1917 Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox allowed two hits as he out-dueled Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators 1-0. Ruth knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
1922 Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched the only no-hitter of the year, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0.
1925 Pittsburgh shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals when he caught Jim Bottomley’s line drive, stepped on second to double Jimmy Cooney, and tagged Rogers Hornsby coming from first.
1957 Cleveland pitcher Herb Score was hit on the right eye by a line drive off the bat of Gil McDougald in the first inning.
The ball broke Score’s nose and damaged his eye; he missed the rest of the season.
1959 A crowd of 93,103 came to the Los Angeles Coliseum on “Roy Campanella Night” to show its affection for the paralyzed Dodger catcher. The Dodgers were beaten by the New York Yankees 6-2 in an exhibition game that followed the ceremonies.
Sports, Pages 20 on 05/07/2013