MLB History of May 30
The history of baseball on May 30 has a plethora of events and people associated with it. Here are a few sites that collect and share the history of the day
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.
The StartingNine.com Blog provides On This Day In Baseball History: May 30, 1982 - when Cal Ripken Jr. started his streak.
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.
