The Pirates trade OF Lonnie Smith to the Orioles in exchange for two minor league players to be named.
The Pirates trade OF Lonnie Smith to the Orioles in exchange for two minor league players to be named.
The Pirates trade OF Lonnie Smith to the Orioles in exchange for two minor league players to be named.
Houston’s Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets, winning by a score of 7 – 1. He fans nine and walks 1. Mets 3B Butch Huskey becomes the 3rd player in history to make his major league debut on the losing end of a no-hitter. Byron Browne and Don Young of the Cubs did so in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965.
On September 7, 1993, St Louis Cardinals OF Mark Whiten ties the major-league record for RBIs in a game with 12 in St. Louis’ 15 – 2 win over the Cincinatti Reds in the second game of a doubleheader. Whiten hits a record-tying four home runs, including a 1st-inning grand slam, in the contest. His…
Detroit C Chad Kreuter homers from both sides of the plate in the Tigers’ 10 – 6 win over California. He is the second Tiger this year to perform the feat, joining Mickey Tettleton, who did so on May 7th.
P Denis Boucher makes his Expos debut in a 4 – 3 win over Colorado. Boucher and C Joe Siddall form only the second all-Canadian battery in modern big league history.
Rafael Palmeiro has his second game this season with 4 extra-base hits as he paces the Rangers to an 8 – 5 victory over the Yankees. Palmeiro has 2 homers and 2 doubles; the two such games this season ties a major league record.
In the Cubs’ 7 – 6 win over the Phils‚ Ryne Sandberg is held hitless‚ ending his 17-game hitting streak. He’ll hit safely in 24 of his last 25 games as his season ends September 13th when he breaks a finger sliding.
1993 – Philadelphia 1B John Kruk walks in his first at bat in the Phils’ 5 – 3 win over Cincinnati, giving him 100 free passes for the season. He is the third Phillie to reach the mark this year, making them the first National Leagueteam ever to have such a trio.
On September 4, 1993, Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees throws a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians. Abbott, a one-handed pitcher, becomes the first Yankee to throw a no-hitter since Dave Righetti in 1983. In the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Kenny Lofton is loudly booed by the fans after he fouls off a…
The Phillies lose to the Reds by a score of 6 – 5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shut out in 151 consecutive games. The major league mark of 308 is held by the New York Yankees.
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