The record for May 1 in baseball history — 4 milestones, 55 debuts, 18 final games, 56 births, 31 deaths and 1,254 games played.
Johnny Lush started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Brooklyn Superbas without a hit on May 1, 1906, winning 6–0.
Johnny Lush started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Brooklyn Superbas without a hit on May 1, 1906, winning 6–0.
Don Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds on May 1, 1969, winning 4–0.
Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter for the Texas Rangers against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 1, 1991, winning 3–0.
Todd Helton hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the Montreal Expos on May 1, 2000.
Charlie Bennett made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
Abner Dalrymple made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
Frank Hankinson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
King Kelly made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
Ed Williamson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
Hick Carpenter made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Jack Farrell made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Jack Glasscock made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
George Gore made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Joe Hornung made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Pete Hotaling made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Bill Phillips made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Blondie Purcell made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Hardy Richardson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.
Tom Burns made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Roger Connor made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Sam Crane made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Fred Dunlap made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Dude Esterbrook made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Ned Hanlon made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Arthur Irwin made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Pop Smith made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Harry Stovey made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Mickey Welch made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Art Whitney made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
George Wood made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.
Fred Pfeffer made a major-league debut on May 1, 1882.
John Corkhill made a major-league debut on May 1, 1883.
Bill Kuehne made a major-league debut on May 1, 1883.
Paul Radford made a major-league debut on May 1, 1883.
Henry Larkin made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.
George Miller made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.
John Milligan made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.
Adonis Terry made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.
Curt Welch made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.
William Clarke made a major-league debut on May 1, 1893.
Frank Isbell made a major-league debut on May 1, 1898.
George Maisel made a major-league debut on May 1, 1913.
Jim Lindsey made a major-league debut on May 1, 1922.
John Kerr made a major-league debut on May 1, 1923.
Jimmie Foxx made a major-league debut on May 1, 1925.
Wally Hebert made a major-league debut on May 1, 1931.
Nate Andrews made a major-league debut on May 1, 1937.
Red Munger made a major-league debut on May 1, 1943.
Bobby Shantz made a major-league debut on May 1, 1949.
Joe Black made a major-league debut on May 1, 1952.
Dave Schmidt made a major-league debut on May 1, 1981.
Randy Bush made a major-league debut on May 1, 1982.
Kirk McCaskill made a major-league debut on May 1, 1985.
Rob Ducey made a major-league debut on May 1, 1987.
Terry Shumpert made a major-league debut on May 1, 1990.
Brad Hawpe made a major-league debut on May 1, 2004.
Billy Butler made a major-league debut on May 1, 2007.
Alex Cobb made a major-league debut on May 1, 2011.
Michael Soroka made a major-league debut on May 1, 2018.
Chick Fewster played a final major-league game on May 1, 1927.
George Murray played a final major-league game on May 1, 1933.
Doc Farrell played a final major-league game on May 1, 1935.
Mickey Witek played a final major-league game on May 1, 1949.
Mel Queen played a final major-league game on May 1, 1952.
Brooks Lawrence played a final major-league game on May 1, 1960.
Gus Bell played a final major-league game on May 1, 1964.
Jim Piersall played a final major-league game on May 1, 1967.
John Wyatt played a final major-league game on May 1, 1969.
Orlando Peña played a final major-league game on May 1, 1975.
Cleon Jones played a final major-league game on May 1, 1976.
Tom Grieve played a final major-league game on May 1, 1979.
John Montefusco played a final major-league game on May 1, 1986.
Dick Ruthven played a final major-league game on May 1, 1986.
Dan Pasqua played a final major-league game on May 1, 1994.
Ramón Martínez played a final major-league game on May 1, 2001.
Dave McCarty played a final major-league game on May 1, 2005.
Cody Ross played a final major-league game on May 1, 2015.
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1.
Boston Red Sox 2, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 0.
Kansas City Royals 8, Tampa Bay Rays 2.
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Milwaukee Brewers 0, Chicago White Sox 8.
Detroit Tigers 10, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4.
Colorado Rockies 4, San Francisco Giants 3.
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Washington Nationals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, New York Mets 2.
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Cincinnati Reds 9.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,254 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
56 players were born on May 1; these are the 24 best known.
31 players died on May 1; these are the 24 best known.