May 9 in Detroit Tigers History: Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 – 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack (1927)

On May 9, 1927 — Pounding five Boston Red Sox pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Detroit Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 – 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

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