May 1

1920—Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers each pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest game in major league history.

1948—Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby by 3 1/2 lengths over Coaltown. It’s Citation’s toughest race in winning the Triple Crown.

1991—Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan faces 29 batters, striking out 16 and walking two.

1991—Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics sets a major league record by stealing his 939th base, eclipsing Lou Brock’s career mark.

1992—Rickey Henderson, baseball’s career stolen base leader, steals his 1,000th career base in the first inning of Oakland’s 7-6 win over Detroit.

2003—The three-time defending champion Lakers beat Minnesota 101-85 to win the series 4-2. It’s the 13th straight playoff series won under Phil Jackson, and Jackson-coached teams have an NBA-record 25 consecutive series wins.

2004—Smarty Jones splashes his way past Lion Heart in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones runs his record to 7-for-7 and becomes the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977.

2006—Detroit, winner of the President’s Trophy by leading the league in points (124) this season, is eliminated in the first round for the third time in five postseasons after a 4-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 6.

2006—Memphis suffers its third consecutive four-game sweep after a 102-76 loss to Dallas. The Grizzlies’ 12 consecutive playoff losses is an NBA record, six more losses than any NBA team had before its first victory.