Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove made his professional debut with the Martinsburg Mountaineers of the Blue Ridge League. He allowed six hits and four walks while fanning 10 in a 4-1 loss to the Hagerstown Champs.

Continuing a remarkable run of pitching (see May 13, 1952), Ron Necciai of the Appalachian League's Bristol Twins fanned 24 Kingsport Cherokees batters.

The South Atlantic League's Jacksonville Braves and visiting Savannah Redlegs played to a 6-6 tie in a game called after 20 innings and five hours of play.

Jeanmar Gomez threw the first perfect game in Akron history, striking out eight as the Double-A Eastern League's Aeros blanked the host Trenton Thunder, 3-0. It was the first perfect game in Minor League Baseball since July 15, 2007, when Guillermo Moscoso spun one for Class A Short-Season Oneonta. More >