May 1

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1901
- 1.2 1920
- 1.3 1951
- 1.4 1991
- 1.5 1992
- 1.6 2006
2 Debuts
3 Births
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1901

Herb McFarland hit the first American League grand slam.

[edit] 1920

Babe Ruth hit his first career home run as a member of the New York Yankees. It was the 50th home run of his career.

[edit] 1951

Mickey Mantle hit his first Major League home run.

[edit] 1991

Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitched his 7th career no-hitter.

[edit] 1992

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 3-1, in Game 7 of the Patrick Division Semi-Finals.
Rickey Henderson stole his 1,000th base.

[edit] 2006

Graeme Dott (Scotland) beat Peter Ebdon (England) 18-14 to win the 2006 World Snooker Championships.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1884

Moses Walker became the first black player in major league baseball.

[edit] 1925

Jimmie Foxx made his MLB debut for the Philadelphia Athletics

[edit] 1926

Satchel Page made his pitching debut in the Negro Southern League.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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