May 23, 1991. Tommy Greene of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hits the Montreal Expos 2-0. Greene had just become a member of the starting rotation due to a pulled groin muscle of Danny Cox.
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May 12, 1926. Walter "The Big Train" Johnson notches his 400th win. Johnson's win total of 417 victories is only topped by Cy Young's 511 victories. The coming of the five-man rotation likely has ended possibility of ever seeing the feat matched.
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May 6, 2012. Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis earns a win in his first pitching appearance. Darnell McDonald an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox takes the loss in the 17-inning affair. Adam Jones three-run homer provides the margin of victory. It is the first time since 1902 that two position players figure in a decision in the same game.
May 2, 1923. The "Big Train" Walter Johnson blanks the New York Yankees 3-0 at Griffith Stadium. It is Johnson's 100th shutout in his career. When his career ends he has tossed 110 shutouts a major league record.
April 23, 1952, on this date in baseball history Hoyt Wilhelm makes his major league debut with the New York Giants. The twenty-year old hurler homers in his first at bat, two days later he will triple in his second major league plate appearance. Wilhelm will have 432 official more at-bats in 21-year career without ever hitting a home run or triple again. He served in World War II, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where he received a shrapnel wound in the back something he would play with his entire career. The knuckleball pitcher would have a won-loss record of 143-122 with 228 saves in his career. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985,
