On This Day in Baseball May 30, 1982

  Baltimore Orioles rookie shortstop Cal Ripken starts the first of what will be a Major League record 2,632 consecutive games played streak, spanning 17 seasons. Against the Blue Jays at Memo… — thestartingnine.wordpress.com
The StartingNine.com Blog provides us with On This Day In Baseball History: May 30, 1982 - when Cal Ripken Jr. started his streak.

This Day in Baseball May 30

ThisDayinBaseball.com gathers dozens of items from baseball history daily. Among them for May 30 are contained:
1890 - Henry Gruber of the Cleveland Infants was called out for batting out of order against the Brooklyn Wonders.
1894 - Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first player to hit four home runs in one game.
1913 - A record setting day for Red Sox outfielder and future Hall of Famer Harry Hooper becomes the first major leaguer to start both games of a doubleheader with a home run.
1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe hits two home runs.
2001 - Barry Bonds hits two home runs, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on the major league career list.

Baseball History Unpacked - May 30

A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids gathered from allegedly reputable sources. This one had some wheels. — www.bleedcubbieblue.com
The BleedCubbieBlue.com blog unpacks the Baseball history of May 30 with ditties like:
1911- NL President Tom Lynch witnessed a play where the umpires blew a call so poorly that he ordered the play to be redone.
1935 - Babe Ruth makes his last major league appearance.