The record for May 12 in baseball history — 7 milestones, 13 debuts, 17 final games, 63 births, 14 deaths and 1,242 games played.
Chief Bender started as the Philadelphia Athletics held the Cleveland Naps without a hit on May 12, 1910, winning 4–0.
Chief Bender started as the Philadelphia Athletics held the Cleveland Naps without a hit on May 12, 1910, winning 4–0.
Sam Jones threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 12, 1955, winning 4–0.
Carl Erskine threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on May 12, 1956, winning 3–0.
Paul Molitor hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1982.
A. J. Burnett threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins against the San Diego Padres on May 12, 2001, winning 3–0.
Carlos Beltrán hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the Colorado Rockies on May 12, 2011.
Cedric Mullins hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 12, 2023.
Jimmy Callahan made a major-league debut on May 12, 1894.
Tom Needham made a major-league debut on May 12, 1904.
Frank Grube made a major-league debut on May 12, 1931.
Héctor López made a major-league debut on May 12, 1955.
Mickey Lolich made a major-league debut on May 12, 1963.
Bill Caudill made a major-league debut on May 12, 1979.
Eric Plunk made a major-league debut on May 12, 1986.
Dale Sveum made a major-league debut on May 12, 1986.
Alex Arias made a major-league debut on May 12, 1992.
Jeff Reboulet made a major-league debut on May 12, 1992.
Chris Carpenter made a major-league debut on May 12, 1997.
Cole Hamels made a major-league debut on May 12, 2006.
Noah Syndergaard made a major-league debut on May 12, 2015.
Jim Donnelly played a final major-league game on May 12, 1898.
Grover Lowdermilk played a final major-league game on May 12, 1920.
John Shovlin played a final major-league game on May 12, 1920.
Dana Fillingim played a final major-league game on May 12, 1925.
Joe Judge played a final major-league game on May 12, 1934.
Gus Suhr played a final major-league game on May 12, 1940.
Ben Chapman played a final major-league game on May 12, 1946.
Johnny Lanning played a final major-league game on May 12, 1947.
Doc Cramer played a final major-league game on May 12, 1948.
Wally Judnich played a final major-league game on May 12, 1949.
Wally Westlake played a final major-league game on May 12, 1956.
Don Hoak played a final major-league game on May 12, 1964.
Jim Palmer played a final major-league game on May 12, 1984.
Larry McWilliams played a final major-league game on May 12, 1990.
Julio Santana played a final major-league game on May 12, 2006.
Donnie Sadler played a final major-league game on May 12, 2007.
Jon Jay played a final major-league game on May 12, 2021.
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1.
Colorado Rockies 1, Texas Rangers 2.
New York Yankees 11, Seattle Mariners 5.
Kansas City Royals 7, Houston Astros 5.
Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 14.
Milwaukee Brewers 0, Cleveland Guardians 5.
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, San Francisco Giants 1.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9, San Diego Padres 5.
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 4.
Miami Marlins 2, Chicago Cubs 5.
Washington Nationals 3, Atlanta Braves 4.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,242 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
63 players were born on May 12; these are the 24 best known.