On This Day: May 15
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1935
Lou Gehrig steals home in a 4 – 0 Yankee win over the Tigers. It is his 15th and last steal of home, all of which were double steals.
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On This Day: May 14
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1977
Jim Colborn pitches a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals, beating the Texas Rangers, 6 – 0.
On This Day: May 12
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1969
Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches. Gibson enjoys his feat against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as part of a 6 – 2 win.
On This Day: May 10
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1967
In the 8th inning against Jim Bunning of the Phillies, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves drives a ball to deep center field and scores ahead of the relay. It will be the only inside-the-park home run among his 755 career dingers.
On This Day: May 8
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1966
Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson hits the only ball ever completely out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. The shot clears the left-field single-deck grandstand’s rear wall, 451-feet away, going an estimated 541 feet. The hit comes off Indians hurler Luis Tiant. Tiant had pitched 27 scoreless innings in a row prior to the shot.
On This Day: May 6
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1941
Hank Greenberg makes his last MLB game before entering the U.S. military a memorable one as he hits two home runs with three RBI helping the Detroit Tigers to a 7 – 4 victory over the New York Yankees.
On This Day: May 4
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1943
National League President Ford C. Frick demonstrates that the revised “balata ball” used in the major leagues is livelier than the previous year’s ball by bouncing it on a carpet in his office. MLB turned to the balata ball because of wartime restrictions on the supplies used to make standard baseballs.
On This Day: May 2
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On This Day: April 30
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1969
Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds strikes out 13 en route to a 10 – 0 no-hitter over the Houston Astros at Crosley Field. Bobby Tolan has four RBI in support of Maloney, who records his second career no-hitter.
On This Day: April 28
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1956
Cincinnati Reds rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 lifetime home runs. The 20-year-old Robinson connects against Paul Minner of the Chicago Cubs, helping Cincinnati to a 9 – 1 victory.
