Stanley Cup
May 2 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-1 in Game 6 to take title, 4-2
- May 6 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
- May 6 Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
Muhammad Ali Indicted
May 8 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army
- May 10 Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
Sports History
May 10 Hank Aaron hits his only inside the park HR off of Phillies' Jim Bunning, in Philadelphia
- May 13 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries
Sports History
May 14 NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Baltimore Oriole's Stu Miller
Preakness Stakes
May 20 92nd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
Whitey Ford Retires
May 30 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball
- May 31 Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg
Indy 500
May 31 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt weaves his way through a pileup on the final lap to win his third Indy 500 victory; first Indy 500 win for Goodyear tires since 1919
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