37th British Open
1897 37th British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
Ruth and Meusel Return
1922 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY Yankees lineup and go hitless
Cricket History
1945 Keith Miller scores 105 in the 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's
75th Preakness
1950 75th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2
- 1959 Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940
- 1960 Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog
- 1961 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6
- 1964 Buster Mathis beats future world heavyweight champion Joe Frazer on points at trials in Flushing, NY to qualify for US Olympic boxing team; Mathis injures thumb, replaced by Frazier who wins gold medal
Preakness Stakes
1967 92nd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
- 1972 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2
- 1972 97th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6
- 1973 2 motorcycle racers killed and a dozen injured in a crash during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Monza,Italy
- 1978 103rd Preakness: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed for the 2nd-leg of the Triple Crown
Boxing Title Fight
1983 American heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes beats countryman Tim Witherspoon by split decision to retain his WBC title at the Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Boxing Title Fight
1983 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Sports History
1983 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
Sports History
1984 Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory
- 1985 Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
- 1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Sports History
1988 Philadelphia Phillies Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place
- 1989 114th Preakness: Pat Valenzuela aboard Sunday Silence wins in 1:53.8
Sports History
1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP
- 1991 Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save
- 1992 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London
Preakness Stakes
1995 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4
- 1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
- 1998 6th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Juventus 1-0 at Amsterdam
- 2000 125th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Red Bullet wins in 1:56.00
- 2000 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73' winner
Laureus Awards
2003 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Lance Armstrong (rescinded); Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brazil Men's National Football team
- 2006 131st Preakness: Javier Castellano aboard Bernardini wins in 1:54.65
- 2015 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
- 2017 142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing wins in 1 minute 55.98 seconds
- 2018 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G &CC: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 3 from American trio Joe Durant, Steve Stricker & Gene Sauers
