On June 11, 1987 Having traded for him last December‚ the Phillies deal Mike Easler back to the Yankees for a pair of minor leaguers.
On June 10, 1987 At Baltimore‚ the Red Sox clip the Orioles‚ 15 – 4. Ellis Burks and Marty Barrett lead the 18-hit attack with grand slams.
In the Tigers’ 15 – 7 win over the Twins‚ the two teams combine for 8 homers. Tom Brookens has a grand slam for the winners while Mark Salas‚ who enters the game in the 7th, has 5 RBIs on two homers for the Twins.
After starting off with an 18-2 record, the Brewers drop their 10th in a row, losing, 13 – 0, to Kansas City. The Brew Crew’s only hit off Charlie Leibrandt is a bunt single.
Félix Benavides hits three triples for the Mineros against Las Villas, the first player to perform the feat in Cuba, at least since the Cuban revolution.
Gary Carter drives in his 1,000th career run with an 8th-inning single that scores Lenny Dykstra as the Mets defeat Pittsburgh, 4 – 2.
Mets phenom pitcher Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden avoids suspension for substance abuse by agreeing to enter a drug rehab facility. The talented 22 year-old right-hander will make his first start on June 5 and will win 15 games for the team despite missing the first two months of the season.
1986 – Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, joining Stan Musial and Roy Campanella as the only three-time NL award winners. Schmidt led the NL with 37 home runs and 119 RBI.
Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon buy the World Champion Mets from the Doubleday Publishing Company for $80.75 million. In 1980, the book company had bought the franchise for a then-record $21.1 million.
1986 – The Doubleday Publishing Company agrees to sell the World Champion New York Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon for $80.75 million. The company had purchased the Mets for a then-record $21.1 million in 1980.
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