Tiger's Amateur Protest
1912 Philadelphia Athletics rout Detroit Tigers, 24-2 at Shibe Park; Tigers use amateurs in protest at Ty Cobbs suspension from the game
45th Preakness
1920 45th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War (regarded as greatest racehorse of all time) defeats Upset by 1+1⁄2 lengths in 1:51.6
- 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Hall of Fame jockey Linus McAtee on 3-1 chance Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 on a muddy track
- 1929 Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16; lose 8-6 in game 2 at the Baker Bowl; MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader
- 1933 First MLB All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair; fans to pick players
- 1935 English batsman Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on his County Cricket debut for Somerset CCC vs Essex at Frome
- 1942 NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
- 1945 MLB Detroit Tigers & Philadelphia A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
- 1947 MLB Philadelphia A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
- 1950 MLB St. Louis Cardinals baseman Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders
Baseball Record
1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time
Preakness Stakes
1957 82nd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2
European Cup Final
1960 European Cup Final, Glasgow: Ferenc Puskás scores 4, Alfredo Di Stéfano 3 as Real Madrid routs Eintracht Frankfurt, 7-3; 5th consecutive title for Los Blancos
88th Preakness
1963 88th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2
- 1968 93rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8
Baseball Record
1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger
- 1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
Stanley Cup
1971 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Henri Richard scores twice as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks for a 4-3 series victory
Preakness Stakes
1985 110th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4
Sports History
1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
Stanley Cup
1990 Edmonton right wing Jari Kurri sets record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7-2 win at Boston Garden
LPGA Championship
1997 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Christa Johnson wins her only major title on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley
- 2001 101-year-old Harold Stilson becomes oldest golfer to record a hole-in-one when he aces the 108-yard, par-3, 16th hole at Deerfield CC, FL
- 2002 127th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard War Emblem wins in 1:56.36
- 2002 Micky Ward beats Arturo Gatti by majority decision in a junior welterweight boxing bout in Uncasville, Connecticut; 'The Ring' Fight of the Year; first fight in their legendary trilogy
- 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson becomes 16th pitcher to throw a perfect game (2-0 vs Atlanta)
- 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1
- 2013 138th Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Oxbow wins in 1:57.54
- 2013 RC Toulonnais defeat ASM Clermont Auvergne to win the rugby Heineken Cup final
- 2014 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Kenny Perry wins his third of 4 Champions Tour majors by 1 stroke from Mark Calcavecchia
- 2019 144th Preakness: War of Will with Tyler Gaffalione aboard wins for trainer Mark E. Casse by a nose from Everfast
FA Cup Final
2019 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (85,854): Gabriel Jesus & Raheem Sterling each score twice as Manchester City thrash Watford, 6-0, completing an unprecedented domestic treble
- 2021 Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull no-hits Seattle Mariners, 5-0 at Comerica Park, Detroit