On May 24, 1964, Harmon Killebew hit the longest home run in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Killebrew’s blast of 471 feet was hit to left centerfield off pitcher Milt Pappas. It was a two-run home run, also scoring Jimmie Hall.

Baltimore beat the Twins that day, 7-6. 

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-Chris R. Vaccaro

In keeping with the no-hitter theme thanks to Jered Weaver’s history on May 2, today’s look back moment for May 3 happens to be Francisco Liriano’s no-hitter from 2011.

Liriano had pitched six years in the majors, but did not throw a complete game until his no-no at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. 

Liriano escaped no runs and no hits in the 1-0 win against the White Sox, but also walked six batters, while striking out two in the win.

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As if Philip Humber’s perfect game last month wasn’t enough baseball history to start the 2012 season, Jered Weaver went and pitched a gem, recording the 10th no-hitter in Angels history on Wednesday, May 2.

Backed by the support of his team, who put up 15 hits in the victory, Weaver’s only gaff on an otherwise perfect night was a walk to Josh Willingham in the seventh inning.

Weaver did strike out nine batters, and according to the Angels, started ahead on 16 of the hitters he faced.

Here are some things you might not have heard in relation to Weaver’s no-no:

• Weaver threw the 274th no-hitter in MLB history
• Weaver is the 16th player to have a last name that starts with “W” throw a no-hitter
• Weaver is the fifth person to no-hit the Twins, including Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, Nolan Ryan and David Wells
• Weaver is the second player in history to throw a no-hitter on May 2, joining Fred Toney, who pitched his with the Reds in 1917
• Weaver’s game was the seventh no-hitter to come with a 9-0 final score, dating back to the first no-hitter thrown July 28, 1875

Here’s a look at the complete list of Angels no-hitters (graphic from Angels/MLB):

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There have been tremendous prospects who have captured the nation upon their arrival to the big leagues, but Ken Griffey Jr.’s debut in 1989 feels most similar to Bryce Harper’s first game this past Saturday, April 28.

While Griffey went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and scored a run in his debut for the Mariners against the Athletics on April 3, 1989, Harper was 1-for-3 with a double and picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly for the Nationals against the Dodgers.

Griffey and Harper are two of four teenagers to record extra-base hits in their first major league games. Adrian Beltre and Jose Reyes are the others.

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