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What happened in history on this day: May 26?
On May 26 in ...
- 1874 - Second Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5.
- 1883 - 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5.
- 1884 - Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 and 7-3 in cricket versus England XI in four hours.
- 1896 - First American intercollegiate bicycle race, at Manhattan Beach, New York.
- 1898 - 32nd Belmont Stakes: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32.
- 1907 - Chicago White Sox' pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits New York Highlanders, 8-1 in five-inning game.
- 1909 - Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31).
- 1923 - First Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance race is run.
- 1925 - Detroit Tigers' Ty Cobb is first to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends at 1,139).
- 1928 - Philadelphia Athletics commit 7 errors and lose to New York Yankees 7-4.
- 1930 - Joe Sewell, hardest to strike out, is struck out twice by Pat Caraway.
- 1933 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein hits for the cycle versus Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1946 - 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball.
- 1956 - Cincinnati Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with two outs in the 10th and lose to Milwaukee Braves in 11th, 2-1.
- 1957 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
- 1959 - Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th.
- 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1963 - Wes Stock becomes the only Baltimore Orioles' player to win a double header.
- 1968 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1972 - Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1974 - Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic.
- 1975 - Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes.
- 1980 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton is first National League player to record six one-hitters.
- 1980 - Dietmar Mogenburg of Federal Republic of Germany ties high jump record at 7 feet 8 inches.
- 1982 - Aston Villa win the 27th European Cup beating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam.
- 1983 - Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws.
- 1983 - 29th Walker Cup: US 13.5-Great Britain/Ireland 10.5.
- 1985 - Danny Sullivan wins Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin.
- 1985 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1988 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in four games.
- 1990 - Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
- 1991 - Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1993 - Long fly ball by Cleveland Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a homerun.
- 1993 - Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich, Germany.
- 1996 - Indianapolis 500 race; Buddy Lazier wins with an average speed of 147.956 mph.
- 1996 - Laura Davies wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game.
- 1996 - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1997 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pittsburgh Pirates) hit inside the park homeruns.
- 1999 - Manchester United wins the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp stadium, Barcelona, beating Bayern Munich to lift their third major trophy of the season, after winning the English Premier League and FA Cup, an unprecedented feat for a single season.
- 2004 - F.C. Porto wins the European Champion Clubs Cup defeating A.S. Monaco by 3-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 14-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Chicago White Sox by score 16-7.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Minnesota Twins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Atlanta Braves by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Colorado Rockies by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 20-5.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 5: Edmonton Oilers defeats Calgary Flames by score 5-4, winning series 4-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 5: Carolina Hurricanes beats New York Rangers by score 3-1, leading series 3-2.
Births of sports figures on May 26
- 1876 - Birth of Jack Root; boxing's first light heavyweight champion.
- 1909 - Birth of Matt Busby; Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United).
- 1920 - Birth of Jack Cheetham; cricket player (South African batsman, Test captain early 1950s).
- 1921 - Birth of Frank Mooney; cricket player (dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests).
- 1939 - Birth of Brent Musburger; sportscaster (CBS-TV).
- 1947 - Birth of Glenn Turner; cricket player (masterful New Zealand opening batsman).
- 1948 - Birth of Geoff Greenidge; cricket player (no relation to Gordon, West Indies opener 1972-74).
- 1949 - Birth of Dan Pastorini; NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders).
- 1959 - Birth of Brian Peaker in London, Ontario, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1959 - Birth of Nancy White-Brophy in Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada; LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's-25th).
- 1961 - Birth of Stephen Robert Pate in Ventura, California, USA; PGA golfer (1987 Southwest Classic).
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Kennedy; baseball manager (Texas Rangers).
- 1965 - Birth of Greg Lloyd; NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1965 - Birth of Jacqueline Mary Nelson in Upper Hutt, New Zealand; points race cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Anthony Edwards; NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1966 - Birth of Billy Downes in Camden, New Jersey, USA; Nike golfer (1994 New England Classic).
- 1966 - Birth of Grant Bradburn; cricket player (son of Wynne New Zealand off-spinner 1990-).
- 1966 - Birth of Zola Budd Pieterse in Bloemfontein, South Africa; track star (Olympics-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of Igor Zemlyanoy; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Jean Bartholomew in Queens, New York, USA; LPGA golfer (1989 Duke University Champion).
- 1968 - Birth of Rachael Sporn; Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Sam Mack; NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1970 - Birth of Sebastian Barrie; NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers).
- 1971 - Birth of Darwin Ireland; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1971 - Birth of Lewis Capes; WLAF defensive tackle (London Monarchs).
- 1971 - Birth of Steven Rice in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1975 - Birth of Christopher Lindsey Donaldson in Dunedin, New Zealand; 100 metre/200 metre runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Travis Lee in San Diego, California; baseball first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Markus Wieland; hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998).
- 1976 - Birth of Scott Humphries in Greely, Colorado; tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton).
Deaths of sports figures on May 26
- 1944 - C M Francois, cricket player (WWII, 252 runs in five Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1956 - Al Simmons, outfielder (Kansas City Athletics) / lifetime batting average of .334, dies at age 54.
- 1959 - Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at age 78.
- 1992 - Danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock in NBA), dies at age 83.
- 2017 - Death of Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician (born 1931).
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