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 9, 1901 - Cleveland Blue's rookie pitcher, Earl Moore threw a no-hit ballgame for a full nine innings, however the Chicago White Sox scored four in the 10th, to hand Moore and company a 4-2 loss.
May 9, 1961 - Baltimore Oriole hitter, Jim Gentile, Number 4 smacked not just one, but two grand slams in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium. The slugger drove in a grand total of 9 runs during the game. The Orioles won the game 13-5.
May 9, 1973 - Cincinnati Reds catcher, Johnny Bench, Number 5 hit three Home Runs in one game for the second time of his career at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia. The Big Red Machine needed darn near every bit of Bench's production too in the 9-7 triumph over the Phillies. The first time Bench knocked three over the wall was also against the Phillies in 1970 at Riverfront Stadium and the Phils had ace Steve Carlton on the mound then!
