Events in Sports History on May 5

  • 1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defense of Heavyweight C'ship of America in Charlestown, Maryland

Cy Young Pitches a Perfect Game

1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in "modern" baseball as the Boston Americans beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0

  • 1908 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens aboard 66-1 chance Stone Street wins in muddy track conditions; 2:15.20 slowest Derby in history
  • 1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Sportsman's Park III
  • 1922 After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

Cobb Six for Six

1925 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers' 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis

  • 1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak

Bradman's Unbeaten 185

1930 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 185 in a tour match for Australia v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester

  • 1934 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04
  • 1938 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Harold Kelleher pitcher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning
  • 1949 Detroit Tigers second baseman Charlie Gehringer is elected in the Baseball Hall of Fame
  • 1951 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6
  • 1956 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4
  • 1956 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude
  • 1956 World championships of judo are 1st held in Tokyo
  • 1962 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4
  • 1966 Borussia Dortmund of West Germany win 6th European Cup Winner's Cup against Liverpool of England 2-1 in Glasgow
  • 1966 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles; beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory

Sports History

1966 Willie Mays hit his 512th HR

  • 1969 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3

Sports History

1969 Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Kentucky Derby

1973 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 - fastest Kentucky Derby ever

Baseball Record

1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits

  • 1979 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4
  • 1981 16th and final MLB pre-season Mayor's Trophy Game prior to inter-league play; NY Mets beat NY Yankees, 4-1 to hold 8-7-1 edge

Kentucky Derby

1984 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4

  • 1984 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
  • 1987 Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East

Sports History

1989 Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, New York

  • 1990 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02
  • 1995 Last basketball game at Boston Garden; Celtics eliminated from playoffs by Orlando Magic, 95-92
  • 2001 127th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Chavez aboard Monarchos wins in 1:59.97

Kentucky Derby

2007 133rd Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel aboard 9-2 favourite Street Sense wins on his home track in front of special guest, Queen Elizabeth II

  • 2012 138th Kentucky Derby: Mario Gutierrez aboard Ill Have Another wins in 2:01.83

FA Cup Final

2012 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102): Chelsea beats Liverpool, 2–1; Didier Drogba scores winner for Blues' 7th title

Sports History

2014 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Briton Mark Selby beats countryman Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14, the first of 3 world titles

  • 2018 144th Kentucky Derby: 52-year-old Mike Smith wins his second Derby aboard Justify in a time of 2:04.20 over a sloppy track

Sports History

2018 Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers

  • 2021 Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means no-hits Seattle Mariners, 6-0 at T-Mobile Park, Seattle