Today in Baseball History: May 28th

1978 On May 28, 1978, future Hall of Famer Jim Palmer records the 200th victory of his career. Using his trademark curve and fastball, the Baltimore Orioles' veteran shuts out the Cleveland Indians, 3-0. Palmer will finish his career with 268 wins and gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1990.

1973 On May 28, 1973, Chicago White Sox hurler Wilbur Wood picks up his 12th and 13th wins of the season. The knuckleballer earns the win in the completion of a suspended game, and then starts and wins the regularly scheduled game. Wood will go on to win a league-leading 24 games.

1968 On May 28, 1968, the American League announces that it will utilize two divisions in 1969. Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, and Washington will comprise the East, while California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland, and Seattle will make up the West.

1956 On May 28, 1956, Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game, setting a major league record. Long connects against Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Long started the streak on May 19, when he homered against Chicago's Jim Davis.

1951 On May 28, 1951, New York Giants rookie Willie Mays collects his first major league hit, a home run against Milwaukee Braves left-hander Warren Spahn. Mays had begun his career in an 0-for-12 slump before breaking through against Spahn. Mays will go on to collect 3,283 hits during his Hall of Fame career…

1946 On May 28, 1946, the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators play the first night game in the storied history of Yankee Stadium. A crowd of nearly 50,000 watches the Yanks lose to the Nats, 2-1.