1962 Buck O'Neil, previously a scout with the Cubs, becomes the first black coach in major-league baseball. The future Hall of Famer is not...
1950 David Tracy resigns as the Browns' team psychologist due to the lack of cooperation from the players. The 8-22 last-place team loses...
1928 Bill Terry hits for the cycle at Ebbets Field to pace the Giants to a 12-5 victory over the Robins (Dodgers). The New York first baseman...
This Day in Baseball History May 29th 1905 According to legend, Dodger hurler Elmer Stricklett introduces the spitball, helping Brooklyn beat...
MAY 29 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1924 Pepper Paire National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1948 AAGPBL...
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"His first major league hit was a home run off me and I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie Mays forever if I'd only...
Today In 1951: New York Giants rookie Willie Mays collects his first major league hit, a home run vs. Boston Braves pitcher Warren Spahn at the...
Today In 1946: Amazing view of the first night game in Yankee Stadium [IMG]
2000 Milwaukee stops the Diamondbacks' team-record 11-game home winning streak when Marquis Grissom's 11th-inning single proves to be the...
1995 The White Sox and Tigers combine to establish a major league record, hitting 12 home runs in Chicago's 14-12 victory in Detroit. The two...
1980 Lotte Orions' outfielder Isao Harimoto, who began his career in 1959 with the Toei Flyers, is the first player to collect three thousand...
1971 The Braves sever ties with infielder Clete Boyer, who asked the team to release him after a dispute with owner Paul Richards and manager...
1960 The Pirates trade minor leaguer Julian Javier, along with right-hander Ed Bauta, to the Cardinals for infielder Dick Gray and Vinegar Bend...
1951 After starting his career 0-for-12, Giants rookie Willie Mays gets his first hit, a 450-foot homer off Braves left-hander Warren Spahn....
This Day in Baseball History May 28th 1918 Bullet Joe Bush hurls a one-hitter against the White Sox and drives in the lone run in the Red Sox'...
