On June 24, 2007, the Cubs defeated the White Sox, 3-0, Chicago Cubs sweep Chicago White Sox their cross-town rivals for the first time in the South Side. The victory brought the interleague record between the two Windy City teams to 30 wins for the White Sox, and 30 for the Cubs.
On June 23, 2007, former relief pitcher Rod Beck died at the age of 38 in his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Beck saved 286 games in a 13-year career spent with the Giants, Cubs, Red Sox, and Padres. He saved 48 games for the Giants in 1993, and 51 for the Cubs in 1999.
Brad Correll homers four times in a game for the Lancaster JetHawks in a 16 – 4 rout of the High Desert Mavericks. He ties the California League record, set 35 days ago by teammate Aaron Bates.
Ryan Rowland-Smith makes his historic major league debut. The former Australian Olympic star and Silver Medalist becomes the first player in history to have a hyphenated surname.
The fifth longest consecutive game streak in baseball history comes to an end at 1,152 when Miguel Tejada sits out when Baltimore plays the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The Oriole shortstop, who was struck by San Diego’s Doug Brocail two games ago, resulting in a non-displaced fracture of the left radius, continued his streak yesterday with an attempted sac bunt, but was lifted for a pinch runner in the first inning.
On June 20, 2007, Sammy Sosa slugged his 600th home run in the Rangers’ 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Sosa had homered against every team except the Cubs, for whom he played much of his career. The homer came off Jason Marquis, who was wearing #21 – the number…
On the bus ride to Shea Stadium to take on the Mets in an inter-league contest, Twins’ color commentator Bert Blyleven says he will have his head shaved if the tonight’s starter, Johan Santana, throws a complete-game shutout. The left-hander from Venezuela will shave the broadcaster’s head after going the distance in Minnesota’s 9-0 victory over New York’s National League team.
On June 18, 2007 Trailing the Red Sox by 15 games in the AL East after playing just sixty-nine games, the last-place Orioles fire Sam Perlozzo as the team’s manager. Bullpen coach Dave Trembley is named as the interim manager in the midst of an O’s eight-game losing streak as the club embarks on a…
On June 18, 2007 The New York Yankees sign Chinese catcher Zhenwang Zhang and pitcher Kai Liu. It is wrongly touted as the first time a major league organization has signed Chinese players. However, the Seattle Mariners had signed Chao Wang in 2001.
Brandon Watson of the Columbus Clippers hits in his 43rd consecutive game, breaking the 95-year-old International League record previously held by Jack Lelivelt. The record-shattering blow is a single off J.D. Durbin.
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