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This Day in Baseball History: May 19th
By Administrator | May 19, 2008
In 1910, Cy Young won his 500th game as the Indians beat the Senators in 11 innings, 5-4.
In 1933, brothers on opposite teams homered in the same game for the first time in major league history. Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell took his brother Wes deep, but the Indians’ righty returned the favor as he homered in the third inning.
In 1962, Cardinal Stan Musial singled for his 3,516th career hit… placing him into second place on the all-time list behind Ty Cobb.
In 1979, the major league umpires return to work after a bitter six-week strike.
In 2000, in the park’s last year, Jason Kendall became the first Pirate to hit for the cycle in Three Rivers Stadium.
In 2004, breaking his own record set two weeks earlier, Julio Franco became the oldest player to hit a pinch-hit home run… the Braves’ first baseman was 45 years, 269 days old when he accomplishes the feat.
Born Today: Rick Cerone (1954), Turk Wendell (1967), Brandon Inge (1977)
Topics: MLB History |
