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What happened in history on this day: May 17?
On May 17 in ...
- 1875 - First Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75.
- 1881 - 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40.
- 1894 - 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25.
- 1895 - W G Grace completes his 100th 100 in cricket versus Somerset at Bristol, England.
- 1903 - Cleveland Naps beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus, Ohio.
- 1905 - Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School 5-3 in baseball.
- 1911 - 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51.
- 1915 - 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58.
- 1915 - Chicago Cubs' George "Zip" Zabel relieves with two outs in first and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn Dodgers in longest relief job ever.
- 1924 - 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2.
- 1925 - Cleveland Indians' Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit.
- 1927 - Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings.
- 1928 - (to August 12) The Games of the IX Olympiad are held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 1930 - 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6.
- 1939 - First sports telecast-Columbia versus Princeton-college baseball.
- 1941 - Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor Philadelphia Athletics' manager Connie Mack.
- 1952 - 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4.
- 1953 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open.
- 1953 - New York Yankees and Cleveland Browns use record 41 players in a game.
- 1958 - 84th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2.
- 1959 - Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122.
- 1963 - Houston Colt .45s' Don Notterbart no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1.
- 1964 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational.
- 1964 - Philadelphia Phillies triple-play Houston Colt .45s.
- 1968 - Frank Howard belts record eighth homerun in 5th straight game.
- 1969 - 95th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6.
- 1969 - Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to the AFC in the NFL.
- 1970 - Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits.
- 1970 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Golf Tournament.
- 1971 - Three Cleveland Indians' players collide trying to catch a short pop fly over second base, allowing Tom McCraw one of the shortest home runs in baseball history.
- 1972 - Tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London, England.
- 1973 - California Angels' outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green homerun during a 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
- 1973 - Joe Ferguson hits the 6,000th Brooklyn Dodgers' homerun.
- 1974 - Bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels, Belgium.
- 1975 - 101st Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4.
- 1978 - Lee Lacy hits record third consecutive pinch-hit homerun.
- 1979 - Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 homeruns.
- 1980 - 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2.
- 1981 - New York Islanders score five power play goals against Philadelphia Flyers in a playoff game.
- 1981 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in four games.
- 1984 - Cincinnati Reds' Mario Soto throws four strikeouts in one inning.
- 1985 - The Texas Rangers fire manger Doug Rader and replace him with New York Mets' third base coach Bobby Valentine.
- 1986 - 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8.
- 1987 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.
- 1990 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann.
- 1992 - 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King.
- 1992 - Montreal Expos' Gary Carter is third to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk).
- 1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays reach the one-million mark in season attendance sooner than any baseball team in major league history.
- 1996 - Habib and Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wicket, Leicestershire vs Worcestershire.
- 1997 - 123rd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54.
- 1997 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Jo Shiery-Odom.
- 1998 - 44th McDonald's LPGA Championship.
- 2003 - Arsenal beats Southampton 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
- 2006 - FC Barcelona beats Arsenal in the final of the UEFA Champions League played in Paris.
- 2008 - Portsmouth defeats Cardiff City 1-0 to win the FA Cup at Wembley, England. This is the first cup win for Portsmouth since 1939.
- 2008 - In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes is held. The undefeated 3-year-old Big Brown wins by 5 1/4 lengths, ridden by Kent Desormeaux.
- 2008 - In Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, the runoff of the men's world hockey tournament (IIHF) is held. Finland defeats Sweden 4-0 for the bronze medal.
- 2009 - In Pau, France, round 4 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Rob Huff; race 2 is won by Alain Menu.
- 2009 - In Le Mans, France, round 4 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 1: Colorado Avalanche beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2, leading series 1-0.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 1: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Florida Panthers by score 4-1, leading series 1-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Colorado Rockies by score 10-7.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Boston Red Sox by score 13-4.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Wshington Nationals by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Detroit Tigers by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Mets beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Saint Louis Cardinals beats New York Mets by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 12-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Chicago White Sox beats 3-0 by score Kansas City Royals.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Kansas City Royals beats Chicago White Sox by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on May 17
- 1888 - Birth of A P "Tich" Freeman' cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent and England).
- 1907 - Birth of Ilona Schacherer Elek in Budapest, Hungary; fencer (Olympics-gold-1936, 1948).
- 1912 - Birth of Clarence "Ace" Parker; NFL quarterback (Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Yankees).
- 1920 - Birth of Lydia Wideman in Finland; 10km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1932 - Birth of Peter Burge; cricket player (dashing Australian batsman of 1950s and 1960s).
- 1934 - Birth of Earl Morrall; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts).
- 1944 - Birth of Arif Butt; cricket player (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65).
- 1946 - Birth of Sinaida Turchina in USSR; team handball (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1956 - Birth of "Sugar" Ray [Charles] Leonard in Palmer Park, Maryland, USA; welter/middle/light-heavyweight boxing champion (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1962 - Birth of Scott Case; NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1963 - Birth of Jon Koncak; NBA center (Orlando Magic).
- 1966 - Birth of Danny Manning; NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns).
- 1966 - Birth of Mark Schmocker in Interlaken, Switzerland; US team handball goalie (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tim Grunhard; NFL center (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1969 - Birth of Aaron Ruffin; Canadian Football League defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1969 - Birth of Craig Erickson; NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins).
- 1969 - Birth of Ujesh Ranchod; cricket player (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993).
- 1970 - Birth of Alan Wetmore; Canadian Football League fullback (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1970 - Birth of Derrick Deese; NFL guard (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1970 - Birth of Hubert Davis; NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks).
- 1970 - Birth of Jim Cummins in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks).
- 1970 - Birth of Jodie Rogers in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of John Karelse; soccer player (NAC).
- 1970 - Birth of Stefania Croce in Bergamo, Italy; golfer (95 State Farm Rail Classic-11).
- 1970 - Birth of Todd Mundt; NBA center (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1971 - Birth of Bill Lindsay in Big Fork, Montana, USA; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Williams; NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1972 - Birth of Elena Wagner in Sofia, Bulgaria; tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-Great Britain).
- 1972 - Birth of John Burrough; NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1973 - Birth of Jay Riemersma; tight end (Buffalo Bills).
- 1976 - Birth of Anna Windsor in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Daniel Komen in Nyaru, Kenya; 5km runner.
- 1976 - Birth of Peter Devine in New York City, New York; fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Jere Michael in Aspen, Colorado; figure skater (1994 National Junior champion).
- 1982 - Birth of Dylan Macallister; Australian Footballer (Central Coast Mariners).
Deaths of sports figures on May 17
- 1920 - Maitland Hathorn, cricket player (325 runs in 12 Tests South Africa 1901-11), dies.
- 1955 - Alan Fairfax, cricket player (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies.
- 1955 - Leslie Hylton, cricket player (West Indies quickie 1939), hung for murder.
- 1996 - Rusi Modi, cricket player (736 runs ten post-war Tests for India), dies.
- 1996 - Scott Evans Brayton, American racing car driver, dies at age 37 (born 1959).
- 1996 - Willi Daume, Olympic organiser, dies at age 82.
- 2017 - Death of Todor Veselinovic, Serbian footballer and coach (born 1930).
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