Today in sports history: May 20
In 1919, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at the plate as he hits his first career grand slam to beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. See more sports moments on this date:
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1900: Second modern Olympic games open in Paris
1900 — The second modern Olympic games open in Paris.
1919: Babe Ruth hits first career grand slam
1919 — Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at the plate as he hits his first career grand slam to beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4.
1972: Bee Bee Bee, a 19-1 long shot, wins Preakness Stakes by 1½ lengths
1972 — Bee Bee Bee, a 19-1 long shot ridden by Eldon Nelson, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1½ lengths over No Le Hace.
1978: 1978 — Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, wins Preakness Stakes by a neck
1978 — Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, continues the battle with Alydar and wins the Preakness Stakes by a neck.
2005: Kyle Busch becomes youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history
2005 — Nextel Cup rookie Kyle Busch becomes the youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history, holding off Terry Cook and Ted Musgrave in a three-lap closing sprint at the Quaker Steak & Lube 200.
2006: Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro breaks down early in Preakness
2006 — Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro breaks down at the start of the Preakness, galloping a few hundred yards while his eight rivals pass him. Bernardini wins the $1 million race, beating Sweetnorthernsaint by 5 1-4 lengths.
2007: Roger Federer ends Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay
2007 — Roger Federer ends Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win in the final of the Hamburg Masters. It’s Federer’s first clay-court title in two years.
2017: Cloud Computing runs down Classic Empire in final strides to win Preakness by a head
2017 — Cloud Computing, ridden by Javier Castellano, runs down Classic Empire in the final strides to win the Preakness by a head. The 13-1 long shot runs 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.98 and pays $28.80 to win. Derby winner Always Dreaming and Classic Empire duel throughout most of the race before Classic Empire jumps in front midway on the far turn.
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