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What happened in history on this day: May 15?
On May 15 in ...
- 1845 - Last of the epic horse races at the Union Course on Long Island, New York. Peytona of the South defeats Fashion of the North, twice.
- 1862 - Union Grounds, in Brooklyn New York, the first baseball enclosure, opens.
- 1876 - Second Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25.
- 1894 - 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41.
- 1906 - New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse strikes out four batters in one inning.
- 1912 - 37th Preakness: Clarence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6.
- 1912 - Detroit Tigers' Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a New York Highlanders' game and is suspended.
- 1918 - 43rd Preakness (1st Division): Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6.
- 1918 - 44th Preakness (2nd Division): Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare Junior wins in 1:53.4.
- 1918 - Washington Senators' Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18-inning game.
- 1919 - Brooklyn Dodgers score ten runs in 13th inning to beat Cincinnati Reds 10-0.
- 1920 - Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk.
- 1926 - 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8.
- 1935 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-5.
- 1937 - 63rd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1 minute 58.4 seconds.
- 1944 - Cincinnati Reds' Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0.
- 1948 - 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4.
- 1948 - Australia scores 721 runs in one day versus Essex, world record.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 187 Australia versus Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five.
- 1952 - Detroit Tigers' pitcher Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0.
- 1952 - Johnny Longden becomes second jockey to ride 4,000 winners.
- 1953 - Heavyweight Rocky Marciano knocks out Joe Walcott in Chicago, Illinois for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1959 - 100th anniversary of first college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams; Teams re-enact the original contest.
- 1960 - Chicago Cubs' Don Cardwell no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 4-0.
- 1963 - Tottenham Hotspur wins third Europe Cup II at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- 1964 - Sporting Portugal wins fourth Europe Cup II at Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1965 - 91st Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2.
- 1965 - Canadian Football Players Association organizes.
- 1966 - First day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex versus Somerset.
- 1966 - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Invitational.
- 1967 - Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1968 - First American League game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California Angels' win against Chicago Cubs.
- 1970 - South Africa excluded from Olympic play.
- 1971 - 97th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54.
- 1973 - Nolan Ryan pitches his first no-hitter game, as the California Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals 3-0.
- 1975 - 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 9-4.
- 1976 - 102nd Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55.
- 1977 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic.
- 1980 - Philadelphia Flyers score 8 goals against New York Islanders in playoffs.
- 1981 - Leonard Barker of Cleveland Indians pitches perfect game versus Toronto Blue Jays.
- 1982 - 108th Preakness: 16-year-old Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4.
- 1983 - Lenore Muraoka wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 1985 - Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- 1987 - Record archery score for a pair over 24 hours, is set.
- 1988 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston.
- 1989 - US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule.
- 1991 - England's Queen Elizabeth II is President George Bush's guest at the Oakland Athletics - Baltimore Orioles game played at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
- 1991 - Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- 1991 - The Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox play a game for 4 hours and 11 minutes setting a new record for slowest game ever played in nine innings.
- 1993 - 119th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6.
- 1993 - Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens.
- 1993 - Montreal Expos retire their first number, #10 for Rusty Staub.
- 1994 - 40th McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies.
- 1999 - 125th Preakness: Chris Antley on Charismatic wins in 1:55.2.
- 2004 - Arsenal complete a whole English Premiership season unbeaten, 38 games.
- 2004 - South Africa is awarded the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- 2010 - Lookin at Lucky racehorse finishes first at the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes in Pimlico, Maryland.
- 2022 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Ohio, USA, the Lexus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio race is held, round 5 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 Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the DragonSpeed USA LLC #81 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Jaun Pablo Montoya and Henrik Hedman.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 13th overall is the Core Autosport #54 Ligier JS P320 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M4 GT3 driven by Robby Foley and Bill Auberlen.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Francisco Giants by score 15-6.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Oakland Athletics by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Colorado Rockies by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Boston Red Sox by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Cleveland Guardians by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats New York Mets by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Miami Marlins by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Washington Nationals by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Atlanta Braves by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 7: Calgary Flames defeats Dallas Stars by score 3-2, winning series 4-3.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 7: New York Rangers defeats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3, winning series 4-3.
Births of sports figures on May 15
- 1904 - Birth of Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein in Sweden; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1952, 1956).
- 1912 - Birth of Alexis Nihon in Bahamas; wrestler (Olympics-1968).
- 1919 - Birth of Charles Palmer; cricket player (one Test 1955, later MCC president).
- 1924 - Birth of Andrea Gyarmati in Hungary; water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60).
- 1924 - Birth of Don Kenyon; cricket player (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55).
- 1929 - Birth of Jack Flavell; cricket player (England pace bowler in four Tests 1961-64).
- 1935 - Birth of Ted Dexter; cricket player (in Milan Superb England batsman of 1960s).
- 1941 - Birth of Cyril Cooray; cricket player (Sri Lankan Test umpire on international panel).
- 1944 - Birth of Miruts Yifter in Ethiopia; 5000km/10,000km runner (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1949 - Birth of Wendy Pritchard; Australian women's field hockey team manager (Olympics-1996).
- 1952 - Birth of Rick Waits; baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins).
- 1953 - Birth of George Brett in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA; Kansas City Royals third baseman (1980 American League Most Valuable Player).
- 1954 - Birth of Andrea Gyarmati in Hungary; water polo player (Olympics-1948-1960).
- 1954 - Birth of Bob Beauchemin in Winnipeg, Canada; golfer (West Coast Open-1982, 1983).
- 1956 - Birth of Alice Miller in Marysville, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore).
- 1964 - Birth of Pierre Trentin in France; 1000m time trials (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1965 - Birth of Dan Stryzinski; NFL punter (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1965 - Birth of Glen Hnatiuk in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; Nike golfer (1992 Mississippi Gulf).
- 1966 - Birth of Paul Ysebaert in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1967 - Birth of John Smoltz in Detroit, Michigan, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young).
- 1967 - Birth of Omar Vizquel in Caracas, Venezuela; shortstop (Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians).
- 1968 - Birth of James "Jim" Neil in Buffalo, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Leroy Hoard; NFL running back (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1969 - Birth of Emmitt Smith; running back (Dallas Cowboys, three-time NFL rushing leader).
- 1969 - Birth of Holly McPeak in Manhattan Beach, California, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Artie Smith; NFL defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1970 - Birth of Cory Philpot; Canadian Football League running back (British Columbia Lions).
- 1970 - Birth of Desmond Howard; NFL receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders).
- 1970 - Birth of Frank de Boer; Dutch soccer star (Ajax).
- 1970 - Birth of Keith Tower; NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1970 - Birth of Rod Smith; NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1970 - Birth of Ronald de Boer; Dutch soccer player (Ajax).
- 1970 - Birth of Tony Brown; NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1971 - Birth of Scott Shipley in Bremerton, Washington, USA; slalom single kayak (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Patrick Pothuizen; soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1972 - Birth of Tirrell Greene; WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Troy Drake; NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Suzannah Bianco in San Jose, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of A J Hinch in Wavely, Iowa, USA; baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Addilson dos Santos; soccer player (Sparta).
- 1975 - Birth of Ray Lewis; linebacker (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1976 - Birth of Eric DuBose in Bradenton, Florida; baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Amy Chow in San Jose, California; gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Josh Beckett; Boston Red Sox pitcher.
- 1981 - Birth of Justin Morneau; Canadian baseball player.
- 1986 - Birth of Matías Fernández; Chilean football player.
Deaths of sports figures on May 15
- 1982 - Death of Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (racing accident) (born 1946).
- 1986 - Death of Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (born 1958).
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