[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 23, 1970, the San Francisco Giants fire manager Clyde King after a heartbreaking 17-16 loss in 15 innings to the San Diego Padres . Nate Colbert leads the...
On May 23, 1965 — In the first inning of a 5-2 loss to San Francisco, Jimmy Wynn is unable to catch Jim Ray Hart’s two-out routine fly ball when he loses...
May 22, 1963 San Francisco Giants first baseman Orlando Cepeda files a libel lawsuit for $1M against Look Magazine charging he was “Defamed,” The article said that Cepeda’s name had a sale...
On May 22, 2001 — For the second time this season, Barry Bonds homers in six consecutive games. His nine homers during this span establish a National League mark. Senators’ slugger Frank...
On May 21, 1919, the New York Giants sell two-sport star Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves for the waiver price of $1,500. Thorpe, a 32-year-old Native American and standout football player,...
On May 20, 2006 — After a 29 at-bats homerless drought, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run in an interleague game against the Oakland Athletics , tying...
On May 20, 2006 — After a 29 at-bats homerless drought, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run in an interleague game against the Oakland Athletics , tying...
May 17, 1956 – In New York’s Polo Grounds, Warren Spahn outpitched Ruben Gomez for a 7-3 Braves victory. Spahn helped his cause by singling twice, scoring a run, and even stealing...
May 17, 1941, Play is halted in the seventh inning of the Braves-Giants game at the Polo Grounds so the crowd of 17,009 and players can listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s...
Sponsor this Page May 17, 1963, at Candlestick Park swirling wins of up to 40 MPH and Fog delay the start of the Giants Mets game. Once it starts Willie Mays and...