27 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.

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May 27, 1904 -  New York Giants standout first baseman Dan McGann collected an MLB record 5 stolen bases in 3-1 win over the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The record would not be broken until Otis Nixon outperformed it in the season of 1991.

May 27, 1937 - New York Giants ace pitcher Carl Hubbell, Number 11 won his MLB record 24th consecutive game in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. The streak started way back on July 17, 1936.

May 27, 1955 - Boston Red Sox phenom Norm Zauchin, Number 3 earned 10 RBIs, helping the Red Sox to a 16-0 victory over the Washington Senators.

28 May 1955, Sat The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) Newspapers.com

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 Team picture of John McGraw's New York Giants taken before winning the 1905 World Series. Left to right: Sam Mertes, outfielder, William "Boileryard" Clarke, first baseman, George Browne, outfielder, George "Hooks" Wiltse, pitcher, Art Devlin, third baseman, Claude Elliott, pitcher, Dan McGann, first baseman, Mike Donlin, outfielder, Billy Gilbert, second baseman, Luther "Dummy" Taylor, pitcher, Bill Dahlen, shortstop, Sammy Strang, utility player, Joe McGinnity, pitcher, the team mascot, Roger Bresnahan, catcher, Leon "Red" Ames, pitcher, John McGraw, manager., taken by an unknown.