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What happened in history on this day: May 27?
On May 27 in ...
- 1873 - First Preakness Stakes won by G Barbee aboard Survivor (2:43).
- 1878 - 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75.
- 1878 - Australia Cricket 41 and 12-1 defeat MCC 33 and 19.
- 1881 - 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5.
- 1882 - 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5.
- 1902 - 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8.
- 1903 - 37th Belmont Stakes: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75.
- 1904 - National League record of five stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants).
- 1905 - 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8.
- 1929 - Second Ryder Cup: Britain over Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England.
- 1933 - Trailing 11-3, New York Yankees score 12 runs in 8th inning and beat Chicago White Sox 15-11.
- 1937 - Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936).
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of England season, earliest to do so.
- 1948 - Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians.
- 1949 - Cleveland Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day".
- 1955 - Boston Red Sox player Norm Zauchin gets ten RBIs, beating Washington Senators 16-0.
- 1960 - Baltimore Orioles' manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt (used by Clint Courtney).
- 1961 - Fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence.
- 1961 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 0.5 inches.
- 1962 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1963 - Three New Jersey businessmen purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to the New Jersey Meadowlands (New Jersey Devils).
- 1964 - Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna, Austria.
- 1965 - Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan, Italy.
- 1968 - 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-3.
- 1968 - Major League Baseball announces expansion to San Diego and Montreal, Canada, first outside the confines of the United States.
- 1971 - 23rd Walker Cup: Great Britain/Ireland 13-United States 11.
- 1971 - UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship.
- 1973 - Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6.
- 1974 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Ken Brett no-hits San Diego Padres until 9th inning.
- 1975 - NHL Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2.
- 1979 - Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins the race for the first time, and car owner Roger Penske for the second time.
- 1981 - Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris, France.
- 1982 - John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies and gets approval to move to New Jersey.
- 1984 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1984 - Manuela Manleeva wins three singles tennis matches in one day.
- 1987 - Postage wins 32nd Europe Cup 1 in Vienna, Austria.
- 1987 - New York Yankees' Phil Niekro is third pitcher to make 700th start.
- 1990 - 74th Indianapolis 500 runs; Arie Luyendyk wins with an average speed of 185.981 mph.
- 1990 - Jan Stephenson wins J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game.
- 1990 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1993 - Dale Murphy ends baseball career at 398 homeruns.
- 1997 - Major League Baseball revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most $28 million.
- 2006 - Derek Jeter becomes the eighth player in New York Yankees history to collect 2,000 career hits.
- 2007 - Dario Franchitti wins the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
- 2009 - In Rome's Stadio Olimpico in Italy, Barcelona defeats Manchester United of England to win the Champions League of soccer.
- 2015 - Seven senior officials of FIFA are arrested in a Swiss hotel, part of a US FBI investigation and Department of Justice naming of 14 people indicted for racketeering, wirefraud, paying bribes.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 6: Colorado Avalanche defeats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2, winning series 4-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Houston Astros by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-7.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 12-8.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-1.
Births of sports figures on May 27
- 1852 - Birth of Billy Barnes; cricket player (England all-rounder 1880-90).
- 1870 - Birth of Lionel Palairet; cricket player (elegant England bat in the Golden Age).
- 1887 - Birth of Frank Woolley; cricket player (long-running England left-arm all-rounder).
- 1912 - Birth of Sam Snead in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1949, 1952, 1954; PGA-1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973).
- 1926 - Birth of Gordon Leggat; cricket player (open batsman for New Zealand in 9 Tests 1953-56).
- 1942 - Birth of Kent Bede Bernard in Trinidad; 4X400 runner (Olympics-bronze-1964).
- 1954 - Birth of Catherine Carr; US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972).
- 1955 - Birth of Bill Malley in Oakland, California, USA; Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th).
- 1955 - Birth of Graeme "Jock" Edwards; cricket player (beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 1970s).
- 1956 - Birth of Nick Lowery; NFL kicker (New York Jets).
- 1957 - Birth of Bruce Furniss; US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976).
- 1960 - Birth of Ray Armsetad in Kirksville, Missouri, USA; 4X400 runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1960 - Birth of Vinodhan John; cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in six Tests 1983-84).
- 1961 - Birth of Jill Sterkel; US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976, 1984, 1988).
- 1961 - Birth of John Lugbill in Wauseon, Ohio, USA; canoist/kayaker (Olympics-1992).
- 1962 - Birth of Ravi Shastri; cricket player (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92).
- 1962 - Birth of Ray Borner; Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Jacob Brumfield in Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA; outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1965 - Birth of Pat Cash in Australia; tennis player (Wimbledon 1987).
- 1966 - Birth of Eric Leckner; NBA center (Detroit Pistons).
- 1966 - Birth of John Jaha in Portland, Oregon, USA; infielder (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1966 - Birth of Ray Sheppard in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Florida Panthers).
- 1967 - Birth of Chin Yang; jockey.
- 1967 - Birth of Doug West; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1967 - Birth of George McCloud; NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns).
- 1967 - Birth of Paul Gascoigne; soccer player.
- 1967 - Birth of Alice Ruth Bolton in Lucedale, Mississippi, USA; WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs/Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Cedric Smith; NFL running back (Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals).
- 1968 - Birth of Frank Thomas "Big Hurt"; first baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 Most Valuable Player).
- 1968 - Birth of Jeff Bagwell in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; infielder (Houston Astros).
- 1968 - Birth of John Connelly in Toledo, Ohio, USA; Nike golfer (1991 New Hampshire Open).
- 1969 - Birth of Chip Beake; WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1969 - Birth of François Letourneau in Saint Jerome, Québec, Canada; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Lesley Tashlin in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 100 metre hurdler (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Todd Hundley in Martinsville, Virginia, USA; catcher (New York Mets).
- 1969 - Birth of Travis Williams; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets).
- 1970 - Birth of Liz Earley in Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada; LPGA golfer (1995 Thailand Open).
- 1970 - Birth of Michael Blackburn; Australian laser yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Todd Collins; linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Birth of Corey Beck; NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets).
- 1971 - Birth of Ferdino Hernandez; soccer player (FC Utrecht).
- 1971 - Birth of Scott Szeredy; NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Antonio Freeman; NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1972 - Birth of Karen Hecox; US 1500 metre runner.
- 1972 - Birth of Troy Sienkiewicz; NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers).
- 1974 - Birth of Danny Wuerffel; NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1976 - Birth of Darrell Russell; defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders).
- 1976 - Birth of Richard Park in Seoul Korea; NHL center (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1980 - Birth of Jessica Deglau in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; swimmer, 200 metre butterfly (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on May 27
- 1925 - Ed McKeever, president (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of pneumonia.
- 1975 - Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies in Chicago, Illinois, at age 53.
- 2000 - Death of Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (born 1921).
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