May 24
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on May 24.
[edit] Events
- 1902 - Cleveland third baseman Bill Bradley became the first player in the American League to hit a home run in each of four consecutive games, a record not matched until Babe Ruth does it on June 25, 1918.
- 1918 - Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 19-inning, complete game to defeat the New York Yankees 3 - 2. Former pitcher Smokey Joe Wood hit a home run for the win.
- 1928 - In the first game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia, a record 12 future Hall of Famers played in the Yankees 9 - 7 victory over the Athletics. This number does not include non-playing Hall of Famers Herb Pennock and Stan Coveleski, managers Miller Huggins and Connie Mack, nor umpire Tom Connolly.
- 1930 - Babe Ruth hit home runs in both games of a doubleheader, giving him nine homers in one week.
- 1935 - The Cincinnati Reds hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in the first major league night game, winning 2 - 1 before 25,000 fans. On the initiative of Larry MacPhail, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the switch at the White House to turn on the lights. The Reds will play seven night games, one each against the other National League teams. Ben Chapman was on base seven times in the game, setting a major league record, on two doubles and five base on balls.
- 1936 - Tony Lazzeri, batting eighth for the New York Yankees, posted an American League record with 11 runs batted in while hit three home runs - two of them grand slams - and a triple in a 25 - 2 rout of the Philadelphia Athletics.
- 1940 - The Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns, 3 - 2, in the first night game played at Sportsman's Park before 24,827. Bob Feller beat Elden Auker and added a home run as well.
- 1946 - The New York Yankees announced the resignation of manager Joe McCarthy. He is replaced by Bill Dickey. McCarthy resigned because of reported gall bladder trouble. During his 15-year run with the Yankees, he guided the Yankees to eight American League pennants and seven World Series titles.
- 1964 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit the longest home run in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, a 471-foot shot to left-center off right-hander Milt Pappas.
- 1967 - Tom McCraw of the Chicago White Sox hit three home runs and collected eight runs batted in in a 14 - 1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. McCraw, not known for his power, will finish the season with only 11 home runs - a career-high.
- 1972 - California Angels pitcher Don Rose hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. Rose connected against Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics, helping himself and the Angels to a 6 - 5 victory. Rose will never win another game or hit another home run in the major leagues.
- 1984 - Jack Morris led the Detroit Tigers to their 17th straight road win, setting an American League record. Morris allowed four hits and Detroit beat the California Angels 5 - 1.
- 1989 - New York Yankees relief pitcher Lee Guetterman gave up five runs in the ninth inning of a New York 11 - 4 loss to the California Angels, ending his consecutive scoreless inning streak at 30 2/3. It is the longest season-opening streak in the majors since Harry Brecheen's in 1948, and the longest season-opening streak ever by a reliever.
- 1994 - The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by stranding 16 runners without scoring, losing to starting pitcher David West and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers 4 - 0.
- 1995:
- Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics became the sixth pitcher in major league history with 300 saves in a 5 - 2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
- The Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers played the longest doubleheader by time in major league history as the teams split the twinbill, which lasted seven hours and 39 minutes. By the end of the second game, only a few hundred spectators remained at Comiskey Park.
- 1998 - Freshman Matt Diaz hit four home runs, tying a school and regional record, and drove in seven runs as FSU routed Oklahoma, 12 - 2, to advance to the NCAA Atlantic II Regional final.
- 2000 - For the third time in major league history a team blew a seven-run lead twice in a week. The Houston Astros lost a 7 - 0 advantage at home against Philadelphia after blowing a 9 - 2 lead in the ninth inning at Milwaukee two days earlier.
- 2001 - Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs threw a 79-pitch, one-hit shutout in a 3 - 0 blanking of the Cincinnati Reds. It was the first shutout of the Reds in an National League-record 208 games.
- 2007 - John Smoltz throws 7 shutout innings in a duel against Tom Glavine, his teammate from 1988-2002, to help the Braves top the Mets, 2-1. Smoltz becomes the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history with 200 career victories and 150 saves. He also becomes the first 7-game winner in the 2007 NL.
- 2008 - Enorbel Márquez of the Solingen Alligators throws a 16-strikeout perfect game in a 9-0 rout of the Bonn Capitals. Márquez, a star of the German national team, is paired once again with backstop Kai Gronauer. Gronauer had signed with the New York Mets earlier in the season but visa issues had kept him in Germany longer than anticipated.
[edit] Births
- 1858 - Sam Barkley, infielder, manager (d. 1912)
- 1871 - George Flynn, outfielder (d. 1901)
- 1876 - Fred Jacklitsch, catcher (d. 1937)
- 1877 - Odie Porter, pitcher (d. 1903)
- 1878 - Jack Pfiester, pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1878 - Bob Wicker, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1887 - Jack Killilay, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1891 - Pete Sims, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1892 - Oscar Harstad, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1892 - Joe Oeschger, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1895 - Gus Felix, outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1896 - Leo Mangum, pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1898 - Dennis Burns, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1900 - Wally Shaner, outfielder (d. 1992)
- 1900 - Clay Van Alstyne, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1903 - Jack Berly, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1913 - Joe Abreu, infielder (d. 1993)
- 1915 - Ed Wheeler, infielder (d. 1983)
- 1919 - Jack Phillips, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1920 - Vern Curtis, pitcher (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Clancy Smyres, pinch hitter (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Willy Miranda, infielder (d. 1996)
- 1927 - Milt Jordan, pitcher (d. 1993)
- 1929 - Donna Cook, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder (d. 2006)
- 1939 - Jim Duckworth, pitcher
- 1941 - Bill Wakefield, pitcher
- 1946 - Ellie Rodriguez, catcher; All-Star
- 1948 - Hideji Kato, NPB infielder and coach
- 1951 - Dave Machemer, infielder
- 1954 - Bobby Brown, outfielder
- 1958 - Mike Richardt, infielder
- 1965 - Greg Briley, outfielder
- 1965 - Rob Ducey, outfielder
- 1967 - Carlos Hernandez, catcher
- 1968 - Jerry Dipoto, pitcher
- 1971 - Todd Rizzo, pitcher
- 1972 - Danny Bautista, outfielder
- 1972 - Gabe Gonzalez, pitcher
- 1973 - Bartolo Colon, pitcher; All-Star
- 1974 - Masahide Kobayashi, pitcher
- 1976 - Carlos Febles, infielder
- 1976 - Jason Grabowski, outfielder
- 1976 - Brandon Larson, infielder
- 1977 - Jae Weong Seo, pitcher
- 1978 - Dave Pember, pitcher
- 1978 - Brad Penny, pitcher; All-Star
- 1979 - Joe Kennedy, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1980 - Justin Hampson, pitcher
- 1982 - Kevin Frandsen, infielder
- 1983 - Manuel Rodriguez, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1905 - Bill Goodenough, outfielder (b. 1863)
- 1908 - Pete Hasney, outfielder (b. 1865)
- 1918 - Chris McFarland, outfielder (b. 1861)
- 1918 - Ralph Sharman, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1922 - Charlie Frank, outfielder (b. 1870)
- 1933 - Phonney Martin, outfielder (b. 1845)
- 1939 - Barney Pelty, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1949 - Joe Callahan, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1954 - Charlie Biggs, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1955 - Bob Cone, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1962 - Rabbit Nill, infielder (b. 1881)
- 1968 - Lloyd Russell, pinch runner (b. 1913)
- 1970 - Bill Lamar, outfielder (b. 1897)
- 1971 - Charlie Grover, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1971 - Tommy Thompson, outfielder (b. 1910)
- 1972 - Bill Moore, catcher (b. 1903)
- 1974 - Cliff Markle, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1981 - Don Richmond, infielder (b. 1919)
- 1990 - Augie Donatelli, umpire (b. 1914)
- 1991 - Pat Scantlebury, pitcher (b. 1917)
