Events in Sports History in May 1985

Kentucky Derby

May 4 111th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr wins aboard Spend A Buck for his third Derby triumph

May 11 56 die and at least 265 are injured at Bradford City football ground in the worst fire in English football history

Baseball History

May 11 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and César Cedeño

May 13 Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases
May 15 Everton of England wins 25th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 3-1 in Rotterdam

Sports History

May 16 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year

May 16 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 2
May 16 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 2

Preakness Stakes

May 18 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4

May 20 Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out

Boxing Title Fight

May 20 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

May 22 Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader

Cricket History

May 25 Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (vs Derbyshire)

Indy 500

May 26 Indianapolis 500: Danny Sullivan wins by 24 seconds from Mario Andretti after surviving famous 360° spin on lap 120

May 29 29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels
May 29 Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months

May 30 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers take back-to-back titles; beat Philadelphia Flyers, 8-3 for a 4-1 series victory; Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri each post a goal and 3 assists