1906 - 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8.
1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in first inning against Chicago Cubs.
1917 - Cincinnati Reds' Fred Tooney and Chicago White Sox' Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up two hits and a run in the 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0.
1920 - First game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1923 - Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0.
1930 - Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 in baseball to open first ballpark with permanently installed lights.
1936 - 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6.
1939 - Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 22-2.
1942 - 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4.
1949 - Don Newcombe, first start, shuts out Cincinnati Reds on five hits to win 3-0.
1953 - 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02.
1954 - Stan Musial hits five homeruns in a doubleheader.
1958 - New York Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if National League goes ahead with plans to broadcast games into New York City.
1959 - 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2.
1962 - Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I.
1964 - 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00.
1995 - Montreal Expos bat out of order against New York Mets in 6th inning.
1998 - 124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.4.
2005 - Trailing 9-3 after eight innings, the Saint Louis Cardinals mount their greatest ninth-inning comeback in franchise history defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 at the Great American Ballpark.
2009 - At Churchill Downs, the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race takes place. Canadian horse Mine That Bird wins, the second-biggest upset in Derby history.
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