This Day in Baseball History

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1939 On a chilly Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Lou Gehrig comes to the plate in the fourth inning and singles off Washington hurler Ken Chase for his 2,721st and last hit, the most ever in franchise history. The Iron Horse's record will stand for over 70 years until Derek Jeter, another 35-year-old team captain, surpasses the mark in 2009.

 

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May 7th

2003 The police apprehend a man wanted on drug and parole violations at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The 24-year-old Westwood man's freedom ends when his parole officer sees him kissing his girlfriend on the stadium's scoreboard during Kiss Cam.

 

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watching Frank Robinson play baseball was like watching a brain surgeon in the operating room.

 

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May 9th
1986 The Phillies release 29-year-old Dave Stewart after the right-hander compiled a 6.57 ERA in eight games as a reliever. At the end of the month, the free agent will sign with the A's, where he'll average 21 victories each season from 1987 to 1990.

 

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May 9th
1986 The Phillies release 29-year-old Dave Stewart after the right-hander compiled a 6.57 ERA in eight games as a reliever. At the end of the month, the free agent will sign with the A's, where he'll average 21 victories each season from 1987 to 1990.
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Some great history stuff. School
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[OAKAS]

On May 9, 2010, Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history against the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland.[13] He did it in 109 pitches, 77 of which were strikes, with catcher Landon Powell behind the plate. Braden had lost his mother to melanoma, so pitching the 19th perfect game in major league history was of even greater significance to Braden because he achieved the feat on Mother's Day.

 

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1999

May 10th 1999 Nomar Garciaparra hits two grand slams in the same game and a two-run homer in the Red Sox's 12-4 rout of the Mariners at Fenway Park. The 25-year-old All-Star shortstop becomes the first American League player to drive in ten runs in a game since Fred Lynn, also playing for Boston, accomplished the feat in 1975. To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies. For more detailed information, see our cookies page. Accept third party cookies

 

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Today in Baseball History
May 11th
1972 After promising the club would never trade him, the cash-strapped Giants send Willie Mays, the only remaining player that moved to the West Coast with the team, to New York, the city where he began his Hall of Fame career in 1951, for right-hander Charlie Williams and $50,000 cash. Horace Stoneham, unable to guarantee his aging superstar an income when the outfielder retired, extracts a promise from the Mets that they will pay the 'Say Hey Kid' $50,000 annually for ten years after the future Hall of Famer stops playing.

1977 Trying to snap the Braves' 16-game losing streak, Ted Turner, the team's owner, takes over as field manager. The skid continues as the Pirates defeat Atlanta, 2-1, and National League president Chub Feeney informs the new skipper he cannot manage again because a rule prohibits a manager from owning a financial stake in the club.

 

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May 12th
1955 After Sam 'Toothpick' Jones walks the bases full in the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs right-hander whiffs Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente, and Frank Thomas to preserve his 4-0 no-hitter against the Pirates. Unfortunately, only 2,918 fans are on hand at Wrigley Field to witness the first no-hitter ever thrown by a black player and the ninth rookie to throw a hitless game.


May 12th
2008 In the nightcap of a twin bill against the Blue Jays, Asdrubal Cabrera completes the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history. The Indians' second baseman catches Lyle Overbay's line drive, then steps on second to double off Kevin Mench, and gets the third out by tagging Marco Scutaro, the runner from first base.

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1972
After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41-year-old Willie Mays, playing first base and batting leadoff, dramatically returns to New York in his debut with the Mets. In the fifth inning, the Say Hey Kid hits a home run off Don Carrithers, his 647th career round-tripper, breaking a 4-4 deadlock and helping to defeat his former team, 5-4, at Shea Stadium.

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1978
In a contest best remembered for Tommy Lasorda's postgame rant, Dave Kingman hits three home runs, accounting for eight RBIs against the Dodgers in the Cubs' 10-7 victory at Chavez Ravine. The third-year manager takes exception to radio reporter Paul Olden asking his opinion about the Chicago slugger's performance, responding with an obscenity-laced tirade that has become legendary.

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1978
In a contest best remembered for Tommy Lasorda's postgame rant, Dave Kingman hits three home runs, accounting for eight RBIs against the Dodgers in the Cubs' 10-7 victory at Chavez Ravine. The third-year manager takes exception to radio reporter Paul Olden asking his opinion about the Chicago slugger's performance, responding with an obscenity-laced tirade that has become legendary.

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Too funny , thanks for sharing. I’ve had similar thoughts about certain games.

 

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May 15,1976
In his first major league start, rookie right-hander Mark Fidrych throws a complete-game two-hitter in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over Cleveland. 'The Bird,' who holds the Tribe hitless for the first six innings, amuses his teammates and delights the Detroit fans with his unorthodox antics, including talking to the ball.


May 15,1981
At Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, the Indians' Len Barker pitches the 11th perfect game in major league history, defeating the Blue Jays, 3-0. Catfish Hunter was the last pitcher to accomplish the feat, hurling a perfecto for the A's in 1968.

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May 16,1970
During a game against the Giants at Dodger Stadium, Alan Fish, sitting with friends from the Poinsettia Playground in the second-row seats along the first-base line, is struck in the head by a foul ball off the bat of Manny Mota. The 14-year-old boy will die four days later to become the first fatality resulting from a batted ball in major league history.

 

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May 16,2011

Astros owner Drayton McLane sells the team for approximately $685 million to a group led by Jim Crane, who failed to buy this team in 2008, the Cubs in 2009, and the Rangers with Mark Cuban in 2010. During McLane's tenure with Houston, which started in 1992, the club appeared six times in the postseason, including a losing trip to the World Series in 2005.

The Astros checked in as MLB's No. 11 most valuable franchise in the most recent team valuations[2024] by Forbes, with the two-time champions sporting an estimated worth of $2.4 billion.
$1,715,000,000 increase team valuations by Forbes in 13 years
$10,993,589 monthly over the 156 months
"Baseball been very very good to me"

 

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May 17
1970 Braves outfielder Hank Aaron collects his 3000th hit at Crosley Field when he scratches an infield single off Reds' pitcher Wayne Simpson. 'Hammering Hank' becomes the ninth player in major league history and the first with 500 home runs to reach this milestone.

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May 17
1998 In front of nearly 50,000 fans on Beanie Baby Day at Yankee Stadium, David Wells retires all 27 batters he faces, defeating the Twins, 4-0. The 33-year-old left-hander's gem is the 13th perfect game in modern major league history.

MLB Perfect Games | Baseball Almanac

MLB perfect games for every pitcher in baseball history, research by Baseball Almanac.

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Thx for posting these OS!!! I'm 61 years old & you bringing back a lot of memories...🤙😁😎