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What happened in history on this day: May 24?
On May 24 in ...
- 1877 - 5th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:45.5.
- 1878 - CA Parker (Harvard) wins first American bike race, at Beacon Park, Boston.
- 1879 - 7th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Harold wins in 2:40.5.
- 1900 - 34th Belmont Stakes: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21.25.
- 1902 - Cleveland Bronchos' Bill Bradley is first American League player to hit a homerun in four consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918.
- 1905 - 39th Belmont Stakes: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya wins in 2:08.
- 1918 - Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees 3-2 in 19 innings.
- 1926 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 metres (8:25.4).
- 1929 - Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings.
- 1930 - Babe Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 252 Australia versus Surrey, 290 minutes, 29 fours.
- 1935 - First major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1).
- 1936 - Tony Lazerri makes two grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching first 7 times safely, New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 25-2.
- 1940 - First night game at New York's Polo Grounds (New York Giants 8, Boston Bees 1).
- 1940 - First night game at Saint Louis Sportsman Park (Cleveland Indians 3, Saint Louis Browns 2).
- 1946 - Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1964 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open Invitational.
- 1964 - Longest homerun (471 feet) in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins).
- 1964 - Panic in Lima, Peru soccer stadium; 300 killed.
- 1967 - AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinnati Bengals.
- 1970 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational.
- 1972 - Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona, Spain.
- 1979 - Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar.
- 1980 - Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2.
- 1981 - Kathy Hite wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Bobby Unser wins, loses, and wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 race.
- 1984 - The Detroit Tigers tie a major league mark set by the 1916 New York Giants in defeating the California Angels 5-1 for their 17th consecutive road victory.
- 1986 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1.
- 1987 - 33rd LPGA Championship won by Jane Geddes.
- 1987 - Al Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 race for a fourth time, the second driver to do so, after A.J. Foyt in 1977.
- 1988 - Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals.
- 1989 - AC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona, Spain.
- 1989 - NHL's New York Rangers fire general manager and coach Phil Esposito.
- 1989 - New York Yankees' pitcher Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his first run of the season.
- 1990 - The Edmonton Oilers defeat the Boston Bruins in the 1990 NHL Finals for their fifth Stanley Cup.
- 1992 - Al Unser Junior wins Indianapolis 500.
- 1992 - Colleen Walker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1992 - Despite trailing 7-1, New York Yankees tie Milwaukee Brewers and then score one in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game.
- 1992 - Pat Bradley wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament.
- 1995 - AFC Ajax beats AC Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League.
- 1998 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Eddie Cheever Junior wins with an average speed of 145.155 mph. A 1998 Corvette is official pace car, driven by Parnelli Jones.
- 2009 - In Italy, round 6 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Jari-Matti Latvala.
- 2009 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Winner is Helio Castroneves of Team Penske.
- 2009 - In Monte Carlo, Monaco, round 6 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 4: Edmonton Oilers beats Calgary Flames by score 5-3, leading series 3-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 4: New York Rangers defeats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-1, series tied 2-2.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats New York Mets by score 13-12.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Diego Padres by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Texas Rangers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Cleveland Guardians by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Chicago White Sox by score 16-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Detroit Tigers by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Washington Nationals by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Miami Marlins by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Cincinnati Reds by score 11-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on May 24
- 1895 - Birth of H S T L "Stork" Hendry; cricket player (Australian all-rounder post-WWI).
- 1899 - Birth of Suzanne Lenglen in France; Wimbledon tennis champion (six times).
- 1913 - Birth of Audrey Brown in England; 4 X 100 metre runner (Olympics-silver-1936).
- 1926 - Birth of Len Maddocks; cricket wicket-keeper (Australian mid-1950s).
- 1927 - Birth of John Kelly Junior; brother of Grace Kelly, American sculls (Olympics-bronze-1956).
- 1933 - Birth of Hemchandra Tukaram Dani; cricket player (Test India versus Pakistan, 1-19, ct 1, DNB).
- 1938 - Birth of Glen Hall; cricket leg-spinner (South African in one Test versus England 1964).
- 1942 - Birth of Ali Bacher; cricket player (South African batsman and captain in 1960s).
- 1946 - Birth of Irena Kirszenstein [Szewinska] in Leningrad, Russia; Polish 4x100-metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964), 200-metre runner (Olympics-gold-1968), 400-metre runner (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1951 - Birth of Pat Bradley; golfer (leader in the LPGA career earnings).
- 1960 - Birth of Pete Metzelaars; NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, BC Lions).
- 1962 - Birth of Bev Lidyoff in Huntington Park, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-7th-1994).
- 1962 - Birth of Dorothy Trapp; equestrian 3-day (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Horace Holden Junior in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; slalom double canoe (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Joe Dumars; NBA guard (Detroit Pistons).
- 1964 - Birth of Adrian Moorhouse; British 100 metre breaststroker (Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1964 - Birth of Elizabeth McColgan; British running star (world record 5 km indoor).
- 1964 - Birth of Pat Verbeek in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; NHL forward (Team Canada, New York Rangers).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Jorgis in Palo Alto, California, USA; American badminton player (Olympics-1992).
- 1966 - Birth of Tony Jones; NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1967 - Birth of Margaret Crowley; Australian 800 metre/1500 metre runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Jerry Dipoto in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (New York Mets).
- 1969 - Birth of Martin McCague; cricket player (in Ulster AIS product, England quickie 1993-94).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Zgonina; NFL defensive tackle (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Nick Castaneda in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; pairs skater (with Dawn Piepenbrink).
- 1971 - Birth of Paul Ragusa in Bulach, Switzerland; Canadian 48kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Troy Barnett; NFL defensive end (New England Patriots).
- 1972 - Birth of Danny Bautista in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 1972 - Birth of Petra Schwarz-Ritter in Vienna, Austria; tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA).
- 1972 - Birth of Tito Paul; NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1972 - Birth of Viktor Ujcik in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia; hockey (Team Czechoslovakia Republic).
- 1973 - Birth of Ville Peltonen in Vantaa, Finland; NHL forward (Team Finland, San Jose Sharks).
- 1974 - Birth of Ace Custis; NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks).
- 1974 - Birth of Marcus Coleman; free safety (New York Jets).
- 1974 - Birth of Maria Alejandra Vento in Caracas, Venezuela; tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz).
- 1974 - Birth of Natalie Neaton in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Katie King; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1978 - Birth of Jade Winter; Australian swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Tracy McGrady; NBA forward (Toronto Raptors).
- 1981 - Birth of Shelby Lyons in Oswego, New York; pairs skater (and Wells-1995 Midwest champion).
Deaths of sports figures on May 24
- 1988 - Tom Burtt, cricket player (New Zealand slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies.
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