May 13

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.

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.

1955

 * Mickey Mantle hit three consecutive home runs.

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.

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.

1982

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

1983

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

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.

1989

 * Wayne Gretzky was a guest on Saturday Night Live.

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.

1994

 * California Angels outfielder, Tim Salmon ties an AL record with his 13th straight hit.

1994

 * 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 streka for the Indians.

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.

2001

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

2002

 * Jose Canseco announces his retirement