This Weekend in Baseball History
May 1st, 2000: Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into McCovey Cove. The first "splashdown" home run into San Francisco Bay helps the Giants beat the Mets, 10-3.
May 1st, 1992: Exactly a year to the day after breaking Lou Brock's stolen base record, Rickey Henderson becomes the first major leaguer ever to reach the 1000 mark... He does it in the A's/Tigers game in Detroit.
May 1st, 1991: Rickey Henderson steals the record-breaking 939th stolen base of his career, in the A's 7-4 afternoon win over the Yankes in Oakland. More history was made that night as Nolan Ryan throws the seventh no-hitter of his career; he strikes out 16 as his Texas Rangers blank the Blue Jays 4 -0.
May 1st, 1966: Sam McDowell, touched up for just a third-inning double by Don Buford, fires his second consecutive one-hitter, as the Indians blanks the White Sox 1-0 at Cleveland Stadium.
May 1st, 1965: Yogi Berra appears in his first game for the Mets. He grounds out pinch hitting in the 8th inning of a 9-2 loss to the Reds at Crosley Field.
May 1st, 1959: Early Wynn fires a one-hit shutout, strikes out 14 and hits a double and home run -- for the game's only score -- in a 1-0 White Sox win over the Red Sox.
May 1st, 1951: Mickey Mantle smacks the first home of run of his career. The Yankee rookie connects off Randy Gumpert of the White Sox in an 8 - 3 victory at Comiskey Park. Also noteworthy: Minnie Minoso, a day after being obtained in a trade from Cleveland, becomes the first black player in White Sox history.
May 1st, 1920: Babe Ruth belts his first home run as a Yankee. It comes over his former club the Red Sox, in a 6-0 victory at the Polo Grounds. His victim: past Boston and future Yankee teammate Herb Pennock.
May 2nd, 2019: Noah Syndergaard becomes just the seventh pitcher in major league history to homer for the game's only run -- as the Mets blank the Reds 1- 0 at Citi Field.
May 2nd, 2002: Mike Cameron becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit four homers in a game, as the Mariners pummel the White Sox 15-4.
May 2nd, 2001: Paul O'Neill's 9th inning single off LaTroy Hawkins makes him the 215th player to reach 2000 career hits. But the Yankees lose 4-2 to the Twins at the Metrodome.
May 2nd, 1989: Mike Schmidt hits the 548th and final home run of his career. It comes against the Astros Jim Deshaies in the Phillies 12-4 loss at Veterans Stadium.
May 2nd, 1964: The Minnesota Twins crush four homers in a row in the top of the 11th inning -- by Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew -- for the winning margin in a 7-3 victory over the A's in Kansas City.
May 2nd, 1954: Stan Musial authors the first five home run day in baseball history, as the Cardinals and Giants split a doubleheader at old Busch Stadium. Three round trippers help lead St. Louis to a 10-6 win in the opener 10-6 -- but his pair in the nightcap aren't enough to stop a 9-7 New York victory. (The Giants sported a pair of future Hall of Famers in their lineup: Monte Irvin homered in the opening game, but Willie Mays didn't clear the fences.)
May 2nd, 1939: Lou Gehrig, ill with what's soon diagnosed as ALS, asks manager Joe McCarthy not to include him in the Yankees lineup at Detroit -- ending an historic streak of 2130 consecutive games. Replacing Lou at 1st base, Babe Dalgren is one of the batting stars (with a homer and double) in a 22-2 win over the Tigers.
May 2nd, 1923: Yankee shortstop Everett Scott plays in his 1000th consecutive game (a streak that would eventually grow to 1307). But the bigger achievement was the 100th career shutout by Senators ace Walter Johnson, who blanked the Yanks 3-0.
May 3rd, 2009: Carl Crawford ties the major league record with six stolen bases in the Rays 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Crawford went 4-for-4 and joined Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon and Eric Young as the only players with six steals in a game. Collins did it twice in 1912, while Nixon and Young did it in 1991 and 1996, respectively.
May 3rd, 1992: Eddie Murray's 400th career home run comes against Marvin Freeman of the Braves in the Mets 7-0 victory at Fulton County Stadium.
May 3rd, 1980: Willie McCovey of the Giants homers off Scott Sanderson of the Expos. It's the 521nd and final home run of his career, which ties him with Ted Williams on the all-time list.
May 3rd, 1951: Gil McDougald ties the major league record with six RBIs in one inning... He triples home a pair of runners on his first at-bat, and then, after the Yankees bat around, crushes a grand slam homer (the first home run of his career!). The Yankes score 11 9th inning runs and crush the Browns 17-3 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
May 3rd, 1936: Joe Dimaggio, after sitting out the start of the season with a foot injury, makes his major league debut, and gets three hits in the Yankes 14-5 rout of the St. Louis Browns.
May 1st, 1992: Exactly a year to the day after breaking Lou Brock's stolen base record, Rickey Henderson becomes the first major leaguer ever to reach the 1000 mark... He does it in the A's/Tigers game in Detroit.
May 1st, 1966: Sam McDowell, touched up for just a third-inning double by Don Buford, fires his second consecutive one-hitter, as the Indians blanks the White Sox 1-0 at Cleveland Stadium.
May 1st, 1965: Yogi Berra appears in his first game for the Mets. He grounds out pinch hitting in the 8th inning of a 9-2 loss to the Reds at Crosley Field.
May 1st, 1959: Early Wynn fires a one-hit shutout, strikes out 14 and hits a double and home run -- for the game's only score -- in a 1-0 White Sox win over the Red Sox.
May 1st, 1951: Mickey Mantle smacks the first home of run of his career. The Yankee rookie connects off Randy Gumpert of the White Sox in an 8 - 3 victory at Comiskey Park. Also noteworthy: Minnie Minoso, a day after being obtained in a trade from Cleveland, becomes the first black player in White Sox history.
May 1st, 1920: Babe Ruth belts his first home run as a Yankee. It comes over his former club the Red Sox, in a 6-0 victory at the Polo Grounds. His victim: past Boston and future Yankee teammate Herb Pennock.
May 2nd, 2002: Mike Cameron becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit four homers in a game, as the Mariners pummel the White Sox 15-4.
May 2nd, 2001: Paul O'Neill's 9th inning single off LaTroy Hawkins makes him the 215th player to reach 2000 career hits. But the Yankees lose 4-2 to the Twins at the Metrodome.
May 2nd, 1989: Mike Schmidt hits the 548th and final home run of his career. It comes against the Astros Jim Deshaies in the Phillies 12-4 loss at Veterans Stadium.
May 2nd, 1964: The Minnesota Twins crush four homers in a row in the top of the 11th inning -- by Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew -- for the winning margin in a 7-3 victory over the A's in Kansas City.
May 2nd, 1954: Stan Musial authors the first five home run day in baseball history, as the Cardinals and Giants split a doubleheader at old Busch Stadium. Three round trippers help lead St. Louis to a 10-6 win in the opener 10-6 -- but his pair in the nightcap aren't enough to stop a 9-7 New York victory. (The Giants sported a pair of future Hall of Famers in their lineup: Monte Irvin homered in the opening game, but Willie Mays didn't clear the fences.)
May 2nd, 1939: Lou Gehrig, ill with what's soon diagnosed as ALS, asks manager Joe McCarthy not to include him in the Yankees lineup at Detroit -- ending an historic streak of 2130 consecutive games. Replacing Lou at 1st base, Babe Dalgren is one of the batting stars (with a homer and double) in a 22-2 win over the Tigers.
May 2nd, 1923: Yankee shortstop Everett Scott plays in his 1000th consecutive game (a streak that would eventually grow to 1307). But the bigger achievement was the 100th career shutout by Senators ace Walter Johnson, who blanked the Yanks 3-0.
May 3rd, 2009: Carl Crawford ties the major league record with six stolen bases in the Rays 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Crawford went 4-for-4 and joined Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon and Eric Young as the only players with six steals in a game. Collins did it twice in 1912, while Nixon and Young did it in 1991 and 1996, respectively.
May 3rd, 1992: Eddie Murray's 400th career home run comes against Marvin Freeman of the Braves in the Mets 7-0 victory at Fulton County Stadium.
May 3rd, 1980: Willie McCovey of the Giants homers off Scott Sanderson of the Expos. It's the 521nd and final home run of his career, which ties him with Ted Williams on the all-time list.May 3rd, 1951: Gil McDougald ties the major league record with six RBIs in one inning... He triples home a pair of runners on his first at-bat, and then, after the Yankees bat around, crushes a grand slam homer (the first home run of his career!). The Yankes score 11 9th inning runs and crush the Browns 17-3 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
May 3rd, 1936: Joe Dimaggio, after sitting out the start of the season with a foot injury, makes his major league debut, and gets three hits in the Yankes 14-5 rout of the St. Louis Browns.
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And Gehrig hanging it up. A different era- May 2 and the Yankees had played all of eight games of the 1939 season.