On May 30, 1987 At Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Oriole Larry Sheets hits a solo homerun off the Seattle Mariners. The solo blast is the 58th homerun for the month of May and it is a new franchise record.
Tim Wakefield tosses 7.1 innings in Boston’s 3-2 victory over Cleveland at Progressive Field to become the Red Sox’ all-time leader in innings pitched. The 43 year-old right-handed knuckleballer surpasses Roger Clemens, who had established the mark during his 13 seasons with the club by throwing 2,776 frames.
The Pirates lose their 82nd game, an 11-6 defeat to the Giants at AT&T Park, ensuring the club will endure their 16th consecutive losing season. The streak equals the mark established by the 1933-1948 Philadelphia Phillies for the longest skid in the history of professional sports.
The Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 19 – 4, setting a team record by recording 25 hits. OF Jacob Brumfield and 2B Homer Bush get four hits apiece for Toronto while four other players record three safeties each. P Doug Davis enters the game in the 6th inning for Texas, making his major league debut. In 2 1/3 innings of work, he allows 11 hits, including three home runs, while surrendering 10 earned runs. He’ll return to the minors tomorrow.
1996 – Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each have five RBI as the Minnesota Twins set a team record for runs and rout the Detroit Tigers, 24 – 11. It is the highest run total against the Tigers in 84 years, matching the mark set in a 24 – 2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on May 18, 1912, in a game in which Detroit did not have its regulars due to a players’ strike.
On June 13 1988, In a 12 – 6 loss to the Yankees, Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox hits his 200th home run in Fenway Park, joining Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as the only three to do it.
Toronto establishes a team record for runs scored in an inning when eleven players cross the plate at the Kingdome in the ninth inning. The Blue Jays’ barrage in the final frame leads to an eventual 12-7 victory over Seattle.
At Anaheim‚ 41‚205 watch as Dan Petry and the Tigers clip the Angels‚ 4 – 2‚ to run Detroit’s record to 34-5. Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie the American League record of the 1912 Senators. The win goes to Petry. The losing pitcher is reliever Frank LaCorte‚ who takes his last major league loss when he gives up a two-run homer in the 7th to Lance Parrish. LaCorte will beat the Yankees’ Phil Niekro on the 29th for his last win.
September 22, 1982 – Light-hitting Expo SS Chris Speier goes 3-for-5 with a club-record 8 RBI as Montreal beats Philadelphia 11-4.
The Royals gain their first postseason victory in franchise history when they beat the Yankees, 7-3, in Game 2 of the ALCS. Kansas City southpaw Paul Splittorff, pitching 5.2 innings in relief, is credited with the victory.