births
May 9, 1908
Billy Jurges, American baseball player and manager (died 1997)
Billy Jurges
William Frederick Jurges was an American shortstop, third baseman, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in the Bronx, New York. During the 1930s, he was central to three National League champion Chicago Cubs teams. In July 1932, Jurges recovered from gunshot wounds—suffered when a distraught former girlfriend tried to kill him—to help lead the Cubs to the pennant.
May 9
May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year.