- 1751 The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC
- 1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter
- 1901 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75
Speaker Ties Record
1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays
Ferrell No-Hits Browns
1931 Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 at League Park II, Cleveland
- 1934 Pittsburgh is last major league baseball city to play a home game on a Sunday, as the Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds
- 1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5
- 1953 Milwaukee Braves' Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds center field bleachers
- 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports" debuts
Golf Tournament
1963 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith beats Mickey Wright by 1 shot in 18-hole playoff
- 1980 NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions
Baseball Record
1981 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters
- 1981 NFL Draft: South Carolina running back George Rogers first pick by New Orleans Saints
Sports History
1985 New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra 16 games into season, despite assurance from owner George Steinbrenner that he would be kept for the whole season. Billy Martin named as replacement.
- 1985 Tony Tubbs beats defending champion Greg Page by unanimous decision in 15 rounds at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo for WBA heavyweight boxing title
Baseball Record
1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners
Sports History
1986 NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sports History
1987 Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle
- 1988 Baltimore Orioles end their record 21-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 9-0
- 1988 Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses
Sports History
1990 Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement
Sports History
2018 Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title
The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
2022 London court sentences retired tennis star Boris Becker to 2-1/2 years in prison for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings