TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1870 — Jem Mace defends his heavyweight boxing crown against Irish champion Joe Coburn, it lasts one hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch.
1913 — 39th Kentucky Derby horse race: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8.
1913 — New York Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Detroit Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings.
1919 — 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8.
1926 — 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8.
1929 — 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6.
1929 — 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane.
1941 — 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8.
1947 — 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59.
1953 — Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open.
1967 — Hank Aaron records his only inside-the-park home run (vs Jim Bunning).
1970 — Atlanta Braves’ Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to St. Louis Cardinals 6-5.
1970 — Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep the St. Louis Blues, winning game four on Bobby Orr’s famous flying-through-the-air goal.
1973 — 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1.
1973 — Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2.
1974 — 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1.
1978 — Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I.
1981 — Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0.
1989 — FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II.
1992 — Sweden wins the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
2001 — A soccer game stampede in Ghana kills more than 120.
2009 — In Bern, Switzerland, Russia defeats Canada to win gold in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation.