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...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 16, 1972 — In the Reds’ 4 – 3 win over the Giants, Pete Rose knocks in the winning run on an attempted intentional walk. On a 3...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 16, 1902, two deaf-mute players face each other for the first time in major league history. William “Dummy” Hoy, an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds , leads off...
On May 14, 1972 — After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41 year-old Willie Mays , playing his first game with the New York Mets , hits a game-winning home run off...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 13, 2009 — Ryan Zimmerman’s hitting streak ends at 30 games when he goes 0 for 3 with two walks and grounds out in the 9th, but Washington...
On May 13, 1958, Willie Mays and Daryl Spencer of the San Francisco Giants each hit two home runs and combine for 28 total bases in a 16-9 rout of the Los...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 13, 1911 — The New York Giants score a major league record 10 runs before the St. Louis Cardinals retire the first batter in the 1st inning. Fred...
On May 12, 1956, Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. Erskine’s 3-0 masterpiece at Ebbets Field is...
On May 11, 1959 — At Seals Stadium Bob Stevens of the San Francisco Chronicle writes about an incident before today’s game between the Pirates and Giants: “The shivering fans in the...