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This Day in Sports
May 31
1927—Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Neun grabs a Homer Summa line drive, tags Charlie Jamieson at first and outruns Glenn Myatt to tag second. 1938—Henry Armstrong beats Barney Ross for the world welterweight title. 1942—Sam Snead wins the PGA Championship, beating Jim Turnesa in the final round 2 and 1. 1949—Sam Snead wins the PGA Championship, defeating Johnny Palmer in the final round 3 and 2. 1965—Jim Clark becomes the first non-U.S. driver in 49 years to win the Indianapolis 500. 1983—The Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA championship with a 115-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, completing a four-game sweep. 1992—Ayrton Senna wins his fourth consecutive Monaco Grand Prix to end Nigel Mansell’s season-opening winning streak at five races. 2001—Pat Day becomes the third jockey to reach 8,000 wins by guiding Camden Park to a one-length victory on the turf in the sixth race at Churchill Downs. The 47-year-old Day trails only Laffit Pincay Jr. (9,147) and Bill Shoemaker (8,833). Featured Texarkana Business Directory Articles Featured Texarkana Business Directory Coupons |
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