This Date In Sports

May 1

1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitch 26 innings each in a 1-1 tie, the longest game in major league history.

1943 — Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Kentucky Derby by three lengths over Blue Swords.

1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, captures the Kentucky Derby by 3 1/2 lengths over Coaltown. It's Citation's toughest race in winning the Triple Crown.

1965 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup.

1982 — Gato del Sol, ridden by Ed Delahoussaye, comes from last place in a field of 19 to take the Kentucky Derby. Gato del Sol, finishes 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Laser Light, who edged Reinvested by a neck for second.

1991 — Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan faces 29 batters, striking out 16 and walking two.

1991 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics sets a major league record by stealing his 939th base, eclipsing Lou Brock's career mark.

1992 — The Pittsburgh Penguins become the 11th team in NHL history to rebound from a 3-1 deficit and win a playoff series, with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals.

1993 — Bruce Baumgartner wins his 11th straight national wrestling title by beating Joel Greenlee 6-0 in the 286pound freestyle division at the U.S. championships in Las Vegas.

1999 — Charismatic, a 30-1 shot who ran in a claiming race in February, charges to victory in the 125th Kentucky Derby, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his third victory of the 1990s. 2003 — The three-time defending champion Lakers beat Minnesota 10185 to win the series 4-2. It's the 13th straight playoff series won under Phil Jackson. Jackson-coached teams have an NBA-record 25 consecutive series wins.