May 16
Everything rare that has ever happened on this date.
455feats on this date
58different kinds
2026most recent
1897earliest
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8418-Strikeout Game1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18 | box score ↗ |
82Hit Three Times1× on this date · most recent 2017-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | box score ↗ |
78Three Triples1× on this date · most recent 1981-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3 | box score ↗ |
78Stealing the Cycle1× on this date · most recent 1927-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | BMBob Meusel | 3 | box score ↗ |
76Two Homers in an Inning1× on this date · most recent 1996-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | box score ↗ |
75Faced the Minimum1× on this date · most recent 1937-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | box score ↗ |
70Three Double Plays Grounded Into1× on this date · most recent 2011-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | box score ↗ |
70Five Home Runs Allowed1× on this date · most recent 2026-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | box score ↗ |
68Eight-RBI Game3× on this date · most recent 2025-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | box score ↗ | |
| 2008 | 8 | box score ↗ | |
| 1942 | WWWillie Wells | 9 | box score ↗ |
68Four Homers in an Inning1× on this date · most recent 1983-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Minnesota Twins | 4 | box score ↗ |
66Four-Strikeout Inning1× on this date · most recent 2015-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | box score ↗ |
66Three Hits, Three Strikeouts1× on this date · most recent 2017-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | box score ↗ |
66Complete Game, Fifteen K1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | box score ↗ |
65Three Runs, No Hits2× on this date · most recent 1967-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Cincinnati Reds | box score ↗ |
| 1918 |  Philadelphia Athletics | box score ↗ |
64Four-Steal Game1× on this date · most recent 2024-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | box score ↗ |
64Four Ejections1× on this date · most recent 1908-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Detroit Tigers | 4 | box score ↗ |
64No-Hitter1× on this date · most recent 1937-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1 | box score ↗ |
62Four Errors, One Fielder4× on this date · most recent 1925-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Ffewsc101 | 4 | box score ↗ |
| 1923 | Ttopos101 | 4 | box score ↗ |
| 1918 | Ppetej102 | 4 | box score ↗ |
| 1902 | Kkrueo101 | 4 | box score ↗ |
62Ten Walks1× on this date · most recent 1928-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | VSVic Sorrell | box score ↗ |
62Three Sacrifice Bunts1× on this date · most recent 1974-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CMCarl Morton | box score ↗ |
61The Cycle3× on this date · most recent 1986-05-16
| Year | Who | Detail | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TPTony Phillips | 5-for-5 | box score ↗ |
| 1984 | 4-for-5 | box score ↗ | |
| 1929 | 4-for-5 | box score ↗ |
61Five Runs Scored1× on this date · most recent 1937-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | DWDavid Whatley | box score ↗ |
60Walk-Off Wild Pitch1× on this date · most recent 2021-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Chicago White Sox | box score ↗ |
60Eleven Assists1× on this date · most recent 1911-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Ccorhr101 | 11 | box score ↗ |
60Three Straight Home Runs1× on this date · most recent 1990-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Athletics | box score ↗ |
58Two Balks3× on this date · most recent 2012-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | box score ↗ | |
| 1988 | box score ↗ | |
| 1899 | CFChick Fraser | box score ↗ |
57Triple Play2× on this date · most recent 1979-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | box score ↗ | |
| 1957 | AKAlex Kellner | 2 | box score ↗ |
57Three Ejections1× on this date · most recent 2002-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | box score ↗ |
56Four Extra-Base Hits1× on this date · most recent 1998-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | box score ↗ |
56Ten-Run Inning3× on this date · most recent 2015-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  New York Mets | 10 | box score ↗ |
| 2011 |  Cleveland Guardians | 10 | box score ↗ |
| 1969 |  Chicago Cubs | 10 | box score ↗ |
54Five Double Plays3× on this date · most recent 2025-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sschan001 | 5 | box score ↗ |
| 1969 | Ppenar101 | 5 | box score ↗ |
| 1969 | Ddavib106 | 5 | box score ↗ |
54Triple Play (play-by-play era)5× on this date · most recent 1979-05-16
53Three-Homer Game4× on this date · most recent 2025-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | box score ↗ | |
| 2008 | 3 | box score ↗ | |
| 1972 | 3 | box score ↗ | |
| 1969 | MEMike Epstein | 3 | box score ↗ |
52Walk-Off Walk3× on this date · most recent 2007-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  San Diego Padres | box score ↗ |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | box score ↗ |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | box score ↗ |
51Three Batters Hit4× on this date · most recent 2003-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | box score ↗ | |
| 1995 | MMMike Mimbs | box score ↗ |
| 1903 | box score ↗ | |
| 1901 | CFChick Fraser | box score ↗ |
51Three-Pitch Inning1× on this date · most recent 2000-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Houston Astros | 14 | box score ↗ |
51Three Wild Pitches4× on this date · most recent 1988-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SDStorm Davis | box score ↗ |
| 1971 | DCDanny Coombs | box score ↗ |
| 1920 | JRJimmy Ring | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | NGNed Garvin | box score ↗ |
51Twelve Runs Allowed7× on this date · most recent 2011-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | box score ↗ | |
| 1931 | PCPhil Collins | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | NGNed Garvin | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | CFChick Fraser | box score ↗ |
| 1899 | BCBill Carrick | box score ↗ |
| 1898 | box score ↗ | |
| 1897 | BHBill Hart | box score ↗ |
48Six Times On Base6× on this date · most recent 2017-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | box score ↗ | |
| 2008 | box score ↗ | |
| 2002 | MMMark McLemore | box score ↗ |
| 1976 | box score ↗ | |
| 1950 | LELuke Easter | box score ↗ |
| 1944 | DGDon Gutteridge | box score ↗ |
48Hitless in Seven8× on this date · most recent 2012-05-16
| Year | Who | Detail | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ | |
| 2012 | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ | |
| 2009 | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ | |
| 2009 | JGJody Gerut | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ |
| 2000 | RCRoger Cedeno | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ |
| 2000 | KBKevin Barker | 0-for-8 | box score ↗ |
| 1964 | THTim Harkness | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ |
| 1920 | MRMorrie Rath | 0-for-7 | box score ↗ |
47One-Hit Shutout7× on this date · most recent 1993-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14 | box score ↗ | |
| 1989 | RKRandy Kramer | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1987 | CLCharlie Leibrandt | 6 | box score ↗ |
| 1954 | MGMike Garcia | 5 | box score ↗ |
| 1953 | CSCurt Simmons | 10 | box score ↗ |
| 1937 | 1 | box score ↗ | |
| 1914 | JTJeff Tesreau | 7 | box score ↗ |
47Walk-Off Error6× on this date · most recent 2006-05-16
47First-Inning Ejection10× on this date · most recent 2009-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | box score ↗ | |
| 1979 | box score ↗ | |
| 1978 | DRDave Roberts | box score ↗ |
| 1958 | DBDon Blasingame | box score ↗ |
| 1951 | box score ↗ | |
| 1950 | DBDick Bartell | box score ↗ |
| 1924 | GNGreasy Neale | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | DBDonie Bush | box score ↗ |
| 1911 | JMJohn McGraw | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | box score ↗ |
43Five for Five9× on this date · most recent 2008-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | box score ↗ | |
| 2002 | MMMark McLemore | box score ↗ |
| 1986 | TPTony Phillips | box score ↗ |
| 1957 | BPBubba Phillips | box score ↗ |
| 1954 | box score ↗ | |
| 1954 | JGJoe Garagiola | box score ↗ |
| 1948 | APAndy Pafko | box score ↗ |
| 1937 | DWDavid Whatley | box score ↗ |
| 1930 | CGCharlie Gelbert | box score ↗ |
4313+ Batters in an Inning9× on this date · most recent 2022-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 2015 | New York Mets | 15 | box score ↗ |
| 2011 | Cleveland Guardians | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 1997 | Houston Astros | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 1982 | New York Mets | 13 | box score ↗ |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | box score ↗ |
43In on a Triple Play16× on this date · most recent 1979-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mmolip001 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1979 | Ccoopc001 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1979 | Bbands101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1957 | Rrichb102 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1957 | Mmcdog101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1923 | Bbottj101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1923 | Sstocm101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1923 | Ffreih101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1922 | Hharrb106 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1922 | Jjudgj101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1922 | Ppeckr101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Ooldrr101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Ccolle101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Bbakef102 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Bbarrj104 | 1 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Tthomi101 | 1 | box score ↗ |
42Four Runs, No Outs7× on this date · most recent 2025-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | box score ↗ | |
| 2010 | BHBob Howry | box score ↗ |
| 2009 | box score ↗ | |
| 1989 | box score ↗ | |
| 1988 | BBBuddy Black | box score ↗ |
| 1980 | box score ↗ | |
| 1946 | ESEugene Smith | box score ↗ |
41Steal of Home6× on this date · most recent 2026-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | box score ↗ | |
| 2017 | 3 | box score ↗ | |
| 2012 | 5 | box score ↗ | |
| 2000 | MTMichael Tucker | 6 | box score ↗ |
| 1989 | 2 | box score ↗ | |
| 1975 | 1 | box score ↗ |
40Manager and Player Ejected13× on this date · most recent 2014-05-16
40Catcher's Interference11× on this date · most recent 2023-05-16
40Ten Runs Allowed9× on this date · most recent 2015-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | box score ↗ | |
| 2006 | box score ↗ | |
| 2006 | box score ↗ | |
| 2003 | box score ↗ | |
| 2002 | JTJulian Tavarez | box score ↗ |
| 1997 | WCWill Cunnane | box score ↗ |
| 1993 | box score ↗ | |
| 1937 | WMWebster McDonald | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | FTFred Toney | box score ↗ |
40Three-Steal Game13× on this date · most recent 2024-05-16
| Year | Who | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | box score ↗ | |
| 2006 | box score ↗ | |
| 2002 | box score ↗ | |
| 1994 | box score ↗ | |
| 1990 | box score ↗ | |
| 1927 | BMBob Meusel | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | RORube Oldring | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | AFArt Fletcher | box score ↗ |
| 1911 | BBBob Bescher | box score ↗ |
| 1908 | EGEddie Grant | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | FHFred Hartman | box score ↗ |
| 1897 | BLBill Lange | box score ↗ |
| 1897 | box score ↗ |
38Three Errors, One Fielder12× on this date · most recent 1990-05-16
| Year | Who | How many | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mmclem001 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1947 | Bblatb101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1943 | Ffagag101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1926 | Ssandh101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1913 | Kkellb104 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1910 | Eelbek101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1904 | Ccollj103 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1904 | Lleact101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1903 | Pparef101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1901 | Ppaddd102 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1898 | Wwallb101 | 3 | box score ↗ |
| 1898 | Ddahlb102 | 3 | box score ↗ |
