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What happened in history on this day: May 30?
On May 30 in ...
- 1894 - Bobby Lowe is first to hit four homeruns in one baseball game.
- 1895 - W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days.
- 1899 - 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47.
- 1903 - 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8.
- 1904 - Frank Chance gets hit by pitch five times in a doubleheader.
- 1906 - 40th Belmont Stakes: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20.
- 1907 - 41st Belmont Stakes: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins.
- 1908 - 42nd Belmont Stakes: Joe Notter aboard Colin wins.
- 1910 - 44th Belmont Stakes: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22.
- 1913 - John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee, and Connie Mack as Major League Baseball managers who have won 1,000 games.
- 1922 - Chicago Cubs swap Max Flack for Saint Louis Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day.
- 1925 - Peter DePaolo becomes first man to average over 100 mph at Indianapolis 500.
- 1925 - Roger Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1927 - Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career.
- 1930 - Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (average 161.6 kph).
- 1931 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Boston Braves) in both ends designated hitter.
- 1932 - New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth's final Major League Baseball game, goes hitless for Boston Braves against Philadelphia Phillies. Ruth played 22 seasons, winning ten World Series tournaments, and scoring 714 home runs.
- 1937 - 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall Pennsylvania.
- 1937 - 61,756, second-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Brooklyn Dodgers end Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 over two seasons.
- 1938 - New York Yankees sweep Boston Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium.
- 1942 - Satchel Paige pitches five innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1.
- 1946 - Boston Braves' Bernard Malamud's homerun shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field.
- 1950 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open.
- 1951 - Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1952 - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves.
- 1953 - First Major League Baseball TV network baseball game: ABC debuts Game of the Week on Saturday afternoons. Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 2.
- 1953 - 23rd French Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Vic Seixas (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2).
- 1953 - 23rd French Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2, 6-4).
- 1954 - Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs.
- 1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5km (13:57.2).
- 1957 - Real Madrid wins second Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.
- 1957 - Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai versus England at Edgbaston.
- 1964 - San Francisco Giants sweep New York Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 innings, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for second game and New York's 22 K's in second games.
- 1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1966 - Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph).
- 1967 - New York Yankees' Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball.
- 1969 - Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1971 - Willie Mays hits his 638th homerun, sets National League record of 1,950 runs scored.
- 1973 - Ajax wins third Europe Cup.
- 1974 - 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 9-4.
- 1976 - 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt.
- 1976 - Bobby Unser sets world record for the fastest pit stop (4 seconds).
- 1977 - Cleveland Indians' Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0.
- 1979 - Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich, Germany.
- 1979 - Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit Tigers, beats brother Tom.
- 1980 - Detroit Tigers' relief pitcher John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires.
- 1980 - Minnesota Twins' Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games.
- 1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games).
- 1982 - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Indianapolis 500: 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds, the closest finish to date.
- 1983 - American League president Lee MacPhail suspends New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires.
- 1983 - Surrey all out for 14 versus Essex, their lowest score ever.
- 1984 - Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome, Italy.
- 1984 - National League suspends Mario Soto five days for Cincinnati Reds - Chicago Cubs fight on May 27th.
- 1985 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1.
- 1986 - Bobby Rahal is first to average over 170mph in the Indianapolis 500.
- 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in six rounds for World Boxing Council heavyweight boxing title.
- 1987 - Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in ten rounds for International Boxing Federation heavyweight boxing title.
- 1991 - Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km).
- 1992 - New York Yankees' pitcher Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams.
- 1993 - Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1996 - Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Milwaukee Brewers' second baseman Fernando Vina's nose. Belle gets a two-game suspension.
- 1997 - Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
- 2008 - The Boston Celtics advance to the NBA finals with their 89-81 Game 6 win over the Detroit Pistons.
- 2010 - Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the Florida Marlins 1-0.
- 2010 - Dario Franchitti of Scotland wins his second Indianapolis 500 race.
- 2019 - (to July 14) The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England and Wales; the series is won by England.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 7: New York Rangers defeats Carolina Hurricanes by score 6-2, winning series 4-3.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Washington Nationals by score 13-5.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Miami Marlins by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Diego Padres by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 3-1.
Births of sports figures on May 30
- 1879 - Birth of Colin Blythe; cricket player (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WWI).
- 1895 - Birth of Maurice Tate; cricket player (great England pace bowler of 1920s).
- 1909 - Birth of George Headley; cricket player (in Panamá All-time great West Indies batsman).
- 1924 - Birth of Norbert Schemansky; American middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1936 - Birth of Roy Harford; cricket player (brother of Noel New Zealand wicketkeeper versus India 1968).
- 1943 - Birth of Gale Sayers; NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
- 1949 - Birth of Bob Willis; cricket player (superb England fast bowler 1971-84).
- 1957 - Birth of Allison Roe in Auckland, New Zealand; marathon runner (New York City-1981).
- 1962 - Birth of John Alt; NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1964 - Birth of Nhi Lan Le in Vietnam; US fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Tyronne Stowe; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1966 - Birth of Gary Martin; cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI).
- 1967 - Birth of Benoît Gauthier in Saint Jerome, Québec, Canada; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Rechelle Hawkes in Albany, West Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Amy Fuller in Westlake, California, USA; rower (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Sam Rogers; NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - Birth of Drahomir Kadlec in Pribham, Czechoslovakia; hockey defenseman (Team Czechoslovakia Republic).
- 1971 - Birth of Jiri Slegr in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Kyle Vander Kuyp; Australian 110 metre hurdler (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Allen Aldridge; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1972 - Birth of Anthony Cook; NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Jones; NFL tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Manny Ramirez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; outfielder (Cleveland Indians).
- 1972 - Birth of Renita Farrell in Townsville, Queensland, Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Terry Wilburn; WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1973 - Birth of Je'Rod Cherry; safety (New Orleans Saints).
- 1973 - Birth of Jennifer Darst in Dallas, Texas, USA; pairs skater (and Arthur Reid).
- 1973 - Birth of Steve Charbonneau; Canadian Football League defensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1974 - Birth of David Wilkie Ellensburg; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
Deaths of sports figures on May 30
- 1923 - Charles Fichardt, cricket player (South Africa batsman in two Tests 1892-96), dies.
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