On this day in sports: May 5

1. 1904 Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball. Source
2. 1904 Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. Source
3. 1973 Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record. Source
4. 1997 Born: Logan Gilbert, American baseball player Source
5. 1997 Born: Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player Source
6. 2000 Died: Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940) Source

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