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On May 10 in Baseball History...​
  • 1888 - The Philadelphia Athletics play their first official Sunday home game at Gloucester, NJ � or so they think. The American Association league secretary will later rule the game illegally rescheduled and throw it out of the official records.

  • 1959 - Philadelphia's Jim Hearn allows two earned runs before the game is suspended with the Pirates ahead 6-4. Hearn is released before the game is completed in July and is charged with the loss � two months after his retirement.

  • 1967 - In the eighth inning against Jim Bunning of the Phillies, Hank Aaron drives a ball to deep center field and scores ahead of the relay. It will be the only inside-the-park home run among his 755.

  • 1970 - While losing 6-5 to St. Louis, the Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first pitcher ever to appear in 1,000 games.

  • 1981 - Montreal's Charlie Lea, a native of France, no-hits the Giants 4-0, walking four and striking out eight in the second game of a doubleheader. It is the first no-hitter at Olympic Stadium, which opened for baseball in 1977.

  • 1989 - Mark Langston no-hits Toronto for eight innings before Tom Lawless singles and the Blue Jays rally for three runs to beat Seattle 3-2. It is the third time already in 1989 that the Blue Jays have broken up a no-hit bid in the ninth inning.

Baseball Birthdays on May 10... ​


Baseball Deaths on May 10... ​

 
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On May 11 in Baseball History...​
  • 1897 - Charles "Duke" Farrell, Washington catcher, sets a major league record by throwing out eight Orioles trying to steal second base. The Senators lose anyway 6-3.

  • 1959 - At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games comes to an end when he makes an error in a 7-6 loss to the Indians.

  • 1963 - Sandy Koufax returns to the rotation from a circulatory ailment in his left index finger and throws a no-hitter against the visiting first place Giants. The Man With The Golden Armwalked two, fanned four, and improved his record to 4�1.

  • 1972 - The Giants trade future Hall of Famer Willie Mays to the Mets for minor league pitcher Charlie Williams and cash.

  • 1977 - With the Braves mired in a 16-game losing streak, owner Ted Turner takes over as field manager. After the Braves lose again 2-1, Turner is relieved of his new job by N.L. president Chub Feeney. A league rule prohibits a manager from owning a financial interest in his club.

  • 1980 - Thirty-nine-year-old Pete Rose steals second, third, and home in one inning for the Phillies. The last National Leaguer to pull this feat was Jackie Robinson in 1954.

  • 1984 - The Tigers improve their record to 26-4 with an 8-2 win over the Angels and establish a new record for the best 30-game start in major league history, eclipsing the 25-5 mark set by the Dodgers in 1955.

  • 1990 - Citing a no-trade clause in his contract, Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield refuses to report to the Angels after being traded for Mike Witt. Winfield will eventually accept the trade on May 16, ending his often stormy relationship with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

  • 1996 - Al Leiter pitches the first no-hitter in Marlins history. After two walks and a hit batsman in the first three innings, Leiter retires the last 20 batters in a 6-0 gem.

Baseball Birthdays on May 11... ​


Baseball Deaths on May 11... ​

 
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Wow. They be for real. Wake Forest has 3 of the top 5 starting pitchers as ranked by D1 Baseball.

Top 100 Starting Pitchers: Week 12
Rank Pitcher Team W L ERA APP GS IP BB K BA 1Paul SkenesLSU911.73121272.213139.1652Rhett LowderWake Forest1001.52121282.21690.2133Josh HartleWake Forest911.70121263.21398.2244Quinn MathewsStanford632.76121284.226107.2115Sean SullivanWake Forest512.5612956.11691.170
 
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