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What Happened in Sports: May 30, 2020
What happened in sports on May 30, 2020 ft. Lane Taylor's pay cut. a couple of special MLB anniversaries, and more!
May 30th, 2020 was highlighted by LG Lane Taylor agreeing to take a $2.3M pay cut to remain a Green Bay Packer in 2020 after an injury-derailed season, the 85-year anniversary of Babe Ruth’s final game of professional baseball, and served as the 34-year anniversary of Barry Bonds’ MLB debut.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
Manny being Manny. 😂@therealmanny99 turns 48 today! pic.twitter.com/XMoLkI8C7I
— MLB (@MLB) May 30, 2020
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NFL: C Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts (turns 27)
NBA: SF Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings (28)
NBA: SG Jeremy Lamb, Indiana Pacers (28)
MLB: SP Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies (30)
MLB: RP John Brebbia, St. Louis Cardinals (30)
MLB: RP Tony Watson, San Francisco Giants (35)
MLB: OF Manny Ramirez, Retired after 2011 (48)
1987: Boston Celtics PF Larry Bird put up 37 points, 9 rebounds, & 9 assists in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals while Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, and Dennis Johnson all put up double-doubles to defeat the Detroit Pistons
1986: OF Barry Bonds made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates, going 0-5 with 3 strikeouts in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers
1971: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays hit his 638th career HR, breaking Stan Musial‘s NL record in the process with his 1,950th career run scored
1935: Babe Ruth only played the 1st inning of the Boston Braves’ doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies, and it would turn out to be the very last appearance of his illustrious MLB career
1922: Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals completed a trade, swapping OF Max Flack for OF Cliff Heathcote in the middle of a doubleheader; both players would play for both teams that day
1894: Boston Beaneaters 2B Bobby Lowe became the 1st player to hit 4 HRs during a single game in baseball history , a win over the Cincinnati Reds
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