Calvin Schiraldi Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg) Born: June 16, 1962 in Houston, TX Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Austin, TX) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (27th) of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX). High School: Westlake HS (Austin, TX) School: University of Texas at…
On April 29, 1989 – In the first Saturday night game at Wrigley Field, the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs combine to make 11 errors: 6 by the Padres, 5 by the Cubs. San Diego wins 5-4. The Padres errors were made by – Mark Davis (1); Randy Ready (2); Roberto Alomar 3…
On December 8, 1987 The Chicago Cubs trade Lee Smith to the Red Sox for pitchers Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi. Smith felt underappreciated in Chicago and had asked for a trade. “I appreciated (Jim Frey) trading me,” he said. “Frey and Zim are good people. Wanting to be traded had nothing to do with…
November 13, 1985: The New York Mets and Boston Red Sox make a 8 player trade Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, La Schelle Tarver and John Christensen to Boston for Bob Ojeda, John Mitchell, tom McCarthy, and Chris Bayer. “WE WANTED both Gardner and Schiraldi,” Gorman said. “They are big, strong, and we think…
On June 11, 1985 Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Von Hayes becomes the first major-league player ever to hit two home runs in the first inning, as Philadelphia blasts the Mets, 26 – 7. Hayes leads off with a home run‚ off Tom Gorman‚ and capping a 9-run outburst with a grand slam. Mets relievers Joe Sambito (3 innings) and Calvin Schiraldi (1.1 innings) both give up…