This date in baseball

1913 Washington’s Walter Johnson gave up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings.

1914 Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox pitched nine innings of no-hit ball against the Washington Senators, but lost 1-0 after giving up two hits in the 10th inning.

1920 Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators recorded his 300th victory with a 9-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

1927 Chicago pitcher Guy Bush went the distance for the Cubs in a 7-2 18-inning victory over Boston. Charlie Robertson of the Braves almost matched the feat, leaving with one out in the 18th.

1950 Pittsburgh first baseman Johnny Hopp hit two home runs and four singles in six at-bats, leading the Pirates to a 16-9 victory over the Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader at Chicago.

1965 Carl Yastrzemski of Boston hit for the cycle and added another home run for five RBI in a 12-8 10-inning loss to the Detroit Tigers. 1967 Mickey Mantle’s 500th home run, off Stu Miller, lifted the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Sports, Pages 20 on 05/14/2013

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