June 3 Pedro Martinez perfect nine

Pedro Martinez pitches 9 perfect innings vs Padres

June 2 Rod Carew Hangs them up

Carew chased and nearly hit 400 in 1977

May 31 Don Drysdale narrowly keeps streak

Drysdale ties 1904 record for consecutive shutouts

May 30 Cal Ripken Jr starts a streak

522 Starting shortstops were used by the other 27 teams during Ripken's streak

May 29 Mike Schmidt Retires

Schmidt combined power and defense like no other third baseman in baseball history

May 28 Ol Pete Alexander Hangs them up

May 27 Lenny Randle The Most Interesting Man in Baseball

May 26 Mr Tiger fractures his collarbone

May 25 Mickey Cochrane hits a Bump

The playing career of Mickey Cochrane comes to an end when he is hit in the right temple by Yankee hurler Bump Hadley