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What happened in history on this day: May 4?
On May 4 in ...
- 1871 - First baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Fort Wayne Keiongas 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets first hit, a double. Bill Lennon becomes first catcher to throw a runner out trying to steal second.
- 1897 - 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5.
- 1898 - 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09.
- 1899 - 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12.
- 1918 - New York Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Boston Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4.
- 1919 - First legal Sunday baseball game in New York City (Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Giants 4-3).
- 1924 - (to July 27) The Games of the VIII Olympiad are held in Paris, France.
- 1929 - Lou Gehrig hits three consecutive homeruns, New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 9.
- 1935 - 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05.
- 1940 - 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05.
- 1943 - National League's Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet; ball proves to be 50 percent livelier.
- 1946 - 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6.
- 1946 - Washington Senators' Cecil Travis gets six straight hits before being stopped.
- 1949 - Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives).
- 1952 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open.
- 1957 - 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2.
- 1963 - 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8.
- 1963 - Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of five balks in a game.
- 1965 - Willie Mays' 512th homerun breaks Mel Ott's 511th National League record homerun.
- 1968 - First ABA championship: Pittsburgh Pipers beat New Orleans Buccaneers, 4 games to 3.
- 1968 - 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 2:02.5.
- 1968 - Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby.
- 1969 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational.
- 1969 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Saint Louis Blues in four games.
- 1973 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Millie Martorella.
- 1973 - Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta Braves 5-4 in 20 innings.
- 1974 - 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04.
- 1975 - In Candlestick Park at 12:32 pm, Houston Astros' Bob Watson scores the major league's one millionth run.
- 1975 - Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Jackie Mercer wins her fourth golf title 31 years after her first.
- 1980 - Chicago White Sox first baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Milwaukee Brewers, becoming first lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958.
- 1980 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC Women's Internationalional Golf Tournament.
- 1981 - New York Yankees' Ron Davis strikes out eight consecutive California Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelson's first win, 4-2.
- 1981 - Silvana Cruciata runs 15km female world record (49:44.0).
- 1982 - Minnesota Twins' rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Boston Red Sox bleacher fans.
- 1984 - Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling).
- 1985 - 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Junior on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2.
- 1989 - Junior Felix of Toronto Blue Jays becomes 53rd to hit homerun on first at bat.
- 1990 - Baltimore Orioles' player Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher record of 41 consecutive scoreless innings.
- 1990 - Pakistan beats Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah.
- 1991 - 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03.
- 1991 - ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent.
- 1991 - Cleveland Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9).
- 1991 - New York Mets' M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch homeruns.
- 1994 - Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II.
- 1996 - 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01.
- 1996 - ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Ernie Schlegel.
- 1996 - Greg Pavlik one-hits Detroit Tigers making the Texas Rangers first American League team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917.
- 1997 - Phil Blackmar wins 50th Houston golf Open.
- 1997 - Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Championship.
- 2002 - In Germany, BV Borussia Dortmund wins the Bundesliga title after a 2-1 victory over SV Werder Bremen.
- 2008 - The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, eliminating Montreal and Canada's last hope for the Cup this season. A Canadian team has not won the Cup in 15 years.
- 2008 - The Dallas Stars advance to the next round by defeating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in Game six of Stanley Cup playoffs, in the 8th longest game in NHL history, with four overtime periods.
- 2008 - Real Madrid wins a record 21st Spanish soccer league title, defeating Osasuna 2-1.
- 2008 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 to win the Eastern Conference in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup series.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 18-4.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Boston Red Sox by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats New York Yankees by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Minnesota Twins by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Seattle Mariners by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: San Diego Padres beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Cleveland Guardians beats San Diego Padres by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Detroit Tigers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Detroit Tigers by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats New York Mets by score 9-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Miami Marlins by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 2: Edmonton Oilers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 6-0, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 2: Minnesota Wild beats Saint Louis Blues by score 6-2, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 2: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-3, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 2: Carolina Hurricanes beats Boston Bruins by score 5-2, leading series 2-0.
Births of sports figures on May 4
- 1875 - Birth of Reggie Schwartz; cricket player (first of great South African googlists).
- 1928 - Birth of Betsy Rawls in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; LPGA golfer (Hall of Fame, US Women's Open-1951, 1953, 1957, 1960).
- 1940 - Birth of Dick Curl in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; offensive coordinator coach (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1948 - Birth of Billy O'Donnell; harness race driver of the year (1984).
- 1956 - Birth of Ulrike Meyfarth in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany; high jumper (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Peter Sleep; cricket player (Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90).
- 1959 - Birth of Robert Raymond Tway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Shearson).
- 1959 - Birth of Rohn Stark; NFL punter (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1960 - Birth of Martyn Moxon; cricket player (England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89).
- 1961 - Birth of Eugene Daniel; NFL center (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1965 - Birth of Adri Bogers; Dutch soccer player (Willem II).
- 1966 - Birth of Monica Tranel [Michini] in Billings, Montana, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Derek MacCready; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1967 - Birth of John Child in East York, Ontario, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Andre Collins; NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1968 - Birth of Eddie Perez in Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela; catcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1968 - Birth of Kevin Todd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; NHL center (Los Angeles Kings).
- 1970 - Birth of Dawn Staley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; basketball guard (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Derrick Clark; NFL/WLAF fullback (Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Steve Glenn; Canadian Football League linebacker (British Columbia Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Ethan Watts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Gretchen Ulion; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1972 - Birth of Marc Lamb; WLAF tackle (London Monarchs).
- 1973 - Birth of Edward Hervey; NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1973 - Birth of Matthew Barnaby in Ottawa, Canada; NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1978 - Birth of Erin Andrews, ESPN personality.
Deaths of sports figures on May 4
- 2010 - Death of Ernie Harwell from cancer at age 92, Detroit Tigers' radio announcer for more than 40 years.
- 2017 - Death of Timo Mäkinen, Finnish racing driver (born 1938).
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