The record for May 17 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 16 debuts, 16 final games, 42 births, 23 deaths and 1,286 games played.
David Wells threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998, winning 4–0.
The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
Don Nottebart threw a no-hitter for the Houston Colt .45's against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963, winning 4–1.
Bob Allison hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Cleveland Indians on May 17, 1963.
Hank Aaron reaches 3,000 hits at Cincinnati in a three-hit game that also included a home run, four years before he passed Babe Ruth.
Dave Kingman hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1979.
David Wells threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998, winning 4–0.
Erubiel Durazo hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 2002.
Khris Davis hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Texas Rangers on May 17, 2016.
Kris Bryant hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Washington Nationals on May 17, 2019.
Jim Keenan made a major-league debut on May 17, 1875.
Len Stockwell made a major-league debut on May 17, 1879.
Charlie Buffinton made a major-league debut on May 17, 1882.
Hank Majeski made a major-league debut on May 17, 1939.
Stan Williams made a major-league debut on May 17, 1958.
Bob Wilson made a major-league debut on May 17, 1958.
John Ellis made a major-league debut on May 17, 1969.
Fred McGriff made a major-league debut on May 17, 1986.
Dave McCarty made a major-league debut on May 17, 1993.
Ernie Young made a major-league debut on May 17, 1994.
Jermaine Dye made a major-league debut on May 17, 1996.
Ramón Santiago made a major-league debut on May 17, 2002.
Ervin Santana made a major-league debut on May 17, 2005.
Yan Gomes made a major-league debut on May 17, 2012.
Blake Parker made a major-league debut on May 17, 2012.
Tyron Guerrero made a major-league debut on May 17, 2016.
Mickey Welch played a final major-league game on May 17, 1892.
Tom Brown played a final major-league game on May 17, 1898.
Tim Donahue played a final major-league game on May 17, 1902.
Pete Coscarart played a final major-league game on May 17, 1946.
Frankie Hayes played a final major-league game on May 17, 1947.
Frankie Gustine played a final major-league game on May 17, 1950.
Walt Dropo played a final major-league game on May 17, 1961.
Billy Klaus played a final major-league game on May 17, 1963.
Tim Blackwell played a final major-league game on May 17, 1983.
Bob McClure played a final major-league game on May 17, 1993.
Joe Klink played a final major-league game on May 17, 1996.
Eric Gunderson played a final major-league game on May 17, 2000.
John Mabry played a final major-league game on May 17, 2007.
Jon Rauch played a final major-league game on May 17, 2013.
Jeff Mathis played a final major-league game on May 17, 2021.
César Valdez played a final major-league game on May 17, 2022.
Detroit Tigers 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
Houston Astros 1, Texas Rangers 5.
New York Mets 3, New York Yankees 2.
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Kansas City Royals 0.
Atlanta Braves 6, Boston Red Sox 7.
Washington Nationals 10, Baltimore Orioles 6.
Athletics 0, San Francisco Giants 1.
Seattle Mariners 4, San Diego Padres 1.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 5.
Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0.
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Miami Marlins 0.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 9.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,286 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
42 players were born on May 17; these are the 24 best known.