May 5

Everything rare that has ever happened on this date.

450feats on this date
59different kinds
2026most recent
1897earliest

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89Three Sacrifice Flies1× on this date · most recent 1909-05-05
89More Walks Than Outs2× on this date · most recent 1971-05-05
88Perfect Game1× on this date · most recent 1904-05-05
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1904Cy Young8box score ↗
85Walk-Off Balk1× on this date · most recent 1943-05-05
82No-Hitter With Five Walks1× on this date · most recent 1917-05-05
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1917Ernie Koobbox score ↗
74Four Intentional Walks Issued1× on this date · most recent 1951-05-05
74Six for Six1× on this date · most recent 1925-05-05
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1925Ty Cobbbox score ↗
71Scored in Eight Innings2× on this date · most recent 1976-05-05
70Six-Hit Game1× on this date · most recent 1925-05-05
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1925Ty Cobb6box score ↗
70Three Double Plays Grounded Into1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-05
70Five Home Runs Allowed1× on this date · most recent 2022-05-05
66Six Runs, No Outs1× on this date · most recent 2001-05-05
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2001Terry Adamsbox score ↗
66Three Intentional Walks1× on this date · most recent 1967-05-05
66Three Hits, Three Strikeouts1× on this date · most recent 1991-05-05
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1991Kevin Maasbox score ↗
65Three Runs, No Hits1× on this date · most recent 2014-05-05
65Immaculate Inning1× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
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2021Kyle Finnegan6box score ↗
64Platinum Sombrero1× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
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2021Aaron Judge5box score ↗
64Four-Steal Game1× on this date · most recent 2024-05-05
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2024Jose Caballero4box score ↗
64No-Hitter4× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
62Ten Walks2× on this date · most recent 1911-05-05
62Three Sacrifice Bunts1× on this date · most recent 1943-05-05
61The Cycle2× on this date · most recent 1939-05-05
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1939Sam Chapman4-for-5box score ↗
1933Pepper Martin4-for-5box score ↗
61Five Runs Scored2× on this date · most recent 1962-05-05
60Walk-Off Wild Pitch2× on this date · most recent 2023-05-05
60Eleven Assists1× on this date · most recent 1909-05-05
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1909zimmh10111box score ↗
60Three Straight Home Runs1× on this date · most recent 2019-05-05
58Two Balks3× on this date · most recent 1988-05-05
57Triple Play2× on this date · most recent 2005-05-05
57Three Ejections6× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
56Four Extra-Base Hits2× on this date · most recent 1930-05-05
56Ten-Run Inning2× on this date · most recent 2016-05-05
54Five Double Plays6× on this date · most recent 1991-05-05
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1991quinc0015box score ↗
1972may-l1015box score ↗
1970hortt1015box score ↗
1964torrj1015box score ↗
1948stepv1015box score ↗
1948jonej1065box score ↗
54Triple Play (play-by-play era)4× on this date · most recent 2005-05-05
53Three-Homer Game1× on this date · most recent 1925-05-05
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1925Ty Cobb3box score ↗
52Walk-Off Walk4× on this date · most recent 2006-05-05
51Three Batters Hit4× on this date · most recent 2009-05-05
51Three Wild Pitches7× on this date · most recent 2016-05-05
51Twelve Runs Allowed4× on this date · most recent 1938-05-05
48Six Times On Base8× on this date · most recent 2006-05-05
48Hitless in Seven2× on this date · most recent 1991-05-05
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1991Pete O'Brien0-for-7box score ↗
1968Luis Alcaraz0-for-7box score ↗
47One-Hit Shutout7× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
47Walk-Off Error5× on this date · most recent 2003-05-05
47First-Inning Ejection2× on this date · most recent 2013-05-05
43Five for Five6× on this date · most recent 2002-05-05
4313+ Batters in an Inning7× on this date · most recent 2023-05-05
43In on a Triple Play13× on this date · most recent 2005-05-05
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2005ecksd0011box score ↗
2005pujoa0011box score ↗
1955groad1011box score ↗
1955longd1011box score ↗
1929bartd1011box score ↗
1929trayp1011box score ↗
1929hargc1011box score ↗
1914maisf1011box score ↗
1914willh1031box score ↗
1914sweej1021box score ↗
1914peckr1011box score ↗
1903ganzj1011box score ↗
1903longh1011box score ↗
42Four Runs, No Outs11× on this date · most recent 2025-05-05
41Steal of Home7× on this date · most recent 2001-05-05
40Manager and Player Ejected12× on this date · most recent 2025-05-05
40Catcher's Interference9× on this date · most recent 2025-05-05
40Ten Runs Allowed17× on this date · most recent 2026-05-05
40Three-Steal Game10× on this date · most recent 2024-05-05
38Three Errors, One Fielder18× on this date · most recent 2021-05-05
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2021gonze0043box score ↗
1993olerj0013box score ↗
1982smitj1013box score ↗
1974lintl1013box score ↗
1964heldw1013box score ↗
1957lawrb1033box score ↗
1945hamng1023box score ↗
1939werbb1013box score ↗
1935lundd1033box score ↗
1919grovr1013box score ↗
1913janvh1013box score ↗
1911zimmh1013box score ↗
1911cunnb1013box score ↗
1909byrnb1013box score ↗
1905braid1013box score ↗
1905corct1013box score ↗
1904ganzj1013box score ↗
1900crosm1013box score ↗
37Three-Error Inning14× on this date · most recent 2006-05-05
35Fifteen Runs17× on this date · most recent 2016-05-05
31Walk-Off Home Run28× on this date · most recent 2019-05-05
23Scoreless Until the Ninth66× on this date · most recent 2026-05-05
16Walk-Off110× on this date · most recent 2026-05-05
Scored Every Inning1× on this date · most recent 1999-05-05
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1999COLbox score ↗