May 17, 1915 - George "Zip" Zabel comes out of the Cubs bullpen with two outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.
May 17, 1925 - Washington lefty Tom Zachary throws the pitch that Tris Speaker socks for his 3,000th hit.
May 17, 1939 - The first baseball game ever televised — Princeton against Columbia at Baker Field, Columbia's home field — is seen by a handful of viewers via W2XBS in New York City. Bill Stern announces Princeton's 2-1, ten inning win. Reviewing the game the next day, the New York Times sniffs, "it is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy."
May 17, 1941 - The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania declare a legal holiday to honor the A's manager on Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park.
May 17, 1970 - During a 7-6 Atlanta loss to Cincinnati in the second game of a doubleheader, Hank Aaron collects his 3,000th career hit and his 570th home run. Aaron, the ninth man to amass 3,000 hits, is the first to also have 500 home runs.
May 17, 1973 - Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine tries to scale a wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's. He catches his spikes in the wall and breaks his leg. The injury will ruin his career.
May 17, 1978 - Lee Lacy hits a pinch-hit home run as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 10-1. It is Lacy's third consecutive home run in a pinch-hitting role, setting a major league record. His previous blasts were on May 2 and May 6.
May 17, 1979 - The wind is really blowing out at Wrigley as the Cubs and Phillies join in a wild ten-inning slugfest won 23-22 by the Phillies. Dave Kingman has three home runs and six RBI for the Cubs while teammate Bill Buckner has a grand slam and seven RBI. Mike Schmidt's two home runs include the game-winner in the tenth inning. The eleven home runs between the two teams ties a major league record.
May 17, 1992 - Gary Carter, back with the Expos, joins Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk in the exclusive 2,000 games caught club.
May 17, 1998 - David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the Yankees beat the Twins 4-0. Wells, whose perfecto is the first by a Yankee since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, also sets an A.L. record by retiring 37 batters in a row, dating back to his start May 12 against the Royals. Twins shortstop Pat Meares flies out to Paul O'Neill in right field to complete the perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
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