What happened today in team history?
1966 – Home attendance record
With fans scattering into the stadium to see the Los Angeles Dodgers and Sandy Koufax take on the Houston Astros in front of a record 55,908 fans. Koufax led his Dodgers to a 5-2 win, but not everyone was fazed by his pitching, with Jim Wynn going 4-for-4 with two doubles and a homer.
1993 – Everything but a triple
During a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, Astros infielder Jeff Bagwell does everything he can but hit a triple, hitting a single, double and homer, scoring twice, driving in two and stealing home. Despite all this, all of the Astros five runs were unearned.
2002 – Honoring Darryl Kile
Following the death of their teammate Darryl Kile, who passed earlier on the 22nd from a heart attack, Craig Biggio, Brad Ausmus and Jeff Bagwell all decided to sit out their game against the Seattle Mariners. The team wins in his memory, with Bagwell hitting a game-winning RBI in the 12th inning.
What else happened on this day?
1932
The National League finally agrees to put numbers on the backs of jerseys to identify players. This is something that some AL teams had already been doing since 1929.
1962
St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial became the all-time leader in total bases after a three-hit game in the first of two against the Philadelphia Phillies.
2018
The Toronto Blue Jays announce a 75-game suspension being put on closer Roberto Osuna, retroactive to May 8th, for his arrest on charges of domestic violence. This is the second-longest suspension handed out for this type of action.