12 May in Sports History

Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.

27 - 17 - 14

May 12, 1910 - Ace pitcher and future Hall of Fame player of the Philadelphia Athletics, Charles Bender threw a no-hit shutout againt the Cleveland Naps, 4-0. Bender would go on to win three World Series Championships in his career,

May 12, 1955 - Awesome bit of history here. There are some guys from baseball that have some great nicknames, and this next story for sports has a dandy. Chicago Cubs pitcher, Number 27 known as "Toothpick"  real name Sam Jones became the first African-American to pitch a no-hitter. Known as Toothpick Sam, probably because of his 6'-4" by 192 lb frame, threw fire and stumped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0 at Wrigley Field.

13 May 1955, Fri Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 12, 1956 - Brooklyn Dodger pitcher, Number 17, Carl Erskine's  blanked the New York Giants 3-0 in his second career no-hitter.

May 12, 1970 - Ernie Banks hit his 500th career Home Run. Banks wore Number 14 with the Chicago Cubs for 19 seasons. He ended up with 512 base clearing blasts for his career.

The website of NBA.com offers these nuggets of history for the day.

May 12, 1985 - New York won the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, enabling the Knicks to select Georgetown center Patrick Ewing (Number 33) with the first pick in the 1985 NBA Draft.

May 12, 1992 - USA Basketball named Christian Laettner and Clyde Drexler to the remaining spots on the “Dream Team” for the 1992 Olympics.

Baseball history of the day that includes the top plays, players, events, and teams are covered by some great websites that we look to daily to celebrate the history of the game.

The days of baseball history are covered as we scan the books, the web, and media publications to find people, teams, and events pertaining to the date. It is never a bad thing to think about some hardball history each and every day. We can help you find it.

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This Day in Baseball May 12

The website This Day in Baseball answers the bell with stories of May 12 baseball history centered on figures like Ted Williams, Red Faber, Walter Johnson, Joe DiMaggio, Sam Jones, Jackie Robinson, and more. MLB May 12

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May 12th in 1980s Baseball

J. Daniel gives us the scoop on May 12 baseball history during the 1980s decade with clips about Dave Sveum, Mario Soto, Paul Molitor, and more. MLB May 12

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Here are a couple of items from the Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

May 12, 1995 - The New Jersey Devils defeated the Boston Bruins 1-0 in overtime in game four of the eastern conference quarterfinals, this was the third shutout in a row for Number 30, Martin Brodeur.

Here is an item from Hockey Writers website

May 12, 1986 - It was in Game 6 of the Campbell Conference Final. Trailing the Calgary Flames 5-2 with less than 12 minutes to play and facing elimination, Number 11, Brian Sutter began an epic comeback that would be known as the “Monday Night Miracle.”

This day has some hockey history to remember! The fast-paced action on the ice and the talented individuals that skate on it provide some lasting memories. Celebrate the games, teams, players, and events that make hockey a fantastic sport.

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This Day in Hockey May 12

The Hockey Writers website shares some great events on the ice from May 12 that include stories about Brian Sutter, Greg Paslawski, Cliff Ronning, Brett Hull, and more NHL May 12

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May 12 Hockey- Blues pull of the Miracle

The NHL.com shares events from May 12 in hockey history including the Monday Night Miracle, Joe Mullen, Mike Vernon, Bryan Trottier, Anders Kallur, and more. NHL May 12

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A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.

Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Charles Bender/Reuben Oldring, Philadelphia Athletics, baseball card portrait from sponsor the American Tobacco Company.

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