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| Guy Bush |
May 25
1935 At Forbes
Field, Boston Braves outfielder Babe Ruth hits three homers and a single in an
11-7 loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The 'Sultan of Swat's' seventh-inning
solo shot off Guy Bush, a blast which clears the ballpark's roof, will be the
Bambino's 714th and final home run.
1979 When Pirates
left fielder Bill Robinson loses Joel Youngblood's ball in the Shea Stadium
outfield mist, the umpires stop play. Due to the fog, the 11-inning contest
ends after a 73-minute delay in a 3-3 tie.
1983 In the third
inning of an eventual 6-0 loss to the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium,
Pirates' starter Jim Bibby (4) and reliever Jim Winn (3) combine to walk seven
consecutive batters to tie a major league mark.
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| First Harvey Haddix card as a Pirate |
May 26
1959 Pirates'
hurler Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses 1-0 to the Braves in
the 13th inning. The heart-breaking winning run scores on a Don Hoak error, a
sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk and a double by Joe Adcock.
1997 For the first
time in twenty years, two inside-the-park homers are hit in the same inning
when Sammy Sosa of the Cubs and the Pirates infielder Tony Womack both circle
the bases for round-trippers five minutes apart in the sixth frame of the Cubs'
2-1 victory at Three Rivers Stadium. Ranger teammates Rangers Bump Wills and
Toby Harrah hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches
at Yankee Stadium in 1977.
2004 In the
Pirates' 11-8 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium, Daryle Ward hits for the
cycle with a two-run double in the first, a run-scoring triple in the fourth, a
three-run homer in the fifth, and a single in the ninth. The Pirates first
baseman and his dad Gary become the first father-son combination in major
league history to hit for the cycle with the elder Ward accomplishing the feat
24 years ago with Minnesota.
May 27
1974 Ken Brett
blanks Padres 6-0 on two hits and then in the second game of a doubleheader
pinch-hits a triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory.
May 28
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| Dale Long |
1956 Pirates first
baseman Dale Long sets a major league record by hitting a home run in his
eighth consecutive game, a 3-2 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Forbes Field.
This record will be later tied by Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly (1987) and
Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993).
2004 Matt Clement becomes the
twenty-first big league pitcher, and the first Cubs' hurler in over a century,
to hit three batters in one inning. The right-hander ties a major league record
when he plunks Bobby Hill, Jason Kendall and Craig Wilson in the fifth inning
of a 5-4 loss in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh at PNC
Park.
May 29
1909 Recently
elected President William Howard Taft joins 14,000 fans at Pittsburgh's
Exposition Park to watch the Pirates play the Cubs. The Commander-in-Chief
proves to be a bad luck charm when the Bucs lose to Chicago, 8-3, marking the
only time the team will be defeated in a span of 19 games.
1956 In a 10-1
loss to the Dodgers at Forbes Field, Dale Long is held hitless by Don Newcombe
ending his consecutive-game home run streak. The Pirates' first baseman had
established a new major league mark by homering in the last eight Pittsburgh
contests.
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| Barry Bonds |
May 30
1986 In a 6-4 loss
to the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium, future home run king Barry Bonds goes
0-for-5 in his major league debut. The Pirates center fielder, batting leadoff,
strikes out three times.
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