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What happened in history on this day: May 6?
On May 6 in ...
- 1733 - First international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni.
- 1860 - San Francisco Olympic Club, first US athletic club founded.
- 1895 - 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37.5.
- 1896 - 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75.
- 1903 - Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers.
- 1907 - 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6.
- 1915 - Boston Red Sox' Babe Ruth pitching debut and first homerun, loses to New York Yankees 4-3 in 15.
- 1917 - Saint Louis Browns' Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0.
- 1921 - American Soccer League is formed.
- 1922 - 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6.
- 1929 - American League baseball announces it will discontinue Most Valuable Player award.
- 1929 - New York to San Francisco footrace begins.
- 1933 - 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8.
- 1934 - Boston Red Sox score 12 runs in fourth inning including record four consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters.
- 1939 - 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4.
- 1944 - 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2.
- 1950 - 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6.
- 1951 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0.
- 1953 - Cleveland Browns' pitcher Bobo Holloman makes his first major league start, no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 6-0.
- 1954 - Roger Bannister of Great Britain becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes (3:59.04).
- 1956 - Gus Bell (Cincinnati Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header.
- 1961 - 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04.
- 1962 - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament.
- 1965 - Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against West Indies.
- 1966 - Most runs scored in 11th inning (9); Philadelphia Phillies score five to beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7.
- 1967 - 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6.
- 1967 - Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22).
- 1968 - San Francisco Giants' baseball player Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964.
- 1972 - 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8.
- 1973 - First WHA championship: New England Whalers beat Winnipeg Jets, 4 games to 1.
- 1973 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic.
- 1974 - Oakland Athletics' pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in first inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore Orioles; ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games.
- 1974 - Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149).
- 1978 - 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2.
- 1979 - Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph over 200 metres.
- 1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament.
- 1981 - Seattle Mariners' manager Maury Wills is fired and replaced by Rene Lachemann.
- 1982 - Seattle Mariners' Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games.
- 1984 - Baltimore Orioles' player Cal Ripken Junior hits for the cycle.
- 1986 - Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup.
- 1987 - Mario Andretti sets the one-lap speed record at Indianapolis 500 at 218.204 MPH.
- 1988 - New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!'; he is suspended.
- 1988 - Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcestershire versus Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes.
- 1989 - 115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05.
- 1990 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301 feet 9 inches.
- 1992 - New York Mets' Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games.
- 1992 - Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II.
- 1994 - Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1995 - 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2.
- 1995 - ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby.
- 1995 - Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV.
- 1997 - NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes.
- 1997 - Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics.
- 2007 - A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship.
- 2007 - Manchester United wins the English Premier League.
- 2007 - Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium.
- 2017 - At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA, the Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 6th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Patricio O'Ward and James French.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 13th overall is the Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports #33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
- 2018 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA, the Acura Sports Car Challence race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the ACURA TEAM PENSKE #7 Acura DPi driven by Ricky Taylor and Helio Castroneves.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Porsche GT Team #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the 3GT Racing #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Kyle Marcelli and Dominick Baumann.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Francisco Giants by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Seattle Mariners by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Washington Nationals by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 3: Edmonton Oilers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 8-2, leading series 2-1.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 3: Minnesota Wild beats Saint Louis Blues by score 5-1, leading series 2-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 3: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 5-2, leading series 2-1.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 3: Boston Bruins beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-2, Hurricanes leads series 2-1.
- 2023 - At Churchill Downs race track, the Kentucky Derby is won by Mage.
Births of sports figures on May 6
- 1907 - Birth of Weeb Ewbank; NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, New York Jets).
- 1922 - Birth of Pat Harder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; NFL fullback (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions).
- 1927 - Birth of Michael Frederick; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1954, scored 0 and 30).
- 1931 - Birth of Willie Mays in Westfield, Alabama, USA; Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League Most Valuable Player 1954).
- 1947 - Birth of Andy Roberts; cricket player (New Zealand batsman 1976).
- 1947 - Birth of Richard "Dick" Fosbury in Portland, Oregon, USA; high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1959 - Birth of Scott Hood in Seattle, Washington, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-second).
- 1962 - Birth of Neil Foster; cricket player (England right-fast medium).
- 1964 - Birth of Kim Oden in Irvine, California, USA; American Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-1980s).
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Grob in Billings, Montana, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-third).
- 1964 - Birth of Mike McGruder; NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1965 - Birth of Bob Bassen in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL center (Dallas Stars).
- 1965 - Birth of Ken Harvey; NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins).
- 1965 - Birth of Norman Whiteside; British soccer player.
- 1965 - Birth of Paul Frase; NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim Simpson in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open).
- 1965 - Birth of Zahid Sadiq; cricket player.
- 1967 - Birth of Patrick F Manning Junior in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Andy Kelly; WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Thomas; NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears).
- 1969 - Birth of Pascall Davis; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1970 - Birth of Emerson Martin; NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
- 1971 - Birth of Rob Holmberg; NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders).
- 1972 - Birth of Dean Larsson in British Columbia, Canada; Nike golfer (1994 Monterey Open-46th).
- 1972 - Birth of Martin Brodeur in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL goalie (New Jersey Devils, Team Canada).
- 1973 - Birth of Clay Williams; offensive lineman (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1973 - Birth of Joe Spiteri; Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Wendy Ward in San Antonio, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th).
- 1976 - Birth of Lindsay Page in Madison, Wisconsin; figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Senior-third).
- 1977 - Birth of Shannon Shakespeare in Mission, British Columbia; 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Trent Steed in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Kasumi Takahashi in Tokyo, Japan; Australian rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Brooke Bennett; 800 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on May 6
- 1949 - A L Ochse, cricket player (10 wickets in three Tests for South Africa 1927-29), dies.
- 1978 - Death of Ethelda Bleibtrey at age 76, American Olympic swimmer (3 gold-1920) (born 1902).
- 1991 - Chucky Mullins, US soccer player, dies.
- 2014 - Death of Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940).
- 2017 - Death of Steven Holcomb, American Olympic bobsledder (born 1980).
- 2023 - Death of Vida Blue at age 73; American baseball player (pitcher - MLB Oakland Athletics).
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