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Sporting Events on May 01

1751 : 1st American cricket match is played
1883 : Baseball returns to Phila, 1st NL game since 1876
1891 : Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park
1914 : China's 1st president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification
1922 : Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game
1925 : A's Jimmie Foxx, 17, 1st game; he pinch-hits a single
1943 : 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04
1947 : Cleve Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad
1948 : 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4
1949 : A's Elmer Valo is 1st AL'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game
1954 : 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03
1964 : 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth)
1965 : 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2
1965 : Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
1969 : Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for $16,155,000
1971 : 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2
1973 : SF Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7
1976 : 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6
1976 : Jos Hermens, runs Dutch record for 20K (57:24.2)
1977 : Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4)
1982 : 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4
1987 : 46 HRs hit in 13 baseball games
1991 : Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge
1992 : LA Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King
1992 : NY Rangers wins their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs NJ Devils)
1993 : 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4
1996 : Gerald Williams is 1st NY Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game

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