May 22
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1922
- After 9 years of sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants, the New York Yankees began construction of their own stadium in the Bronx.
[edit] 1930
- Babe Ruth hit a home run in 3 consecutive at bats.
[edit] 1938
- Ted Lyons, pitching for the Chicago White Sox, beat the Washington Senators for his 200th career victory.
[edit] 1963
- Mickey Mantle hit a monster home run to right field, just barely missing becoming the first player to hit a baseball clear out of Yankee Stadium
[edit] 1968
- Willie Stargell had 5 hits (3 homers, a double, and a single) as his Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 13-6. He had 7 RBI.
[edit] 1970
- The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks were officially granted NHL franchises for the 1970-71 season.
[edit] 1975
- Joe Nameth refused a $4 million offer to play for Chicago in the World Football League
[edit] 1977
- Janet Guthrie qualifies for a spot in the Indianapolis 500 becoming the first woman to earn the spot since the Indy 500 began in 1911
[edit] 1985
- Pete Rose scored his 2108th run, passing Hank Aaron as the National League career leader.
[edit] 1990
- Arsenal manager George Graham sold Goalkeeper John Lukic to Leeds United for £1,000,000.
[edit] 1991
- Inter Milan win the UEFA Cup by defeating AS Roma 2-1 on aggregate.
[edit] 1992
- Felipe Alou takes the reigns of the Montreal Expos after Tom Runnells was fired. The Expos were 17-20 at the time and finished the year at 85-77, good enough for second place in the NL East
[edit] 1995
- The New Jersey Devils defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and eventually defeated Pittsburgh in five games.
[edit] 1998
- After just 8 days with the team, the Florida Marlins trade Mike Piazza to the New York Mets in exchange for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz
[edit] 1999
- Roger Clemens went 6 innings to give the New York Yankees the 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The win was the 19th straight win for Clemens.
[edit] 2000
- The Milwaukee Brewers scored 7 times in the 9th to tie the game at 9 against the Houston Astros. A solo shot by Jose Hernandez in the 10th gave the Brewers their biggest comeback win in franchise history.
[edit] 2001
- Barry Bonds homered in his 6th straight game.
[edit] 2002
- Barry Bonds hit his 583rd career home run, moving him into a tie with Mark McGwire for fifth on the all-time list.
- The Oakland A's traded Jeremy Giambi to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for John Mabry.
[edit] 2003
- Annika Sorentam shot a 1 over par at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the first woman to play on the PGA Tour in 58 years.
- High schooler, LeBron James signed a $90 million deal with Nike to endorse their sneakers.
- Steve McNair, quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, was arrested and charged with drunken driving and possession of a handgun.
- Arturo Moreno bought the Los Angeles Angels for $184 million from Walt Disney
[edit] 2006
- Jake Peavy strikes out 16 batters in just 7 innings of work, but is outdueled by John Smoltz as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 3-1.
- Justin Verlander tosses the first shutout of his career as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-0. It was the 11th start of Verlander's young career.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] 2002
- Mark Prior made his MLB debut for the Chicago Cubs. He beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, and became just the 14th Cubs pitcher since 1920 to win his debut.
