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May 12
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
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Welcome to Classic Baseball Broadcasts Daily Highlights for May 12
May 12, 1970, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs becomes the ninth player to join the 500-home run club. It is also his 1,600th career RBI., The future Hall of Famer connects against Atlanta Braves right-hander Pat Jarvis, driving a pitch into the left-field bleachers at Wrigley Field. The ball, after it bounces back onto the field, is retrieved by Braves left fielder Rico Carty, who gives it to Banks. Carty, meanwhile, hits safely in his 30th consecutive game.
Home Run Facts
Banks set a record in 1955 when he slugged five grand slams, the last one off Lindy McDaniel on September 19. The record setting slam came in McDaniel’s first major league start. Banks five base-clearing blasts broke the record previously shared by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ralph Kiner, Frank Schulte, Rudy York, Tommy Henrich, Vince DiMaggio, Sid Gordon, Al Rosen and Ray Boone.
Banks also broke Vern Stephen’s record for most home runs by a shortstop in a single season.
His slugging vaulted him to the top of baseball – from 1955 to 1960 his 248 home runs were more than anyone else in the majors, including Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron... Banks hit 210 homers as a first baseman, and 277 as a shortstop.
Edit note yesterday we spelt **Dave Bergman’s** name incorrectly, we spelt it as **Bregman.** It has been correct on the website.
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The Cubs retired Banks' uniform number 14 in 1982. He was the first player to have his number retired by the team.
Banks was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. That same year, The Sporting News ranked him number 38 on its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players". In 2020, The Athletic ranked Banks at number 65 on its "Baseball 100" list, complied by sportswriter Joe Posnanski.
In 2013, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977. (Voted by BBWAA on 321/383 ballots)
View Ernie Banks's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Ernie Banks Audio Vault
Features over 46 games broadcasted
Interview vault includes:
12+ highlights and interviews
Quote of the day:
“lets play two” Ernie Banks.
Each spring training he would be asked by Chicago sportswriters how the Cubs would do that season. While few of his predictions were accurate, they remain cheerful reminders of his unquenchable enthusiasm for baseball, the Cubs, and life:
"The Cubs are due in 62"
"The Cubs will come alive in 65"
"Wrigley Field will be heaven in 67"
"The Cubs will be great in 68"
"The Cubs will shine in 69"
"The Cubs will glow in 7-0"
Game of The Day:
Game of the Day — May 12, 1966 Atlanta Braves at St Louis Cardinals (First game at Busch Stadium)
May 12 highlights and Historic Days!
May 12, 1926, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators wins his 400th career game. The “Big Train” defeats the St. Louis Browns, 7-4, to reach the rarely-achieved milestone.
May 12, 1955, Sam “Toothpick” Jones of the Chicago Cubs pitches a 4-0 no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jones becomes the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues. It’s also the first no-hitter at Wrigley Field in 38 years.
May 12, 1956, Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. Erskine’s 3-0 masterpiece at Ebbets Field is the second no-hitter of his career. His first came in 1952 against the Chicago Cubs.
May 12, 1959 -- At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 - 6 loss to Cleveland. During the top of the 5th, Berra committed a throwing error on a Minnie Minoso steal attempt, he threw the ball wildly and Minso advanced to third and then scored on a George Strickland sacrifice fly, making it 7-4, tribe and it ended up being the deciding run.
May 12, 1969, At Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals fireballer Bob Gibson becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches. In the 7th inning Gibson fans, Len Gabrielson, Paul Popovich and Pinch Hitter John Miller. Gibson (4-2) beats the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2.
May 12, 1982 - At Royal Stadium, Milwaukee Brewers Paul Molitor hits 3 solo home runs, 2 off Dennis Leonard, including a leadoff home run, and his third off Dan Quisenberry in the 9th. But Milwaukee loses 9-7 to Kansas City as Hal McRae and Greg Pryor drive in three runs each. Molitor will say, "I am not a home run hitter" he added,"I just happened to hit them where the wind was blowing."
May 12, 1984, Tiger Stadium - Detroit, Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out of the game in the 9th inning after the umpire calls a double play when Larry Herndon slides out of the basepath to take out the Angels' shortstop. The Tigers lost for the 5th time in 1984, they are 26-5 . At the 40-game mark they are 35-5, the best 40-game start in MLB history.
May 12, 2000 -- Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, who posted 17 strikeouts in his last start on May 6th against Tampa Bay, strikes out 15 in a 9 - 0 shutout over the Orioles, to tie an American League record set by the Indians' Luis Tiant in 1968 for most strikeouts over two games, 32.
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Full Slate of May 12 Games on Classic Baseball Broadcasts: Listen here
Over Dozen Games from May 12 to enjoy!
May 12, 1963 Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 12, 1966 Atlanta Braves at St Louis Cardinals (First game at Busch Stadium)
May 12,1970 Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 12, 1977 Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 12, 1982 New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 12, 1984 St Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 12, 1984 California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
May 12, 1984 New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 12, 2001 Miami Marlins at San Diego Padres
Plus many more . . . .
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