Sporting Events on May 27
1878 : 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75
1881 : 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40«
1882 : 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44«
1902 : 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1903 : 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
1904 : NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
1905 : 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
1933 : Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
1937 : Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)
1938 : Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so
1961 : Fiorentina wins 1st Europe Cup II in Florence
1963 : 3 NJ businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval
1964 : Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna
1965 : Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan
1971 : UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship
1973 : Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6
1975 : Stanley Cup: Phila Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
1981 : Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris
1982 : John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to NJ
1987 : Postage wins 32nd Europe Cup 1 in Vienna
1990 : 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
1997 : Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indianapolis 500