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Sporting Events on May 23

1873 : 1st Preakness: G Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43
1883 : 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43
1883 : Baseball game between one-armed & one-legged players
1884 : 12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39«
1901 : 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21
1901 : Indians score 9 runs after 2 outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13
1935 : 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati)
1941 : Rudolf Harbig runs world record 1k (2:21.5)
1944 : Polo Grounds host 1st NYC night game since 1941
1953 : 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8
1963 : NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000
1964 : Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45)
1968 : AC Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam
1979 : Borussia M”nchengladbach wins 8th UEFA Cup at Dsseldorf
1984 : Anderlecht wins 13th UEFA Cup at London
1984 : Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game
1990 : A C Milan wins 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna
1990 : NY Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minn Twins 12-0
1992 : NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game

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