The Ranger-Mariner game is delayed by rain due to Safeco Field’s retractable roof failing to close. The contest is continued after 54 minutes, giving the roof time to overcome its electrical problem and providing the groundskeepers an opportunity to dry the field.
Yankees right-hander Hideki Irabu opposes Mariner Matt Suzuki, also a righty, in the first matchup of Japanese starters in major league history. The Bronx Bomber hurler bests his fellow countryman, giving up four hits and a run in New York’s 10-1 victory over Seattle.
May 9, 1995 At Shea Stadium Chipper Jones hits his first career homerun giving the Braves a 3-2 lead in the top of the 9th. his blast the first of 468 which puts him 3 alltime in homeruns for a switch hitter. “When I got back to the dugout, I had to go down the…
On April 5, 1993, the expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play their first games ever. After Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio throws out the first ball at Joe Robbie Stadium, the Marlins defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3. In the meantime, the Rockies lose to Dwight Gooden and the New York Mets, 3-0…
1991 – Jeff Bagwell’s first major league homer is a two-run shot off Kent Mercker in the ninth inning to stun the Braves, 3-1. Back then, nobody thought Bagwell would develop into the franchise’s premier power hitter.
On August 31, 1990, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. become the first father and son combination to play together in a major league game. The elder Griffey plays left field and bats second, while the younger Griffey bats third and plays center field. The 40 year-old left fielder and his 20 year-old offspring…
Ken Griffey Jr., the youngest player in the majors, hits his first career homer on the first pitch he ever sees at his home ballpark, the Kingdome. The 19 year-old, son of the Reds outfielder with the same name, takes White Sox’s Eric King’s pitch deep on his father’s 39th birthday.
On August 8, 1988, lights are used for the first time in the history of Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies play 3 1/2 before being rained out.
On October 3, 1986.00 1986 – The Baltimore Orioles lose to Detroit, 6 – 3, assuring the Orioles of their first last-place finish since moving from St. Louis in 1954.
On June 4, 1989, Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his first major league home run in a 12-3 shellacking of the Atlanta Braves. The home run is one of four hits that Bonds collects in five at-bats.
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