Nolan Ryan’s first no-hitter, Queen Elizabeth watching baseball among highlights
May 15
1862 First baseball enclosure opens at Union Grounds, Brooklyn
1876 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25
1894 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41
1906 NY Giants’ Hooks Wiltse strikes out 4 batters in 1 inning
1912 37th Preakness: Clarnence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6
1912 Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a NY Highlander game & is suspended
1918 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
1918 Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game
1919 Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0
1920 Soccer team ADO ‘20 forms in Heemskerk
1926 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8
1937 62nd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4
1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
1944 Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0
1948 73rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown
1948 Bradman scores 187 Aust v Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five
1952 Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1953 In his first world heavyweight title defence, Rocky Marciano KOs former champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 1st round at Chicago Stadium
1959 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst & Williams Teams reenact the original contest
1965 90th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2
1965 Canadian Football Players Association organizes
1966 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex v Somerset
1970 International Olympic Committee votes to expel South Africa
1971 96th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54
1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan’s 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0
1976 101st Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55
1980 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
1982 107th Preakness: Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma’s Ruler wins in 1:55.4
1987 Record archery score for a pair over 24 hrs, is set
1989 Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams & replace him with Cito Gaston
1990 Edmonton Oiler Klima beats Boston Bruins in 6th period
1991 Manchester United of England win 31th European Cup Winner’s Cup against FC Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam
1991 US President George H. W. Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A’s-Baltimore Oriole game
1991 Red Sox & White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)
1993 118th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6
1994 LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: Laura Davies of England wins her second major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Ritzman
1999 124th Preakness: Chris Antley wins aboard Charismatic for the second leg of an unsuccessful Triple Crown campaign
2004 129th Preakness: Stewart Elliott aboard Smarty Jones wins in 1:55.59
2010 Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
2010 135th Preakness: Martin Garcia aboard Lookin At Lucky wins in 1:55.47
2010 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,335): Chelsea beats Portsmouth,1-0; Didier Drogba scores 59’ winner; Blues’ 6th title
2011 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: K. J. Choi of South Korea defeats David Toms on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win $1.71 million winner’s cheque
2016 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: World #1 and reigning PGA Champion Jason Day of Australia leads wire-to-wire to win by 4 strokes ahead of Kevin Chappell
May 16
1869 Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7
1882 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.0
1884 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25
1894 Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings
1914 American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City
1914 Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street, San Francisco. Relocated a year later. 1916 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8
1921 46th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun wins in 1:54.2
1925 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6
1927 NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home
1930 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2
1931 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8
1936 61st Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59
1953 Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row
1955 Rocky Marciano beats Don Cockell by TKO in the 9th round at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1976 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Guy Lafleur and Pete Mahovlich each have a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3 for a 4 games series sweep
1979 NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M
1980 34th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2 1981 106th Preakness:
1981 106th Preakness: Jorge Velásquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6
1981 Houston shortstop Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples as Astros beat Chicago Cubs, 6-1
1982 Stanley Cup Final, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC: 3-peat for NY Islanders; sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games with a 3-1 Game 4 win
1984 Juventus of Italy win 24th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Porto of Portugal 2-1 in Basel 1984 Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer
1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
1985 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 2
1985 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 2
1987 112th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 1:55.8
1992 117th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6
1992 America’s Cup: America Team USA defeats Il Moro di Venezia 4-1 to win in San Diego
1997 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
1997 Expos trailing SF Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
1998 123rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 1:54.80
2003 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota Wild, 4 games to 0
2009 134th Preakness: Calvin Borel aboard Rachel Alexandra wins in 1:55.08
2010 ICC Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: Elise Perry with 3 for 18 off 4 overs leads Australia (106/8) to 3 run victory over New Zealand 103/6
2014 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. & Manchester City F.C. are each fined 60 million Euros for breaching Fair Play Regulations
2015 140th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 1:58.46
May 17
1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75 1881 7th Kentucky Derby:
1881 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40
1894 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25 1903 Cleveland Indians
1903 Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1905 Waseda U of Tokyo
1905 Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball
1911 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51
1915 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58
1915 Cubs George “Zip” Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st & winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever
1924 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2
1927 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings
1930 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6
1939 1st televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1
1952 77th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4
1958 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2
1964 First Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton 1970 Hank Aaron becomes
1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits
1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A’s
1974 18th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Brussels
1975 100th Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4
1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
1980 105th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2
1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff
1983 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 4 consecutive titles for NY Islanders; sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games with a 4-2 Game 4 win
1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning
1986 111th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8
1998 LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: 20-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak leads wire-to-wire to win the first of her 5 majors, 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney
1998 New York Yankees pitcher David Wells tosses a perfect game in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium, NY
2006 14th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Arsenal 2-1 at Saint-Denis 2008 133rd Preakness: Kent
2008 133rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown wins in 1:54.80
2008 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (82,752): Portsmouth beats Cardiff City, 1-0; Nwankwo Kanu scores 37’ winner
2014 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,345): Arsenal beats Hull City, 3–2 (a.e.t.); Aaron Ramsey scores 109’ winner
2014 139th Preakness: Victor Ezpinoza aboard California Chrome wins in 1:54.84
2015 The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Jeff Maggert wins first of 2 consecutive Champions Tour majors with par on 1st playoff hole against Kevin Sutherland
2019 Brooks Koepka fires a 65 (-5) to set new record for lowest 36-hole score in a golf major at the PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park; 7 stroke lead is a 36-hole tournament record
May 18
1920 45th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o’ War wins in 1:51.6
1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8
1929 Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 & lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs)
1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World’s Fair
1942 NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1947 A’s catcher Warren
1947 A’s catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time
1957 82nd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2
1960 European Cup Final, Glasgow: Ferenc Puskás scores 4, Alfredo Di Stéfano 3 as Real Madrid routs Eintracht Frankfurt, 7-3; 5th consecutive title for Los Blancos
1963 88th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2
1968 93rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8
1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger
1974 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs 1985 110th Preakness: Pat
1985 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank’s Prospect wins in 1:53.4
1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1988 In just Oakland’s 39th
1988 In just Oakland’s 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
1974 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs
1985 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank’s Prospect wins in 1:53.4
1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1988 In just Oakland’s 39th
1988 In just Oakland’s 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
May 19
1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
1909 In his first title defence Jack Johnson fights “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown
1911 Philadelphia Athletics are 12½ games back in AL, & will win World Series
1923 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande wins aboard Zev for his first Derby success 1928 54th Kentucky Derby:
1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4
1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936
1941 Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
1942 Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner)
1945 Start of the 1st Victory Test Cricket between England & Aust Services
1951 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4 1956 81st Preakness: Bill
1956 81st Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4
1960 Juan Marichal debuts as SF Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter
1962 87th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2
1962 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner’s NL hit record with 3,431
1974 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: In their first Finals appearance the Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 to take the title, 4 games to 2
1984 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Wayne Gretzky scores twice as Edmonton Oilers beat NY Islanders, 5-2 for a 4-1 series win; Oilers first SC title
2019 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins despite 5 bogeys on last 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson
May 20
1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina
1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37
1897 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
1900 II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in Paris (last 5 months)
1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
1920 Policemen raid the Cubs’ bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling
1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher’s fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
1983 Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
1984 Boston’s Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory
1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA’s MVP
2015 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
2018 The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone G &CC: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 3 from American trio Joe Durant, Steve Stricker & Gene Sauers
May 21
1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
1878 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25
1881 US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in NYC, New York
1886 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
1891 Boxers Peter Jackson & Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds
1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) forms in Paris
1907 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4
1914 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8
1922 Col Ruppert buys out Col Huston interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000
1926 White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double
1943 Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators
1948 NY Yank Joe DiMaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)
1952 Booklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in their 1st inning to beat Cincinnati Reds 19-1
1960 85th Preakness: Bobby Ussery aboard Bally Ache wins in 1:57.6
1966 91st Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4
1979 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: 4 consecutive titles for Montreal Canadiens; beat NY Rangers, 4-1 for a 4 games to 1 series win
1981 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: NY Islanders win backto-back titles; beat Minnesota North Stars, 5-1 for 4 games to 1 series win
1983 108th Preakness: Donald Miller Jr on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4
1988 113th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2