Sporting Events on May 15
1862 : Confederate cruiser The Alabama runs aground near London
1876 : 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38¬
1894 : 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41
1912 : 37th Preakness: Clarnence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6
1912 : Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a NY Highlander game & is suspended
1918 : 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
1918 : 44th Preakness: Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare Jr wins in 1:53.4
1918 : Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game
1919 : Bkln Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0
1926 : 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8
1937 : 63rd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4
1941 : Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
1948 : 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4
1948 : Australia scores 721 runs in one day v Essex, world record
1959 : 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst &
1963 : Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1964 : Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp
1965 : 91st Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2
1968 : 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 Calif win against Chicago
1971 : 97th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54
1976 : 102nd Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55
1981 : Len Barker of Cleveland pitches perfect game vs Toronto
1982 : 108th Preakness: Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4
1985 : Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1989 : Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite
1991 : Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1991 : Pres Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Balt Oriole game
1991 : Red Sox & White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)
1993 : 119th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6