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Events in Sport

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1877 - 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38
1885 - 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49
1902 - 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
1906 - 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
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
1954 - 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4
1957 - Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
1962 - Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game
1963 - Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
1966 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1968 - Pitts Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single
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 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
1977 - Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
American Baseball Player Roger Maris 1983 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament
1983 - Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
1985 - Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader
1985 - Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid
1988 - 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
1990 - Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
1991 - Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome
1991 - NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title
1994 - Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
1994 - Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo
2003 - In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

Birthdays in Sport

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1826 - George Parr, cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt)
1879 - Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (Big Ship Great Aussie skipper 1920-21)
1902 - Al Simmons, Milwaukee, American baseball outfielder (A's), lifetime batting avg of .334 (d. 1956)
1908 - Horton Smith. American golfer (d. 1963)
1927 - Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)
1934 - Arne Harris, American television sports director (d. 2001)
1935 - Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player
1940 - Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners)
1946 - George Best, footballer/soccer player (Manchester United, Northern Ireland)
1946 - Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager
1952 - R W Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
1953 - Cha Bum-Kun, Korean footballer
1962 - Andrew Donald Magee, Paris France, PGA golfer (1988 Pensacola Open)
1964 - David Lidberg, jockey
1966 - Donald Royal, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
1966 - Jose Mesa, Azua Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1968 - Alan Levine, Park Ridge IL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1968 - Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara CA, Nike golfer (1994 Queen Mary-2nd)
1968 - Carmie Vairo, Vancouver BC, softball infielder (Olympics-96)
1968 - Mike Harbold, Oakland California, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1968 - Randy Brown, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
1969 - Tim Wiley, Lexington Mass, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1969 - Vaughn Eshelman, Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1970 - Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1970 - Eric Wunderlich, US, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-7th-96)
1970 - Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
1970 - Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
1971 - Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
1971 - Troy Barnhart, Hanford CA, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
1972 - Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 - Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
1973 - Aaron Graham, corner (Arizona Cardinals)
1973 - Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1973 - Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
1974 - Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1975 - Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Oly-br-98, Flyers)
1975 - Salvador Ballesta, Spanish Footballer.
1976 - Christian Vande Velde, Chicago Ill, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1977 - Dre Bly, American Football Player
1980 - Chad Tracy, American baseball player
1981 - Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
1982 - Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
1983 - John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer
1985 - Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
1985 - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 - Novak Đoković, Serbian tennis player

Deaths in Sport

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1966 - Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
1975 - Lefty Grove, American Baseball Player (b. 1900)
1990 - Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock & Roll), dies at 71 of heart failure
2004 - Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945)