Jeffries Retires Undefeated
1905 World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defences; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson
- 1909 First Giro d'Italia takes place in Milan - Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna is the winner
- 1911 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05
- 1916 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04
- 1922 47th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6
- 1922 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6
- 1927 VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk
- 1933 58th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02
- 1939 64th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8
- 1942 Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight
- 1942 Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 HRs in a game
- 1944 69th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2
- 1950 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo
- 1952 Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27 in 9-innings, as he no-hits Welch Minors; 4 Minors do reach base
Baseball Record
1955 Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463'
Baseball Record
1958 MLB player Stan Musial is 8th to get 3,000 hits
Baseball Record
1958 MLB San Francisco Giants teammates Willie Mays & Darryl Spencer each hit 2 HRs & a triple, and combine for 10 RBI in a 16-9 win over the Dodgers at Los Angeles
- 1960 Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game
Sports History
1962 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Montgomery CC: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden-death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk
Sports History
1973 Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California
- 1976 9th & final ABA championship: NY Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2
- 1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 HRs in 5th inning vs NY Mets
- 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st European Cup Winner's Cup against Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in Düsseldorf
- 1982 Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)
Sports History
1983 Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times
Sports History
1984 Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff's last competitive match
Sports History
1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game
- 1989 Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
Sports History
1993 KC Royal George Brett hits his 300th HR
- 1994 MLB Cleveland Indians begin a 18 home game win streak at newly opened Jacobs Field
Sports History
1995 Team New Zealand beats Team Dennis Conner 5-0 to win the America's Cup for the first time
TV Show Appearance
1996 O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict
Sports History
1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
- 1998 Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winner's Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm
- 2006 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,140): Liverpool beats West Ham United, 3-1 on penalties after 3–3 (a.e.t.); Reds 7th title
- 2007 At 16 years, 65 days Matthew Briggs debuts for Fulham in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough; youngest player to appear in an English Premier League match
PGA Players Championship
2007 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Phil Mickelson wins by 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sergio García of Spain; event played in May for the first time
- 2012 Manchester City beats QPR 3-2 at City of Manchester Stadium to win English Premier League title on goal difference from Manchester United; Citizens recover from 2–1 down with 2 stoppage-time goals; first EPL title decided on goal difference
- 2012 Manchester City win the English Premier League for the first time
- 2012 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Matt Kuchar wins by 2 strokes ahead of Ricky Fowler, Zach Johnson, Martin Laird and Ben Curtis
- 2018 Arsène Wenger guides Arsenal to a 1-0 win at Huddersfield in his final game as Gunners manager after 22 years in charge
Sports History
2018 Liverpool's Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah scores in a 4-0 win against Brighton to set the EPL goal scoring record (32) for a 38-game season
- 2018 Manchester City ends the EPL season with a 1-0 win at Southampton having smashed 11 Premier League records including biggest title winning margin (19 points) and most points (100)
PGA Players Championship
2018 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Webb Simpson wins by 4 strokes from Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel and Jimmy Walker
Sports History
2019 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G &CC: Steve Stricker wins his first career major title by 6 strokes ahead of Billy Andrade, Paul Goydos & David Toms
