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This Day in Baseball History: May 17th
By Administrator | May 17, 2008
In 1925, Indians’ outfielder Tris Speaker singled off pitcher Tom Zachary to reach the 3000-hit milestone.
In 1939, the first-ever televised baseball game was aired on W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City… Princeton beat Columbia, 2-1, at Columbia’s Baker Field. The next day the New York Times reviewed the telecast and said: “it is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy”. So much for the NY Times…
In 1945, every game on the American League schedule was rained out — for the fourth consecutive day.
In 1963, Colt 45s pitcher Don Nottebart threw the first no-hitter in franchise history… the Colt 45’s beat the Phillies, 4-1.
In 1970, Hank Aaron became the ninth major leaguer to reach the career 3000 hit mark with an infield single.
In 1992, the Blue Jays reached the one-million mark in attendance sooner than any team in major league history… they did it in 21 home games.
In 1998, David Wells threw the thirteenth perfect game in major league history.
Born Today: Carlos May (1948), Jose Guillen (1976), Carlos Pena (1978)
Topics: MLB History |
