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What happened in history on this day: May 31?
On May 31 in ...
- 1868 - Dr James Moore (United Kingdom) wins first recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde Saint Cloud, Paris.
- 1869 - Heavy rain postpones the Red Stockings baseball game against the Anioch Nine; first rain-out in professional baseball.
- 1900 - Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074).
- 1902 - Australia Cricket all out 36 versus England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever.
- 1913 - Alexis Ahlgren runs world record marathon (2:36:06.6).
- 1914 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Naps, 6-1.
- 1927 - Detroit Tigers' first baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play.
- 1928 - Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman gets his 1,000th run of the English Cricket season.
- 1938 - Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord's.
- 1942 - 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead wins at Seaview CC in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
- 1943 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Mort Cooper pitches first of back-to-back one-hitters.
- 1947 - 79th Belmont Stakes: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6.
- 1948 - Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings).
- 1949 - 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- 1949 - Charley Lupica begins stay on 4-foot-square platform atop a 60-foot pole, vowing to stay until Cleveland Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and he comes down 117 days later.)
- 1950 - Due to rain, Indianapolis 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins.
- 1950 - Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial.
- 1956 - Mickey Mantle homerun just misses (18 inches) clearing Yankee Stadium's roof.
- 1959 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open.
- 1961 - Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern, Switzerland.
- 1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1964 - San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (second game) (7 hours 32 minutes).
- 1965 - Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 car race.
- 1967 - Bayern München wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg, Germany.
- 1970 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies' Golf Open.
- 1972 - Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- 1973 - Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season.
- 1975 - Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day basketball exhibition.
- 1981 - Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship.
- 1983 - 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in four games.
- 1984 - Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) versus England, ODI cricket record.
- 1985 - New Orleans Saints franchise is sold for US$70,204,000.
- 1986 - The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.
- 1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1987 - Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3.
- 1990 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie.
- 1992 - Barb Mucha wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic.
- 1994 - San Diego Padres score 13 in second versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1996 - FIFA decides to give the FIFA World Cup 2002 to Japan and South Korea, becoming the first World Cup with co-host countries in the history of the event, as well as the first World Cup in Asia.
- 1997 - Canadian Donovan Bailey beats American Michael Johnson in 150-metre race.
- 2002 - The 2002 FIFA World Cup begins, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.
- 2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a world record of 9.72 seconds in the 100-metre sprint at the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York.
- 2009 - In Valencia, Spain, round 5 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 2009 - In Mugello, Italy, round 5 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats 5-3 by score Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Atlanta Braves by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Diego Padres by score 3-2.
- 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 10-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Boston Red Sox by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Chicago White Sox6-5 by score .
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Baltimore Orioles by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Minnesota Twins beats Detroit Tigers by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference Final, game 1: Colorado Avalanche beats Edmonton Oilers by score 8-6, leading series 1-0.
Births of sports figures on May 31
- 1909 - Birth of Thor Thorvaldsen in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1920 - Birth of Edward Bennett Williams; lawyer/team owner (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1924 - Birth of Russell Endean; cricket player (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956).
- 1926 - Birth of Probir Sen; cricket wicketkeeper (India in late 1940s/early 1950s).
- 1928 - Birth of Pankaj Roy; cricket player (Indian opener, 413 partnership with Vinoo Mankad).
- 1934 - Birth of Bent Peter Rasch in Denmark; canoe (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1935 - Birth of Bruce Bolton; cricket player (two Tests New Zealand versus England 1959).
- 1941 - Birth of Gil [Walter] Morgan in Haddock, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open).
- 1942 - Birth of Happy Hairston; NBA star (Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles).
- 1943 - Birth of Joe Namath in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA; NFL quarterback (New York Jets), the $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl).
- 1946 - Birth of Steve Bucknor; cricket player (West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee).
- 1955 - Birth of Laura Baugh in Gainesville, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown Classic-9th).
- 1957 - Birth of Jim Craig in North Easton, Massachusetts, USA; hockey goalie (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Angel Franco in Asuncion, Paraguay; golfer (1993 Nike Dominion).
- 1958 - Birth of Gary George Hallberg in Berwyn, Illinois, USA; PGA golfer (1983 Andy Williams).
- 1960 - Birth of Norm Johnson; NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1960 - Birth of Peter Winterbottom; British rugby player.
- 1962 - Birth of Henry Williams; Canadian Football League receiver (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1962 - Birth of Joe Orsulak in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA; outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1965 - Birth of Annette Renee Peters [nee Hand] in Reno, Nevada, USA; 1500/3000 runner.
- 1966 - Birth of Jessica Monroe in Palo Alto, California, USA; Canadian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Roshan Mahanama; cricket player (Sri Lankan opening batsman).
- 1967 - Birth of Kenny Lofton in East Chicago, Illinois, USA; outfielder (Cleveland Indians).
- 1968 - Birth of Duane Causwell; NBA center (Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings).
- 1969 - Birth of Juliet Haslam in Adelaide, South Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Cory Mantyka; Canadian Football League guard (British Columbia Lions).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Elberg; Canadian Football League running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1971 - Birth of Lenny McGill; NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1971 - Birth of Murray Hocking in Victoria, Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Troy Malave in Cumana, Venezuela; outfielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1972 - Birth of Bryan Walker; safety (Washington Redskins).
- 1972 - Birth of Eileen Richetelli in Milford, Connecticut, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Dominique van Roost in Verviers, Belgium; tennis star (1995 Futures-Great Britain).
- 1973 - Birth of Marty Janzen in Miami, Florida, USA; pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1973 - Birth of Tyrone Williams; NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1974 - Birth of Bindi Mansfield in Mooerbank, New South Wales, Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Jim Carey in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL goalie (Washington Capitals).
- 1974 - Birth of Steve Martin; defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
Deaths of sports figures on May 31
- 1908 - C L "Boy" Johnson, cricket player (Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies.
- 1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500.
- 1971 - Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricket player (74 wickets in 14 Tests after age 46), dies.
- 1979 - Nigel Howard, cricket player (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies.
- 1983 - Death of Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight champion boxer (born 1895).
- 1989 - C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies.
- 1994 - Doug Freeman, cricket player (two Tests of leg-spin for New Zealand 1933), dies.
- 1995 - Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at age 59.
- 2017 - Death of István Szondy, Hungarian modern pentathlete (born 1925).
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