The record for May 16 in baseball history — 7 milestones, 18 debuts, 18 final games, 50 births, 32 deaths and 1,252 games played.
Mel Ott hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on May 16, 1929.
Mel Ott hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on May 16, 1929.
Mike Epstein hit three home runs for the Washington Senators against the Chicago White Sox on May 16, 1969.
Rick Monday hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 16, 1972.
Carlton Fisk hit for the cycle for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 16, 1984.
Tony Phillips hit for the cycle for the Oakland Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles on May 16, 1986.
Jayson Werth hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 16, 2008.
Wilmer Flores hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Athletics on May 16, 2025.
Ed Reulbach made a major-league debut on May 16, 1905.
Ed Sweeney made a major-league debut on May 16, 1908.
Harry Heilmann made a major-league debut on May 16, 1914.
Patsy Gharrity made a major-league debut on May 16, 1916.
Allyn Stout made a major-league debut on May 16, 1931.
Cecil Travis made a major-league debut on May 16, 1933.
Sam Chapman made a major-league debut on May 16, 1938.
Ross Grimsley made a major-league debut on May 16, 1971.
Steve Farr made a major-league debut on May 16, 1984.
Bryan Harvey made a major-league debut on May 16, 1987.
Mark Gardner made a major-league debut on May 16, 1989.
Amaury Telemaco made a major-league debut on May 16, 1996.
Adrian Brown made a major-league debut on May 16, 1997.
Ty Wigginton made a major-league debut on May 16, 2002.
Erick Aybar made a major-league debut on May 16, 2006.
Mark Reynolds made a major-league debut on May 16, 2007.
Chris Perez made a major-league debut on May 16, 2008.
Chad Green made a major-league debut on May 16, 2016.
Alex Jones played a final major-league game on May 16, 1903.
Don Johnson played a final major-league game on May 16, 1948.
Wayne Terwilliger played a final major-league game on May 16, 1960.
Marty Perez played a final major-league game on May 16, 1978.
Dave Roberts played a final major-league game on May 16, 1981.
Chris Brown played a final major-league game on May 16, 1989.
Mark Clear played a final major-league game on May 16, 1990.
Curt Wilkerson played a final major-league game on May 16, 1993.
Ed Núñez played a final major-league game on May 16, 1994.
Willie Wilson played a final major-league game on May 16, 1994.
Kevin Ritz played a final major-league game on May 16, 1998.
Paul Wilson played a final major-league game on May 16, 2005.
Mike Holtz played a final major-league game on May 16, 2006.
Matt Lawton played a final major-league game on May 16, 2006.
Scott Schoeneweis played a final major-league game on May 16, 2010.
D. J. Carrasco played a final major-league game on May 16, 2012.
Luke Gregerson played a final major-league game on May 16, 2019.
Eric Hosmer played a final major-league game on May 16, 2023.
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Houston Astros 6, Texas Rangers 3.
New York Mets 2, New York Yankees 6.
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Kansas City Royals 3.
Atlanta Braves 4, Boston Red Sox 2.
Washington Nationals 4, Baltimore Orioles 3.
Seattle Mariners 5, San Diego Padres 1.
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 8.
Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0.
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Miami Marlins 9.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2.
Cleveland Guardians 4, Cincinnati Reds 5.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,252 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
50 players were born on May 16; these are the 24 best known.
32 players died on May 16; these are the 24 best known.