May 29

1880 - The Chicago White Stockings set a National League record by winning their 13th consecutive game, a record they will shatter in 4 weeks.

2000 - Second baseman Randy Velarde of the Oakland Athletics turns an unassisted triple play, just the 11th in major league history, on a line drive by the New York Yankees' Shane Spencer. With runners on first and second running with the pitch, Velarde tags Jorge Posada as he nears second base, then touches the bag to retire Tino Martinez. New York wins the game, 4-1. In 1995, while with the Yankees, Velarde turned an unassisted triple play against the Los Angeles Dodgers in spring training following the strike.

2009 - Clint Hurdle is fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies making him the second manager fired this season. He will be replaced by former Dodgers and Pirates manager Jim Tracy.

Born
Albert Brancato (born May 29, 1919) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939-1941 and 1945. He holds the post-1940 record for errors in a season, with 61.

Cha Seung Baek born May 29, 1980 in Busan, South Korea, is a Golden Baseball League pitcher who is currently a Yuma Scorpions. Baek graduated from Busan High School, Busan, South Korea in 1998. He was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent on September 25, 1998.