Baseball History on May 14 from Baseball Almanac
Baseball Almanac gives us the Baseball History of May 14.
May 14 1886 - Charles Comiskey, player-manager of the Browns, prevents a double play by running full tilt into Reds second baseman Bid McPhee, enabling the Browns to win 2-1. The Cincinnati fans are irate, but the American Association umpire allows the play.
May 14, 1950 - Pittsburgh first baseman Johnny Hopp hit two home runs and four singles in six at-bats, leading the Pirates to a 16-9 victory over the Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader at Chicago.
There are more stories too about Pat Borders, Ron Shoop, Joey Cora, Rip Coleman, Mark Dalesandro, Bill Hoffman, Willie Mays, and more mentioned.
May 14th in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel describes the events of the May 14 day in the MLB that are to be remembered.
May 14, 1981 - Fernando Valenzuaela (Number 34) runs his record to 8-0 when Pedro Guerrero (Number 28) hits a walk-off HR to beat the Montreal Expos 3-2.
There are more stories too about Hosken Powell, Dennis Martinez, Tony Perez, Pat Borders, Chris Smith, Mark Thurmond, Ernie Riles, Roger Clemens, and more have mention.