May 11 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for May 11 in baseball history — 6 milestones, 16 debuts, 16 final games, 52 births, 34 deaths and 1,212 games played.

Featured event · 1919

Hod Eller's No-Hitter

Hod Eller threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 11, 1919, winning 6–0.

May 11, 1919St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

Milestones · May 11

1919

Hod Eller's No-Hitter

Hod Eller threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 11, 1919, winning 6–0.

1923

Cy Williams's Three-Home-Run Game, 1923

Cy Williams hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 11, 1923.

1963

Sandy Koufax's No-Hitter

Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants on May 11, 1963, winning 8–0.

1974

Jim Wynn's Three-Home-Run Game, 1974

Jim Wynn hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 1974.

1996

Al Leiter's No-Hitter

Al Leiter threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins against the Colorado Rockies on May 11, 1996, winning 11–0.

2022

Christian Yelich Hits for the Cycle, 2022

Christian Yelich hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Cincinnati Reds on May 11, 2022.

Major-league debuts · May 11

1892

Frank Genins

Frank Genins made a major-league debut on May 11, 1892.

1911

Sherry Smith

Sherry Smith made a major-league debut on May 11, 1911.

1929

Lyn Lary

Lyn Lary made a major-league debut on May 11, 1929.

1935

Ray Mueller

Ray Mueller made a major-league debut on May 11, 1935.

1937

Tommy Henrich

Tommy Henrich made a major-league debut on May 11, 1937.

1963

Don Wert

Don Wert made a major-league debut on May 11, 1963.

1970

Dave LaRoche

Dave LaRoche made a major-league debut on May 11, 1970.

1987

Mike Henneman

Mike Henneman made a major-league debut on May 11, 1987.

1994

Jeff Cirillo

Jeff Cirillo made a major-league debut on May 11, 1994.

1997

John Thomson

John Thomson made a major-league debut on May 11, 1997.

1998

Randy Winn

Randy Winn made a major-league debut on May 11, 1998.

2000

Jason Grilli

Jason Grilli made a major-league debut on May 11, 2000.

2005

Tim Stauffer

Tim Stauffer made a major-league debut on May 11, 2005.

2013

Burch Smith

Burch Smith made a major-league debut on May 11, 2013.

2014

Chase Anderson

Chase Anderson made a major-league debut on May 11, 2014.

2019

Gregory Soto

Gregory Soto made a major-league debut on May 11, 2019.

Final major-league games · May 11

1935

Leo Mangum

Leo Mangum played a final major-league game on May 11, 1935.

1938

Paul Easterling

Paul Easterling played a final major-league game on May 11, 1938.

1947

Joe Kuhel

Joe Kuhel played a final major-league game on May 11, 1947.

1948

Oscar Judd

Oscar Judd played a final major-league game on May 11, 1948.

1963

Bill Tuttle

Bill Tuttle played a final major-league game on May 11, 1963.

1979

Frank Duffy

Frank Duffy played a final major-league game on May 11, 1979.

1982

Tom Griffin

Tom Griffin played a final major-league game on May 11, 1982.

1987

Mike Fischlin

Mike Fischlin played a final major-league game on May 11, 1987.

1991

Fred Manrique

Fred Manrique played a final major-league game on May 11, 1991.

2000

Vicente Palacios

Vicente Palacios played a final major-league game on May 11, 2000.

2000

Mark Whiten

Mark Whiten played a final major-league game on May 11, 2000.

2004

Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña played a final major-league game on May 11, 2004.

2006

Bill Mueller

Bill Mueller played a final major-league game on May 11, 2006.

2014

Miguel Olivo

Miguel Olivo played a final major-league game on May 11, 2014.

2015

Buddy Carlyle

Buddy Carlyle played a final major-league game on May 11, 2015.

2018

Chase Headley

Chase Headley played a final major-league game on May 11, 2018.

1,212 regular-season games played on May 11

2025

Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2.

2025

Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners

Toronto Blue Jays 9, Seattle Mariners 1.

2025

San Francisco Giants at Minnesota Twins

San Francisco Giants 6, Minnesota Twins 7.

2025

Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals

Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1.

2025

Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros

Cincinnati Reds 0, Houston Astros 6.

2025

Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 1.

2025

Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Guardians

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cleveland Guardians 0.

2025

Miami Marlins at Chicago White Sox

Miami Marlins 2, Chicago White Sox 4.

2025

New York Yankees at Athletics

New York Yankees 12, Athletics 2.

2025

Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Baltimore Orioles 7, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3.

2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Washington Nationals 1.

2025

Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates

Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,212 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Art Herman

b. May 11, 1871 · Pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, 1896 to 1897.

Alfredo Cabrera

b. May 11, 1881 · First baseman across three clubs, 1905 to 1913.

Charlie Gehringer

b. May 11, 1903 · Nineteen seasons at second base for Detroit and for nobody else, played so quietly that his own teammates called him the Mechanical Man.

Rip Sewell

b. May 11, 1907 · Threw a pitch twenty-five feet in the air and Ted Williams hit it out of the park in the 1946 All-Star Game.

Al Williams

b. May 11, 1914 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1937 to 1938.

Dave Short

b. May 11, 1917 · Left fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1940 to 1941.

Dewey Adkins

b. May 11, 1918 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1942 to 1949.

Gene Hermanski

b. May 11, 1920 · Left fielder who batted .272 across three clubs, 1943 to 1953.

Nestor Chylak

b. May 11, 1922 · Wounded in the Ardennes and briefly blinded by shrapnel, then umpired in the American League for twenty-five seasons.

Frank Campos

b. May 11, 1924 · Right fielder for the Washington Senators, 1951 to 1953.

Milt Pappas

b. May 11, 1939 · Was traded for Frank Robinson, and lost a perfect game on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth.

Frank Quilici

b. May 11, 1939 · Second baseman who batted .214 for the Minnesota Twins, 1965 to 1970.

Hector Martinez

b. May 11, 1939 · Center fielder for the Kansas City Athletics, 1962 to 1963.

Harry Fanok

b. May 11, 1940 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1963 to 1964.

Dane Iorg

b. May 11, 1950 · Left fielder who batted .276 across four clubs, 1977 to 1986.

Bobby Witt

b. May 11, 1964 · Walked 1,375 men, struck out 1,955, and threw as hard as anyone of his time.

Billy Bean

b. May 11, 1964 · Center fielder across three clubs, 1987 to 1995.

Floyd Youmans

b. May 11, 1964 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1985 to 1989.

Cameron Cairncross

b. May 11, 1972 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 2000 to 2000.

Francisco Cordero

b. May 11, 1975 · Pitcher with 329 career saves across six clubs, 1999 to 2012.

Daniel Ortmeier

b. May 11, 1981 · First baseman for the San Francisco Giants, 2005 to 2008.

David Buchanan

b. May 11, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2014 to 2024.

Glenn Sparkman

b. May 11, 1992 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2017 to 2020.

Griffin Canning

b. May 11, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2019 to 2025.

52 players were born on May 11; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

John Ake

d. May 11, 1887 · Third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, 1884 to 1884.

Fleet Walker

d. May 11, 1924 · Catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings, 1884 to 1884.

John Stedronsky

d. May 11, 1924 · Third baseman for the Chicago White Stockings, 1879 to 1879.

Buzz Murphy

d. May 11, 1938 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1918 to 1919.

Ed Hug

d. May 11, 1953 · Catcher for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1903 to 1903.

Dorsey Riddlemoser

d. May 11, 1954 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1899 to 1899.

Jack Marshall

d. May 11, 1961 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1920 to 1929.

Lee Dunham

d. May 11, 1961 · First baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1926 to 1926.

Jeff McCleskey

d. May 11, 1971 · Third baseman for the Boston Braves, 1913 to 1913.

Danny Schell

d. May 11, 1972 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1954 to 1955.

Johnnie Chambers

d. May 11, 1977 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1937 to 1937.

Dave Malarcher

d. May 11, 1982 · Third baseman who batted .267 across four clubs, 1916 to 1934.

Earl Reid

d. May 11, 1984 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1946 to 1946.

Bud Teachout

d. May 11, 1985 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1930 to 1932.

Johnny Bero

d. May 11, 1985 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1948 to 1951.

Bennie Warren

d. May 11, 1994 · Catcher who batted .219 across two clubs, 1939 to 1947.

Ben Taylor

d. May 11, 1999 · First baseman across three clubs, 1951 to 1955.

Bill Kelso

d. May 11, 2009 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1964 to 1968.

Johnny Schaive

d. May 11, 2009 · Second baseman for the Washington Senators, 1958 to 1963.

Frank Wills

d. May 11, 2012 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1983 to 1991.

Guy Morton

d. May 11, 2014 · Baseball figure for the Boston Red Sox, 1954 to 1954.

Larry Howard

d. May 11, 2019 · Catcher across two clubs, 1970 to 1973.

Larry Gowell

d. May 11, 2020 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1972 to 1972.

Buzz Capra

d. May 11, 2026 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1971 to 1977.

34 players died on May 11; these are the 24 best known.