sunday’s 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
1884 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters
1885 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49
1902 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
1906 31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45
1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row
1927 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
1938 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
1946 Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers 5-3
1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4
1954 79th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4
1955 Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
1957 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
1963 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club
1970 Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0
1974 Soccer team Veendam forms
1975 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1
1976 St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR
1977 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
1991 NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
1992 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
1992 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0
1994 Toronto NBA franchise unveils name ”Raptors” & logo
1996 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome
2001 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 games to 1
2004 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
2004 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: ACT Brumbies claim their 2nd title with a 47-38 win over Canterbury Crusaders; Brumbies wingers Mark Gerrard (3) and Joe Roff (2) combine for 5 tries
2007 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
2012 NHL Western Conference Finals: Los Angeles Kings beat Phoenix Coyotes, 4 games to 1
2015 Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009
2016 The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone G&CC: Germany’s Berhard Langer wins sixth of 13 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Olin Browne
2021 30 year old Scottish light-welterweight boxer Josh Taylor becomes Britain’s first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by beating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas
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