The record for May 7 in baseball history — 12 milestones, 22 debuts, 27 final games, 42 births, 30 deaths and 1,254 games played.
Jesse Barnes threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 7, 1922, winning 6–0.
Bob Meusel hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Washington Senators on May 7, 1921.
Jesse Barnes threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 7, 1922, winning 6–0.
Wes Parker hit for the cycle for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Mets on May 7, 1970.
Harold Baines hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles on May 7, 1991.
Carlos Gómez hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Chicago White Sox on May 7, 2008.
Joey Votto hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on May 7, 2008.
Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 7, 2011, winning 9–0.
Aaron Hill hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2016.
Mike Fiers threw a no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2019, winning 2–0.
Justin Turner hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Atlanta Braves on May 7, 2019.
Wade Miley threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Cleveland Indians on May 7, 2021, winning 3–0.
Paul Goldschmidt hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers on May 7, 2023.
Billy Barnie made a major-league debut on May 7, 1874.
Kirtley Baker made a major-league debut on May 7, 1890.
Fred Lake made a major-league debut on May 7, 1891.
Ed Walsh made a major-league debut on May 7, 1904.
Buck Ross made a major-league debut on May 7, 1936.
George Strickland made a major-league debut on May 7, 1950.
Bill White made a major-league debut on May 7, 1956.
Pascual Pérez made a major-league debut on May 7, 1980.
Chris Donnels made a major-league debut on May 7, 1991.
Bob Scanlan made a major-league debut on May 7, 1991.
Ed Sprague made a major-league debut on May 7, 1991.
José Parra made a major-league debut on May 7, 1995.
Preston Wilson made a major-league debut on May 7, 1998.
Carlos Lee made a major-league debut on May 7, 1999.
Scott Hairston made a major-league debut on May 7, 2004.
Scott Baker made a major-league debut on May 7, 2005.
Shane Robinson made a major-league debut on May 7, 2009.
Starlin Castro made a major-league debut on May 7, 2010.
Craig Kimbrel made a major-league debut on May 7, 2010.
Julio Teherán made a major-league debut on May 7, 2011.
Brian Dozier made a major-league debut on May 7, 2012.
Jose Quintana made a major-league debut on May 7, 2012.
Doc Newton played a final major-league game on May 7, 1909.
Art Fromme played a final major-league game on May 7, 1915.
Hi Myers played a final major-league game on May 7, 1925.
Kiddo Davis played a final major-league game on May 7, 1938.
Mort Cooper played a final major-league game on May 7, 1949.
Johnny Vander Meer played a final major-league game on May 7, 1951.
Carl Furillo played a final major-league game on May 7, 1960.
Willie Jones played a final major-league game on May 7, 1961.
Paul Foytack played a final major-league game on May 7, 1964.
Gino Cimoli played a final major-league game on May 7, 1965.
Bill Lee played a final major-league game on May 7, 1982.
Mike Ivie played a final major-league game on May 7, 1983.
Dick Tidrow played a final major-league game on May 7, 1984.
Tommy Boggs played a final major-league game on May 7, 1985.
Andy Hassler played a final major-league game on May 7, 1985.
Marty Barrett played a final major-league game on May 7, 1991.
Pete Harnisch played a final major-league game on May 7, 2001.
Hipólito Pichardo played a final major-league game on May 7, 2002.
Henry Rodríguez played a final major-league game on May 7, 2002.
Bill Pulsipher played a final major-league game on May 7, 2005.
Matt Whiteside played a final major-league game on May 7, 2005.
Jeff Fassero played a final major-league game on May 7, 2006.
Shawn Camp played a final major-league game on May 7, 2014.
Omar Quintanilla played a final major-league game on May 7, 2014.
Kevin Gregg played a final major-league game on May 7, 2015.
Geovany Soto played a final major-league game on May 7, 2017.
Jordan Zimmermann played a final major-league game on May 7, 2021.
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Tampa Bay Rays 0.
San Diego Padres 3, New York Yankees 4.
Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 5.
Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 2.
Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 6.
Seattle Mariners 6, Athletics 5.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5.
Cleveland Guardians 8, Washington Nationals 6.
Pittsburgh Pirates 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5.
Houston Astros 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1.
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Miami Marlins 1.
Detroit Tigers 8, Colorado Rockies 6.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,254 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
42 players were born on May 7; these are the 24 best known.
30 players died on May 7; these are the 24 best known.