Events in Sports History in May 1940

  • May 1 Summer Olympics (scheduled for Helsinki) are cancelled by the Finnish OC because of WWII
  • May 4 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05
  • May 11 65th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6

Foxx's Huge Home Run

May 14 Boston's Jimmie Foxx HR goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof

  • May 20 Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen
  • May 24 1st night game at St Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2)
  • May 24 NY Giants swat Boston Bees, 8-1, in 1st night game at Polo Grounds, NYC
  • May 29 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)
  • May 30 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw drives same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939; first driver in the history to win at Indy in consecutive years