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[edit] Events
[edit] 1876
- Ross Barnes hit the first homerun in the history of the National League.
[edit] 1923
- MLB Hall-of-Famer Walter Johnson hurls his 100th career shutout against the New York Yankees.
[edit] 1939
- Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak ends at 2,130. "The Iron Horse" voluntarily benched himself "for the good of the team". The Bombers embarrass the Detroit Tigers 22-2. Gehrig's streak would stand until 1995 when Baltimore Orioles' "Iron Man" Cal Ripken would surpass it.
[edit] 1948
- Duke Snider hits his first (and second) Major League homer(s) in the first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Snider's Dodgers won the first game 9-6 and lost the second 2-0.
[edit] 1953
- Pittsburgh Pirates' outfielder Carlos Bernier hits a triple in each of three consecutive at-bats against the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates won the game 12-4.
[edit] 1954
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader against the Giants. Musial becomes the first player ever to accomplish the feat. Nate Colbert would later join Musial as the only other member of this ultra-exclusive club.
[edit] 1959
- Cincinnati Reds' Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson hit for the cycle in a 16-4 shellacking of the Dodgers.
[edit] 1962
- Baltimore Orioles' rookie Boog Powell hits his first (and second) Major League home run(s) in a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins.
[edit] 1964
- Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall, and Harmon Killebrew become the third quartet of MLB teammates to hit four consecutive home runs in one inning. The homers came in the 11th inning of a Minnesota Twins victory over Kansas City.
[edit] 1967
- In the last Stanley Cup Finals of the Original Six Era, the Toronto Maple Leafs stun the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games, winning the clincher 3-1, as Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves, while Captain George Armstrong seals the victory with an empty netter. This win would seal the Leafs' 13th Stanley Cup.
[edit] 1984
- Cleveland Indians' slugger Andre Thornton joins Jimmie Foxx and Walt Wilmot as the only three players to earn six walks in a single game. Thornton's Indians beat Baltimore 9-7 in 16 innings.
[edit] 1988
- Pete Rose is handed the stiffest penalty ever doled out by MLB for an on-the-field incident (30 games) by Commissioner Bart Giamatti. Rose was suspended for shoving umpire Dave Pallone in a game on April 30th.
[edit] 2002
- Seattle Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron becomes the 13th player in MLB history to slug 4 home runs in a single game. His bid for a 5th homer reaches the warning track in right field. The Mariners routed the Chicago White Sox 15-4.
[edit] Births
[edit] 1887
- MLB Hall-of-Famer Eddie Collins born in Millerton, New York.
[edit] 1941
- MLB Pitcher Clay Carroll born in Clanton, Alabama.
[edit] 1961
- English Snooker player Steve James born in England.
[edit] 1962
- English Snooker player Jimmy White born in England.
[edit] 1965
- MLB player Felix Jose born in the Dominican Republic.
[edit] 1975
- English footballer David Beckham born in East London, England.
[edit] 1985
- American Olympic Figure Skater Sarah Hughes born in Great Neck, New York.
- NASCAR driver Kyle Busch born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 1983
- NFL star Norm Van Brocklin dies of a stroke.
