This Day In Baseball History, May 29.

  • Friday, May 29, 2015
Edwin Encarnacion (See 2014)
Edwin Encarnacion (See 2014)
photo by Tim Evearitt
1905  Dodger hurler Elmer Stricklett introduces the spitball, helping Brooklyn to beat the Giants, 4-3.

1916  The Giants beat the Braves in Boston, 3-0, for their 17th consecutive road win. Christy Mathewson gets the victory.

1922  The Supreme Court rules that organized baseball is a sport and not a business, which exempts major league clubs from antitrust laws and interstate commerce rules.

1946  Edward Klep becomes the first white to play in the Negro leagues.
In a game played in Grand Rapids, the Erie, Pennsylvania native tosses seven innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes against the American Giants in his debut with the Negro American League team.

1962  Buck (John) O'Neil, previously a scout with the Cubs, becomes the first black coach in major-league baseball after accepting a job with the organization.

1976  In a pitching match up that features the Niekro brothers facing one another, Astro Joe beat the Braves and Phil, 4-1. Adding insult to injury, Joe hits his first and only home run in his 22-year career off his older sibling.

1994  The Braves deal outfielder Deion Sanders to the Reds for outfielder Roberto Kelly and minor league hurler Roger Etheridge, who will never appear in a major league game. Kelly will remain in Atlanta only for this season, batting .286 in 63 games, while Sanders stays with Cincinnati for four years, compiling a .260 average for his new team.

2000  At the age of 104, Fred Roberts, the oldest living Dodger fan, makes his first visit to Dodger Stadium. Wearing a jersey with the number 104, the World War I veteran cheers as Shawn Green's sixth inning grand slam helps to beat Al Leiter and the Mets, 4-1.

2014  In the Blue Jays’ 8-6 loss to Kansas City, former Chattanooga Lookout Edwin Encarnacion hits a pair of two-run homers, both off Royals right-hander James Shields, to set a franchise record for home runs in a month with 16. The ex-Lookout now also shares the American League mark for most home runs in the month of May with Yankees legend Mickey Mantle.
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