Events in Sports History in May 1992

Rodney King Riots

May 1 Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 MLB games due to racial riots over the infamous Rodney King beating

Damage in Los Angeles after the 1992 riots, which killed 63 people and caused over $1 billion in damages

Baseball Record

May 1 Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit

Kentucky Derby

May 2 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03

May 3 Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves

Baseball Record

May 3 NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs

May 3 Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17
May 6 NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
May 6 Werder Bremen of Germany win 32nd European Cup winner's Cup against AS Monaco of France 2-0 in Lisbon

Sports History

May 7 Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races

May 16 117th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6
May 16 America's Cup: America Team USA defeats Il Moro di Venezia 4-1 to win in San Diego

Sports History

May 17 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone & Fisk)

Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter

LPGA Championship

May 17 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Betsy King wins her 5th major title, 11 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann and Karen Noble

May 20 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London
May 22 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
May 22 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0
May 23 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 0
May 23 NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
May 24 Despite trailing 7-1, NY Yanks tie Milwaukee Brewers & then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game

Indy 500

May 24 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr. holds off Scott Goodyear to win by 0.043 seconds; closest finish in Indy history; first second-generation driver to win the race