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What happened in history on this day: May 1?
On May 1 in ...
- 1751 - The first cricket match is played in America.
- 1883 - National League Baseball returns to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; first National League game since 1876. The Providence Grays beat the Philadelphia Quakers 4-3.
- 1883 - New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as first American pro sports trainer.
- 1891 - Cy Young pitches first game played in Cleveland's League Park: Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3.
- 1901 - Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox.
- 1906 - Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher John Lush no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0.
- 1912 - Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms.
- 1920 - Babe Ruth's first New York Yankees' homerun and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds.
- 1920 - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings.
- 1922 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game against Detroit Tigers, 2-0.
- 1923 - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4.
- 1926 - Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in US Negro Southern League.
- 1927 - Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam.
- 1928 - Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms.
- 1929 - Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race record in 14.4 seconds.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 236 in cricket for Australia versus Worcestershire, his first f-class innings in England.
- 1940 - The 1940 Olympics are cancelled.
- 1943 - 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04.
- 1947 - Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stadium.
- 1948 - 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4; this is Arcaro's fourth win.
- 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics' Elmer Valo is first American League player to hit two bases-loaded triples in a game.
- 1954 - 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03.
- 1955 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament.
- 1955 - Bobby Feller's 15th one-hit or less game (12 one-hitters, three no-hitters).
- 1959 - Floyd Patterson knocks out Brian London in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1959 - Chicago White Sox' player Early Wynn beats Boston Red Sox 1-0 on his own homerun.
- 1960 - Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis.
- 1962 - Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter, in his fourth start.
- 1965 - 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2.
- 1965 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3.
- 1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational.
- 1968 - Philadelphia Phillies' J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup.
- 1969 - Houston Astros' Don Wilson second no-hitter, beats Cincinnati Reds, 4-0.
- 1969 - Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for US$16,155,000.
- 1971 - 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2.
- 1973 - San Francisco Giants score seven runs with two outs in 9th inning to beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7.
- 1976 - 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Junior on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6.
- 1976 - Jos Hermens on the Netherlands sets record for 20,000 metre, 57:24.2.
- 1977 - Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4).
- 1977 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4.
- 1983 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament.
- 1986 - Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph.
- 1987 - 46 homeruns hit in 13 baseball games.
- 1988 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days.
- 1991 - Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's record with his 939th base steal (vs New York Yankees).
- 1991 - Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge.
- 1991 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings.
- 1991 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches his seventh career no-hitter (breaking his own record), beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.
- 1992 - Los Angeles Dodgers postpone three games due to racial riots resulting from the Rodney King incident.
- 1992 - New York Rangers win their first ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils).
- 1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base.
- 1993 - 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4.
- 1994 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament.
- 1994 - Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship.
- 1995 - Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia versus West Indies at Sabina Park.
- 1996 - Gerald Williams is first New York Yankees' player since 1934 to get six hits in a game.
- 1999 - 125th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Charismatic wins in 2:03.2.
- 2002 - Tevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres establishes a new major league record for the most saves for one team: 321.
- 2004 - Barry Bonds sets a major league record by being walked four times intentionally in a nine-inning game.
- 2016 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 10-6.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Francisco Giants by score 11-5.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Atlanta Braves by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Kansas City Royals by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Chicago White Sox by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Miami Marlins by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Houston Astros by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 9-5.
- 2022 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, USA, the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Acura DPi driven by Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 6th overall is the Tower Motorsports #8 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Louis Deletraz and John Farano.
- Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 12th overall is #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Wright Motorsport #16 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Jan Heylen and Ryan Hardwick.
- 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on May 1
- 1910 - Birth of Cliff Battles in Akron, Ohio, USA; NFL hall of famer (Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins).
- 1925 - Birth of Chuck Bednarik in Pennsylvania, USA; NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1927 - Birth of Greta Andersen in Denmark; 100 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1927 - Birth of Israr Ali; cricket pace bowler (Pakistan in four Tests 1952-59).
- 1929 - Birth of Sonny Ramadhin; cricket spin bowler (great West Indies spin bowler).
- 1930 - Birth of Ollie Matson; NFL halfback (Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1947 - Birth of Ghulam Abbas; cricket player (scored 12 and 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967).
- 1949 - Birth of Margo Miller in San Francisco, California, USA; fencer-epee (Olympics-1996).
- 1950 - Birth of Marina Stepanova; Russian hurdler (world record 1986).
- 1951 - Birth of Gordon Greenidge; cricket player (great West Indian opener 1974-91).
- 1953 - Birth of Elquemedo Willett; cricket player (West Indies lefty spinner early 1970s).
- 1954 - Birth of Taslim Arif; cricket player (Pakistan keeper/batsman, 210 versus Australia 1980).
- 1955 - Birth of Julien Wiener; cricket player (Australian opening batsman 1979-80).
- 1957 - Birth of Rick Darling; cricket player (accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79).
- 1959 - Birth of Eddie Johnson; NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers).
- 1960 - Birth of Albert McDonald in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; American canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Charlie O'Brien in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; catcher (Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1961 - Birth of Steven Cauthen; jockey (1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed).
- 1962 - Birth of Gary Clark; NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins).
- 1962 - Birth of Paula Weishoff in Hollywood, California, USA; volleyball player (Olympics-silver-1984, bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1962 - Birth of Reggie Pleasant; Canadian Football League cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1964 - Birth of Carlos Aalbers; Dutch soccer player (NEC).
- 1965 - Birth of Jon Warren in Akron, Ohio, USA; 1.5k runner.
- 1966 - Birth of Armando Reynoso in San Luis Potosi, México; pitcher (Colorado Rockies).
- 1966 - Birth of Mark Coogan in Manhaset, New York, USA; marathon runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Bill Schultz; NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Scottish Claymores).
- 1967 - Birth of Marvcus Patton; NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins).
- 1967 - Birth of Yael Arad in Israel; Women's half middleweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Anton Scheutjens; soccer player (Roda JC).
- 1968 - Birth of Lisa Campbell in Victoria, Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Billy Owens; NBA forward/guard (Sacramento Kings).
- 1969 - Birth of Bryan Marchment in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1970 - Birth of Alex Van Pelt; NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills).
- 1970 - Birth of Allen DeGraffenreid; WLAF wide receiver (Scotland Claymores).
- 1970 - Birth of Alundis Brice; NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1970 - Birth of Damon Diletti; Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Ethan Albright; NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - Birth of Renee Poetschka; Australian 200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Stuart Appleby in Cohuna, Australia; Nike golfer (1994 Victorian PGA).
- 1972 - Birth of Bobby Chouinard in Manilla, Phillipines; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1973 - Birth of Curtis Martin; NFL running back (New England Patriots).
- 1973 - Birth of Frank Beede; NFL center (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1974 - Birth of Matthew Hatchette; NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1974 - Birth of Vladimir Zavyalov; hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of Austin Croshere; NBA forward (Indiana Pacers).
- 1977 - Birth of Anna Louise Wilson in Dunedin, New Zealand; 100 metre breast stroke (Olympics-1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Jennifer Botterill; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-1998).
Deaths of sports figures on May 1
- 1903 - Arthur Haygarth, cricket player (compiler of Scores and Biographies), dies.
- 1969 - George Parker, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa 1924), dies.
- 1979 - Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin, cricket player (two Tests for West Indies), dies.
- 1983 - V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies.
- 1994 - Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna dies in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix.
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