Baseball Record
May 1 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle hits first career home run in 8-3 win v White Sox in Chicago; Minnie Miñoso homers in Sox debut
- May 3 Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning
- May 3 NY Yankee Gil McDougald is 5th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (9th)
- May 5 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6
- May 6 Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0
- May 7 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
Preakness Stakes
May 19 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4
Baseball History
May 25 NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
- May 28 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run
Charles vs Maxim
May 30 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: Lee Wallard wins in a Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser that loses its brakes, suffers damaged exhaust pipe and broken shock absorber mounting
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Tennis Champions