Pirates farmhand Ron Neccai went on a strikeout rampage in 1952, topped by a game on May 13 against the Wech Miners where only two players put the ball in play: one batter walked and the other reached on an error. Neccai strike out the other 27!
The Cubs’ Ernie Banks hit career home run #500 on this date in 1970.
Outfielder Pete Schneider of the Vernon Tigers hit five home runs and had 22 total bases in a game against Salt Lake on this date in 1923.
Knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm pitched in his 1,000th game on this date in 1970.
The Pirates’ Casey Stengel stashed a sparrow under his cap before he went to the plate on this day in 1919 against Brooklyn. In response to jeering by the fans, he doffed his cap, and the sparrow flew out.
Oakland’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter pitched a perfect game against Minnesota on this date in 1968. He also drove in three runs in the 4-0 victory.
The Tigers’ Bill Donovan pitched and hit his way to a win over Cleveland on this date in 1906.
Seven no-hitters were pitched in 1917 — six in a 20-day span, including Bob Groom’s for the St. Louis Browns against the White Sox on May 6.
Bo Belinsky pitched the Angels’ first no-hitter on this date in 1962.
The Astros’ Bob Watson scored major-league baseball’s one-millionth run (or so it was thought at the time) on this date in 1975.
