May1979

Events in Sports History in May 1979

May 2 -May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
May 3 1979 NFL Draft: Tom Cousineau from Ohio State first pick by Buffalo Bills

Baseball Record

May 3 MLB Cleveland Indian Bobby Bonds hits his 300th HR (2nd to have 300 HRs & 300 stolen bases)

MLB Outfielder and Coach Bobby Bonds

May 5 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4
May 6 American Fred Markham (22) sets a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph (50.8 mph) over 200 meter course
May 7 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
May 10 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros

Sports History

May 12 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end

Tennis Legend Chris Evert

May 16 FC Barcelona of Spain wins 19th European Cup Winner's Cup against Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany 4-3 in Basel
May 16 MLB National League approves sale of Houston Astros by Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M
May 17 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
May 19 104th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2
May 21 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
May 23 1st edition of "Wisden Cricket Monthly"

Sports History

May 24 Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar

Baseball Player and Manager Billy Martin

May 27 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Rick Mears takes lead for the final time with 18 laps to go, to win his first of four Indy 500 races
May 30 23rd European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Malmo FF 1-0 at Munich

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