{"id":677227,"date":"2026-05-17T19:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677227\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T19:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:06:12","slug":"today-in-sports-randy-johnson-becomes-the-oldest-pitcher-in-mlb-history-to-throw-a-perfect-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677227\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Sports &#8211; Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1920 \u2014 Man o\u2019 War, ridden by Clarence Kummer, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1\u00bd lengths over Upset.<\/p>\n<p>1931 \u2014 Fifteen-year-old Eddie Arcaro rides his first race, finishing sixth, at Bainbridge Park, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>1933 \u2014 First MLB All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played as part of the Chicago World\u2019s Fair; fans to pick players.<\/p>\n<p>1956 \u2014 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time.<\/p>\n<p>1957 \u2014 Bold Ruler, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Iron Liege. It\u2019s the sixth and last time Arcaro wins the Preakness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>1960 \u2014 European Cup Final, Glasgow: Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s scores 4, Alfredo Di St\u00e9fano 3 as Real Madrid routs Eintracht Frankfurt, 7-3; 5th consecutive title for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n<p>1968 \u2014 Forward Pass wins the Preakness Stakes by six lengths to give Calumet Farm a record seven wins in by an owner in the race. Judy Johnson becomes the first female trainer to saddle a horse for the Preakness. Her horse, Sir Beau, finishes seventh in the field of 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwichtime.com\/sports\/article\/boston-red-sox-portland-sea-dogs-mike-sansone-22260059.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Cheshire's Michael Sansone will start on Sunday for Portland, Double-A affiliate of the Red Sox, against the Yard Goats at Dunkin' Park in Hartford.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwichtime.com\/gametimect\/track\/article\/outdoor-championships-outlook-ciac-22261756.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Nonnewaug's Sophia Garguilo takes off on the anchor leg of the girls 4x400-meter relay during the Berkshire League outdoor track and field championship meet on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Plumb Hill athletic complex in\u00a0Litchfield.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1971 \u2014 The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>1971 \u2014 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3.<\/p>\n<p>1985 \u2014 Patricia Cooksey becomes the first female jockey to compete in the Preakness Stakes. Tank\u2019s Prospect wins the race and Cooksey\u2019s mount, Tajawa, finishes sixth in the field of 11.<\/p>\n<p>1990 \u2014 Edmonton\u2019s Jari Kurri becomes the leading goal scorer in Stanley Cup history when he scores his 90th postseason goal in the first period of Game 2 of the finals against Boston. Kurri adds two more goals as the Oilers beat the Bruins 7-2.<\/p>\n<p>1990 \u2014 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>1994 \u2014 2nd UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Barcelona 4-0 at Athens.<\/p>\n<p>1996 \u2014 Louis Quatorze carries Pat Day to the jockey\u2019s third straight Preakness Stakes victory. Louis Quatorze, 16th in the Kentucky Derby, runs 1 3-16 miles in 1:53 2-5 to equal the race record set by Tank\u2019s Prospect in 1985.<\/p>\n<p>1997 \u2014 Chris Johnson makes an 8-foot par putt on the second playoff hole to win the LPGA championship over Leta Lindley. It\u2019s the third playoff in the championship since the tournament began in 1955, and the first since 1970.<\/p>\n<p>2004 \u2014 Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>2008 \u2014 Rafael Nadal beats defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to win the Hamburg Masters, adding the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection.<\/p>\n<p>2008 \u2014 Boston\u2019s Paul Pierce and Cleveland\u2019s LeBron James combine for 86 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. James outscores Pierce 45-41 in the shootout, but Boston advances with a 97-92 win.<\/p>\n<p>2013 \u2014 Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, leads from start to finish at the Preakness. It\u2019s the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 14th Triple Crown victory, the most in horse racing history.<\/p>\n<p>2014 \u2014 The Tradition Senior Men\u2019s Golf, Shoal Creek G&amp;CC: Kenny Perry wins his third of 4 Champions Tour majors by 1 stroke from Mark Calcavecchia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>2019 \u2014 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (85,854): Gabriel Jesus &amp; Raheem Sterling each score twice as Manchester City thrash Watford, 6-0, completing an unprecedented domestic treble.<\/p>\n<p>2021\u2014 Spencer Turnbull, Detroit Tigers, no-hits the Seattle Mariners, 5-0, at Comerica Park, Detroit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1920 \u2014 Man o\u2019 War, ridden by Clarence Kummer, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1\u00bd lengths over Upset.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[326367,64,63,483,251746,326362,326365,8314,326371,326368,326370,326372,326363,288369,106439,591,146002,326366,326364,11474,145996,964,60724,47881,965,326369,326361,85],"class_list":["post-677227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-alfredo-di-stefano","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boston","tag-chris-johnson","tag-clarence-kummer","tag-eddie-arcaro","tag-gabriel-jesus","tag-gary-stevens","tag-judy-johnson","tag-kenny-perry","tag-leta-lindley","tag-louis-quatorze","tag-mark-calcavecchia","tag-mickey-mantle","tag-mlb","tag-package-100502-member-choice-sports-option","tag-pat-day","tag-patricia-cooksey","tag-paul-pierce","tag-product-30599-ap-sports-news-s-wire-only","tag-rafael-nadal","tag-raheem-sterling","tag-randy-johnson","tag-roger-federer","tag-spencer-turnbull","tag-sportlight-may-18","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}