May 13

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 1911 1.2 1942 1.3 1950 1.4 1953 1.5 1955 1.6 1958 1.7 1976 1.8 1982 1.9 1983 1.10 1985 1.11 1989 1.12 1992 1.13 1993 1.14 1994 1.15 1996 1.16 1997 1.17 2001 1.18 2002 1.19 2006 2 Debuts 2.1 1933 3 Births 3.1 1914 3.2 1961 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1911

• Fred Merkle of the New York Giants had 6 RBI in a 19-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets scored 13 runs in the 1st inning.

[edit] 1942

• Jim Tobin, the pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, hit 3 home runs in a game. He was the first pitcher to accomplish that feat.

[edit] 1950

• First ever Formula One Grand Prix, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The race is won by Giuseppe Farina driving an Alfa Romeo.

[edit] 1953

• Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer, both of the New York Giants each hit two homeruns and a triple in the same game.

[edit] 1955

• Mickey Mantle hit three consecutive home runs.

[edit] 1958

• Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals doubled off of Moe Brabowsky in the 6th inning of a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. The double made Musial the 8th player in major league history to accumulate 3000 hits.

[edit] 1976

• George Brett went 3-4 in game in which the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 13-2. It was the 6th straight game in which Brett had 3 hits.

[edit] 1982

• With a 5-0 win over the Houston Astros, the Chicago Cubs won their 8,000th game.

[edit] 1983

• Reggie Jackson became the first major leaguer to strike out 2000 times

[edit] 1985

• Carlton Fisk became the 5th catcher in major league history to steal 100 bases.
• Trailing 8-1 after 5 innings, the New York Yankees go on to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8. The winning runs came on a 3 run shot by Don Mattingly in the bottom of the 9th.

[edit] 1989

• Wayne Gretzky was a guest on Saturday Night Live.

[edit] 1992

• Ajax draws Nil-Nil with Torino at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam in the second leg of the UEFA Cup Final. The first leg ended drawn 2-2, Ajax won the UEFA Cup on the away goals rule.

[edit] 1993

• George Brett hits his 300th homerun (off of Mark Clark) in a game in which the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-3. Brett is just the 6th player in major league history to have at least 300 home runs and 3000 hits.

[edit] 1994

• California Angels outfielder, Tim Salmon ties an AL record with his 13th straight hit.
• Mark Clark pitches a 6 hit shutout for the Cleveland Indians in a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The win would start an 18 game winning streak for the Indians.

[edit] 1996

• O.J. Simpson appeared on British TV to discuss his not guilty verdict.

[edit] 1997

• Eddie Murray went 2-3 for the Anaheim Angels in an 8-7 win over the Chicago White Sox. The game was Murray's 6,000th, making him the 6th player in major league history to reach that mark.

[edit] 2001

• Alex Rodriguez becomes the 5th youngest player to hit his 200th career home run.

[edit] 2002

• Jose Canseco announces his retirement

[edit] 2006

• Jon Lieber of the Philadelphia Phillies has his perfect game broken up by a 7th inning single off the bat of Adam Dunn. Lieber allowed just two hits over 8.2 IP to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0. Lieber's ERA dropped more than a run after the game, going from 6.60 to 5.50
• The Atlanta Braves score 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th off Washington Nationals closer, Chad Cordero, to beat them 8-5. The night was capped off with a grandslam by struggling sophmore, Jeff Francoeur

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1933

• Arsenal Left-back Eddie Hapgood made his England debut against Italy in Rome. The match finished 1-1.

[edit] Births

[edit] 1914

• Joe Louis, Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

[edit] 1961

• Dennis Rodman, Former professional basketball player

[edit] Deaths

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