Cubs Chuck Rainey is one out away from a no-hitter when the Reds’ Eddie Milner singles to center on the first pitch. Rainey settles for a 3 – 0 one-hitter, his first complete game of the season. For Milner, this is the third of five instances in which he will collect his team’s only hit in a game, a major league mark he’ll share with Cesar Tovar.
In the completion of a game suspended the previous day after 17 innings, the Dodgers beat the Cubs, 2 – 1 in 21 innings despite running out of position players and having to use pitchers Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch in the outfield. Jerry Reuss pitches the final four innings for the win, then starts the regularly-scheduled game and wins again, 7 – 4.
On June 11, 1982 The Dodgers’ Jerry Reuss pitches his second one-hitter of the season‚ allowing a leadoff double to the Reds’ Eddie Milner in the first inning‚ then retiring the next 27 batters for an 11 – 1 victory. It is the second time in his career that Reuss has missed a perfect game by one batter.
On June 27, 1980, At Candlestick Park 31 year-old left-hander Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the rival San Francisco Giants. Reuss, who wins an 8-0 decision, narrowly misses a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell commits a throwing error on Jack Clark’s two out routine grounder in the first…
On April 7, 1979 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded lefty pitcher Jerry Reuss to the Los Angeles Dodgers for right-handed pitcher Rick Rhoden. Reuss was a 29-year-old starting pitcher with ten season in the majors, five with the Pirates, at the time of the trade. He had won 48 games between 1974-76, but his last two…
1973 – Lefthander Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May. Reuss has an inconsistent two seasons in Houston, posting a 25-26 record with one save, but he improves on his way through a major league career that lasts 22 years. May, stuck behind Manny Sanguillen in Pittsburgh, bats .265 in two seasons before leaving for Detroit during a rebuilding purge. Also on this date, reliever Tim Byrdak is born in Oak Lawn, IL. The lefthander works out of the bullpen from 2008 to 2010 with a 3.53 ERA.
On September 29, 1973, At Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 40th home run, making the Atlanta Braves the first team in history to have three players with 40 or more home runs in one season. Aaron, who becomes the oldest player to hit 40 home runs, joins teammates Darrell Evans and…
1972 – A two-run inside-the-park homer by Cesar Cedeno highlights an 11-3 triumph over St. Louis . The young phenom raises his average to .351 with three hits. Jim Wynn drives in three while Jerry Reuss spins a four-hitter and adds two hits of his own.
1972 – Jerry Reuss allows only a ninth-inning double to Larry Bowa in a 10-0, one-hit victory over Philadelphia . Cesar Cedeno paces the attack with four hits, including two doubles and a homer. Bob Watson collects three hits and drives in four.
Jerry Reuss Position: PitcherBats: Left • Throws: Left6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)Born: June 19, 1949 in St. Louis, MODraft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ritenour HS (St. Louis, MO).High School: Ritenour HS (St. Louis, MO)Schools: University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA), University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)Debut: September 27, 1969 (10,560th in MLB history)vs. MON 7.0 IP, 2 H,…