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.
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May 13, 1942 - Who says pitchers can't hit? Boston Braves Pitcher, Number 22, Jim Tobin smacked 3 balls out of the park in a game against the Chicago Cubs. As he was providing the offense he also held the Cubs to five hits from the mound in a 6-5 Braves victory.
May 13, 1952 - Minor League prospect, Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, struck out 27 batters in one 9-inning game. The young arm allowed only 4 runners on base during the no-hit game against the Welch Minors. The feat did get Necciai into the Big Leagues for a short stint in 1952 with the Pirates where he wore Number 21.
May 13, 1955 - New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle, Number 7 drills 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463 feet against the Detroit Tigers. Amazing as that story is it gets even better when we learn that he hit each one with a different borrowed bat from teammates.
