May 14

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1886 - In American Association action, St. Louis Browns player-manager Charles Comiskey prevents a double play by running full tilt into Red Stockings second baseman Bid McPhee, enabling the Browns to win 2 - 1. The Cincinnati fans are infuriated, but the umpire certifies the play.
1906 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants wins his first game of the season, scattering nine hits and walking an uncharacteristic seven batters, in the 6 - 3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The game is tied at 1 - 1 after eight innings, but the Giants jump on Orval Overall for five runs on four hits and four walks in the ninth to put the game away.
1913 - At Sportsman's Park, Walter Johnson tops Jack Coombs' record of 53 consecutive scoreless innings when he stretches the mark to 56 innings. But after the Washington Senators back him with six runs, Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. Ahead 9 - 1, Johnson is relieved by Joe Boehling and Washington wins, 10 - 5.
1914 - Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox pitches a no-hitter for nine innings, then loses to the Senators 1 - 0 in the tenth. The first hit is batted by Chick Gandil, who scores the winning run on Howie Shanks' single. It is the first of a record three nine-inning no-hitters that White Sox rookie catcher Ray Schalk will catch in his 17 years with the team.
1916 - At Robison Field, St. Louis Cardinals rookie Rogers Hornsby hits his first major league home run, off Brooklyn Robins pitcher Jeff Pfeffer.
1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, DC District commissioners rescind the ban in view of the large increase in the city's wartime population and the need for recreation and amusement facilities.
1920 - Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson records his 300th win with a 9 - 8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1927:
- At the Baker Bowl, with the Phillies leading the Cardinals, 12 - 4, a section of the right field stand collapses causing hundreds of fans to fall on the patrons below. Although there are many injuries, the only death is caused by the stampeding crowd.
- Guy Bush of the Chicago Cubs and Charlie Robertson of the Boston Braves battle for 18 innings before Robertson tires and the Cubs win 7 - 2. Jimmy Cooney drives in the winning run and Sparky Adams contributes with four hits. Bush goes 18 innings and Robertson 17 1/3. Two National League pitchers, Carl Hubbell in 1933 and Vern Law in 1955, will match Bush's marathon effort.
1933 - With rain pelting down at Ebbets Field, Hack Wilson pounds a ninth-inning pinch-grand slam, the first in Brooklyn Dodgers history, to beat Ad Liska and the Philadelphia Phillies, 8 - 6. The homer is inside-the-park, just the third pinch inside-the-park grand homer in major league history, and the first since 1910.
1940 - Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox hits what is believed to be the longest home run in the history of Comiskey Park in the 7 - 6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Lefty Grove is the winning pitcher and Johnny Rigney, who gives up the titanic blast that clears the left-field roof, is the loser.
1941 - The Dean brothers suffer setbacks in their careers. The Chicago Cubs release Dizzy while the New York Giants demote Paul to the minor leagues. Paul will return to the major leagues two years later with the St. Louis Browns, his last season, but Dizzy won't return until 1947, when he makes a one-game comeback also with the Browns.
1950 - Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star first baseman Johnny Hopp hits two home runs and four singles in six at-bats, leading the Pirates to a 16 - 9 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field.
1965 - Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski hits for the cycle against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Yastrzemski's historic day includes two home runs and five runs batted in, but does not prevent Boston from losing the game, 12 - 8. Willie Horton hits two home runs for the Tigers.
1967 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees joins the 500 home run club when he connects against Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles. Mantle becomes the sixth major leaguer to reach 500, joining Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Willie Mays, Mel Ott and Ted Williams. Mantle's home run helps New York to the 6 - 5 victory at Yankee Stadium.
1972 - Willie Mays, playing his first game with the New York Mets, hits a game-winning home run against his former teammates, the San Francisco Giants. Just three days earlier, the Mets had acquired Mays from the Giants for a player and cash.
1977 - Jim Colborn pitches a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals, beating the Texas Rangers, 6 - 0.
1978 - Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs hits three home runs with eight RBI, including a game-winning three-run blast in the 15th inning against Los Angeles. The game marks the second time in his career that Kingman has hit three homers and driven in eight runs in a game at Dodger Stadium.
1983:
- Ben Oglivie hits three home runs as the Milwaukee Brewers come from behind to beat the Boston Red Sox, 8 - 7, in 10 innings. Oglivie's third homer ties the score at 6 - 6 in the bottom of the ninth.
- Toronto Blue Jays pitchers Luis Leal and Roy Lee Jackson combine to one-hit the Cleveland Indians, 8 - 1, allowing only an eighth-inning single to Chris Bando. Starter Leal tosses five hitless shutout innings and is replaced by Jackson after a 1:42 rain delay.
1986 - California Angels slugger Reggie Jackson hits his 537th career home run to move past Mickey Mantle on the all-time list. Jackson delivers the milestone blast against Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.
1988 - Infielder Jose Oquendo becomes the first non-pitcher in 20 seasons to get a decision, taking the loss in the 19th inning when Ken Griffey's two-out, two-run double leads the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 - 5.
1989 - Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Benny Distefano becomes the first left-handed catcher in a major league game in nine years when he catches the ninth inning of a 5 - 2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Mike Squires (a first baseman) caught two games with the Chicago White Sox in 1980 and Dale Long (1B) caught two games for the Chicago Cubs in 1958. The first left-handed throwing catcher in major league history was Fergy Malone, who caught 27 games in 1871, and Jack Clements holds the record for left-handed catchers with 1073 games caught between 1884 and 1900.
1994 - In only his second major league appearance, Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Shuey strikes out four batters in the ninth inning of the Indians' 9 - 3 victory over Detroit. Shuey becomes only the 10th pitcher in American League history, and the first rookie, to strike out four in an inning.
1996 - Dwight Gooden becomes the eighth pitcher in New York Yankees history to throw a no-hitter in the 2 - 0 victory over the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium.
1997 - At Three Rivers Stadium, Kevin Young's two-run pinch-double gives the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead and Al Martin finishes a nine-run eighth inning with a grand slam as the surprising first-place Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies, 15 - 10. Colorado pitching gives up 13 walks and blows leads of 6 - 3, 7 - 5 and 9 - 6.
2000 - Although Sammy Sosa collects five hits, Henry Rodriguez has seven RBI and Eric Young steals five bases, the Chicago Cubs still manage to lose to Montreal, 16 - 15. Young's five stolen bases are the most by a Cubs player since 1881 when George Gore stole seven.
2002 - At Latino-American Stadium, 77 year-old Jimmy Carter throws the ceremonial first pitch of the Cuban League All-Star game. Warming up, the former U.S. President is coached by Fidel Castro.
2009 - 31-year-old rookie Bobby Scales hits a pair of doubles in Chicago's 11 - 3 win over the Padres. Scales has hit safely in all six games he has played in the majors so far, for a batting average of .444. Adrian Gonzalez homers in his fourth consecutive game for San Diego, but to no avail as his team is now on a 3-16 skid. Ryan Dempster picks up the win and former Cub Chad Gaudin, who walks seven batters in four innings, is the loser. Padre starters are winless since April 16.