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| 1923 |
Ty Cobb surpassed Honus Wagner's record for most runs scored in a career with 1,741. |
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| 1951 |
In his major league debut, Giants OF Willie Mays went 0-for-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies. |
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| 1975 |
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship. |
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| 1978 |
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup. |
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| 1981 |
Boston Red Sox OF Carl Yastrzemski became the fourth major league player to appear in 3,000 games. |
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| 1982 |
Chicago Cubs RHP Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 strikeouts. |
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| 1984 |
The Detroit Tigers set a major league baseball record with their 17th consecutive road victory in the team's 5-1 victory over the California Angels. |
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| 1989 |
The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. |
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| 1991 |
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars to win the Stanley Cup. |
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| 1998 |
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire became the first player in baseball history to hit 25 home runs before June 1st. |
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| 2002 |
With his 3,509th strikeout Arizona's Randy Johnson passed Walter Johnson to seventh place on the all-time strikeout list. |
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| 2008 |
Scott Dixon won 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500. |
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| 2008 |
Former major league pitcher Jeremi Gonzalez was killed by lightning standing on a dock in western Venezuela. He was 33 years old. |
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| 2009 |
Kenny Nims scored the tying goal with four seconds left in regulation and Cody Jamieson tallied the game-winner in overtime, as Syracuse upended Cornell, 10-9, in the NCAA men's lacrosse final at Gillette Stadium. |
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| 2010 |
In a history-making decision, NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York/New Jersey region. |
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| 2010 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning named Steve Yzerman their new general manager. |
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| 2011 |
The Dallas Mavericks rallied from an eight-point, fourth-quarter hole to capture the Western Conference crown with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5. |
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| 2011 |
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski announced his retirement. |
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| 2012 |
The New York Knicks named interim head coach Mike Woodson the permanent head coach. |
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| 2012 |
The New Jersey Devils advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals after finishing off the top-seeded New York Rangers with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals. |
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| Birthdays |
Gene Tunney (1898) - boxer; Kendall Gill (1968) - NBA player; Keith Hamilton (1971) - NFL player; Earl Mackey (1973) - NFL player. |
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