Cy Young's Perfect Game, Leon Day's Opening Day No Hitter, and Larry Bird played with a concussion - This DiSH for May 5

About this episode

This episode covers significant sports events that occurred on May 5, including Cy Young's perfect game and Larry Bird's playoff performance despite a concussion.

In 1904, Cy Young pitching the first perfect game in the 20th century. In 1946, Newark Eagles' pitcher Leon Day threw a no-hitter on opening day. In 1969, Bill Russell scored 6 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in his final NBA game as his Celtics beat the LA Lakers to win their 11th World Championship in 13 seasons. In 1991, Larry Bird suffered a concussion in the first half of a playoff game against Indiana. He returned in the second half to lead the Celtics to the decisive game five win. In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in a record time of 1:59.4. That is still the fastest winning time.

Topics covered

• perfect game
• no-hitter
• NBA history
• concussion in sports
• Kentucky Derby
• sports milestones

Keywords

• Cy Young
• Leon Day
• Bill Russell
• Larry Bird
• Kentucky Derby
• no-hitter
• perfect game
• NBA
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newark Eagles, Celtics, LA Lakers

Places: Kentucky Derby

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