Today in sports history: Babe Ruth hits his first grand slam in 1919
Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, May 20:
1919: Babe Ruth hits his 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.
This 1919 file photo shows Boston Red Sox player Babe Ruth.
1978: Affirmed wins Preakness by a neck
1978 — Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, continues the battle with Alydar and wins the Preakness Stakes by a neck.
Affirmed, with Steve Cauthen in the irons, right, wins the 103rd running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1978. Alydar runs second.
1990: Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's 66-match winning streak
1990 — Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf’s 66-match winning streak and takes the German Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Graf’s streak is the second longest in the modern era of tennis. Martina Navratilova won 74 straight matches in 1984.
West Germany's Steffi Graf looks doubtful as she played against Yugoslavia's Monica Seles during their final match of the French Open Tennis championships Saturday, June 9, 1990. Seles defeated Graf 7-6,(8-6) ,6-4. (AP Photo/Piarre Gleizea)
1999: Mets' Robin Ventura hits grand slams in both games of doubleheader
1999 — Robin Ventura becomes the first major leaguer to hit grand slams in both games of a doubleheader, leading the New York Mets to a sweep over Milwaukee, 11-10 and 10-1.
New York Mets' third baseman Robin Ventura throws to first for the third out after a bunt by Florida Marlins' Luis Castillo Monday, July 3, 2000, in the third inning at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
2005: Kyle Busch youngest driver to win NASCAR Trucks race
2005 — Nextel Cup rookie Kyle Busch becomes the youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history at age 20, holding off Terry Cook and Ted Musgrave in a three-lap closing sprint at the Quaker Steak & Lube 200.
Driver Kyle Busch does a victory burn-out after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
2006: Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro breaks leg at 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.
In this May 20, 2006 file photo, Barbaro is held by jockey Edgar Prado after injuring his leg at the start of the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
2007: Federer snaps 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. Nadal, ranked No. 2 in the world behind Federer, had been unbeaten on the surface since April 2005, a run that included 13 titles.
Switzerland's Roger Federer, left, receives the trophy by tournament director Walter Knapper, right, after he won his final against Spain's Rafael Nadal, back, at the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Sunday, May 20, 2007. Federer won in 2-6, 6-2, and 6-0. Knaperr will retire after this year's tornament. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
2012: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade combine for 70 in Heat playoff win
2012 — LeBron James scores 40 points and Dwyane Wade bounces back from an atrocious performance to add 30 as Miami beat Indiana 101-93 to tie their Eastern Conference semifinals at 2-2. James adds 18 rebounds, nine assists to become the second player to post that stat line in a playoff game, joining Elgin Baylor who did it in 1961.
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) and LeBron James (6) during the second half of Game 4 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series against the Indiana Pacers Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Indianapolis. Miami defeated Indiana Pacers 101-93. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)