2000 Although Sammy Sosa gets five hits, Henry Rodriguez drives in seven runs, [ATTACH]and Eric Young steals five bases, [ATTACH] the Cubs...
1993 Jay Gainer becomes the fifth National Leaguer and 12th major leaguer to hit a home run on the first major league pitch he saw. The...
1981 With a 3-2 win over Montreal in front of the largest Dodger Stadium crowd in seven years, rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela improves...
1972 After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41-year-old Willie Mays, playing first base and batting leadoff, makes a dramatic return to New...
1950 Johnny Hopp helps the Pirates crush the Cubs, 16-9, when he goes 6-for-6, including a pair of homers, in the nightcap of a doubleheader...
1920 The Giants inform the Yankees, tenants since 1913, that they are not renewing the Bronx team's lease to play at the Polo Grounds at the...
This Day in Baseball History May 14th 1883 The Quakers, later known as the Phillies, win their first game in franchise history when they rout...
MAY 14 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1878 J. L. Wilkinson HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 &...
Today In 1934: New York #Yankees legend Babe Ruth is down after being hit by a pitch at Yankee Stadium [IMG]
[IMG]
2001 Still angry with umpire Mike Winters' ninth-inning check-swing call the night before, Devil Rays' manager Hal McRae gets thrown out before...
1991 In the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field, Skip Caray and Chip Caray, the Braves' play-by-play announcers, join Cubs legend Harry Caray, the...
1980 In the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 10-5 victory over the Twins, Fred Lynn's run-scoring triple completes the 13th cycle in franchise...
1960 The Phillies drop their third consecutive 1-0 decision, losing to Jim O'Toole and the Reds at Crosley Field. Giants' hurlers Jack Sanford...
1955 For the first time in his major league career, Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate, finishing the game with three...
1952 "He grabbed me by the shoulder and said, 'Larry, you're going to be in the big leagues and the first time you hit a home run, I'm going to...
1942 Braves' pitcher Jim Tobin, en route to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs, becomes the first modern-day hurler to hit three home runs in one...
This Day in Baseball History May 13th 1903 In a 13-7 rout of the Corsicana Oil Cities, Paris Parasites left fielder Clyde Bateman hits four...
MAY 13 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1934 Leon Wagner outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; LA Angels) [IMG] 1969 Lyle...
