1951 Philadelphia center fielder Richie Ashburn, who will lead the NL in hits this season, goes 4-for-6 and 4-for-5 during the Phillies' sweep...
1945 Pete Gray leads the St. Louis Browns to a doubleheader sweep of the Yankees, scoring the winning run in the nightcap and collecting three...
1925 Tris Speaker, scoring from first base on a single, plates the winning run in the Indians' 10-9 walk-off win over the Yankees. The Tribe...
This Day in Baseball History May 20th 1878 In a 3-1 National League loss to the White Stockings at Chicago's Lake Front Park, right-hander Jim...
MAY 20 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1921 Hal Newhouser HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1945; AL MVP...
2016 Chicago Cubs All-Stars Ben Zobrist, Anthony Rizzo, Jon Lester, Addison Russell, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler and Jake Arrieta [IMG]
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Newton Henry "Newt" Allen was born 5/19/01 in Austin, TX. His career spanned 3 decades playing many seasons with the KC Monarchs. He played in the...
Joe Rudi's spectacular in the 1972 World Series [IMG]
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2016 At U.S. Cellular Field, Chris Sale, with a four-hit complete-game 2-1 victory over the Astros, improves his record to 9-0 to become the...
2011 In the Rockies' 7-1 victory over Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park, 40-year-old Jason Giambi becomes the second-oldest player to hit...
2010 Mets center fielder Angel Pagan initiates the tenth triple play in franchise history when he snags Nationals' Cristian Guzman's sinking...
2008 Jon Lester, diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma two seasons ago, no-hits the Royals, 7-0, becoming only the third lefty...
2000 In the park's final year, Jason Kendall became the first Pirate to hit for the cycle in Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh backstop has...
1981 After giving up a single to leadoff hitter Terry Harper, Pirates' hurler Jim Bibby retires the next 27 Braves en route to a 5-0...
1972 In an exchange of outfielders, Cincinnati trades Bernie Carbo, their number-one pick in the 1965 draft, to the Cardinals for Joe Hague....
954 Bob Carpenter apologizes to second baseman Granny Hamner for having him followed by a detective. Although his team is one game behind from...
This Day in Baseball History May 19th 1915 Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke files a patent for flip-down sunglasses designed for...
