Events in Sports History in May 1991

Baseball Record

May 1 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals all time MLB record 939th base in 7-4 win vs New York Yankees in Oakland

Baseball Record

May 1 Texas Rangers starter Nolan Ryan pitches MLB record 7th no hitter; beats Toronto, 3-0; at 44, Ryan is oldest to throw no-hitter

May 1 West Indian batsman Gordon Greenidge plays his last Test cricket innings, scoring 43 vs Australia in Antigua; 7,558 runs @ 44.72; 19 x 100s

Sports History

May 3 Future Hockey HOF right wing Cam Neely injures knee on a cheap shot by Ulf Samuelsson in Wales Conference Finals; injury limits him to only 162 games for remainder of NHL career; retires at 31

May 4 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley wins aboard Strike the Gold, the first of 2 Derby victories
May 4 NY Mets M Sasser & Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
May 6 Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
May 6 Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9"
May 7 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs
May 10 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Minnesota North Stars beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 1

Sports History

May 10 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving singer Madonna's apartment

May 11 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
May 13 Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco
May 15 Manchester United of England win 31th European Cup Winner's Cup against FC Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam
May 15 Red Sox & White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)

Sports History

May 15 US President George H. W. Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game

May 18 116th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54
May 19 Willy T. Ribbs overcomes numerous mechanical problems in qualifying to become first African-American driver to make Indianapolis 500 starting grid

Sports History

May 20 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP

May 20 Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save
May 22 NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
May 23 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene no-hits Montreal Expos, 2-0
May 23 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
May 25 Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins' first Final series appearance

Indy 500

May 26 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins from pole, becoming the third 4-time winner (joins A. J. Foyt and Al Unser); record 6th career pole position for Mears