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– 1955: Swaps, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Nashua.
– 1957: Cleveland’s brilliant left-hander, Herb Score, is struck on the right eye by a line drive off the bat of the Yankees’ Gil McDougald. Score suffers a fractured nose and orbital bone, misses the rest of the season and never fully regains his effectiveness.
– 1972: The Los Angeles Lakers win their first NBA title, beating the New York Knicks in five games.
– 1977: Heavily favored Seattle Slew, ridden by Jean Cruguet, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 3/4 lengths.
– 1982: A federal jury rules the NFL violated antitrust laws when it unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
