On May 17, 2001, former major leaguer Ike Brown dies from cancer at the age of 60. A popular member of the Detroit Tigers for five seasons, Brown was one of the...
Sponsor this Page On May 17, 1906 — At Philadelphia’s Columbia Park, Rube Waddell’s no-hitter is broken up by Ty Cobb . The Georgia Peach spoils the southpaw’s no-no with a bunt...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 16, 1912 — Due to his assault on Claude Lucker, a handicapped fan and a regular heckler, Ty Cobb is suspended. Although today’s game is rained out, the...
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On May 16, 1978 — The Tigers top Seattle, 4 – 2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who...
On May 15, 1976 — Mark Fidrych wins his first major league start, a complete-game two-hit, 2 – 1 victory over the Indians. The Bird holds the Indians hitless for six innings,...
On May 15, 1951, the Detroit Tigers acquire pitcher Bob Cain from the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Saul Rogovin. Cain will win 11 games for the Tigers in 1951, but will...
On May 15, 1912 — Ty Cobb charges into the stands at Hilltop Park in New York and attacks a crippled heckler named Claude Lueker. Other fans and Tigers mix it up...
On May 15, 1952, Virgil “Fire” Trucks of the Detroit Tigers pitches the first no-hitter of his major league career. The 33-year-old right-hander achieves baseball immortality against the Washington Senators. Trucks had...
CARL YASTRZEMSKI HITS FOR THE CYCLE On May 14, 1965 — At Fenway Park, Carl Yastrzemski drives in five runs, hitting for the cycle with an additional home run. Yaz’s effort, however,...
On May 14, 1920, future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson wins his 300th career game – albeit in less than spectacular fashion. The Washington Senators’ ace emerges as the winner in a...