On June 13 1990, Trevor Wilson of the San Francisco Giants keeps the San Diego Padres hitless for eight innings before Mike Pagliarulo hits a single. Wilson will settle for a 6 – 0 one-hitter, as the Giants post their 14th victory in their last 15 games.
On June 13 1989, Despite the relaxed balk rule during the season, Boston Red Sox pitcher John Dopson manages to tie the American League record with four balks in just 3 2/3 innings in Boston’s 8 – 7 win over the Detroit Tigers.
On June 13 1989, Terry Puhl of the Houston Astros plays in his 1,403rd major league game, during a 3 – 2 loss to the Dodgers, to break Jack Graney’s record for Canadian-born players.
On June 13 1989, Jack Clark of the San Diego Padres strikes out four times in a 9 – 6 loss to Cincinnati, giving him a major league record of nine strikeouts in two games. Clark struck out five times against the Giants on June 11.
On June 13 1988, In a 12 – 6 loss to the Yankees, Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox hits his 200th home run in Fenway Park, joining Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as the only three to do it.
On June 13, 1984, the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians engineer a blockbuster trade. Chicago sends outfielders Joe Carter, Mel Hall and Don Schulz a minor leaguer Darryl Banks to Cleveland for pitchers Rick Sutcliffe and George Frazier and catcher Ron Hassey. “The Red Baron” was 4-5 with the Indians, but caught fire with the…
on June 14, 1983 Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers broke up a no-hit bid by Boston’s Mike Brown Tuesday night with a home run that completely cleared the right field roof at Tiger Stadium and hit the top of a lumber yard across the street — an estimated 540 feet from home plate. In…
On June 13 1980, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies goes 4 for 5 to move past Honus Wagner into fifth place on the all-time hit list with 3,431. Philadelphia starts the game with seven consecutive hits and beats the San Diego Padres, 9 – 6.
On June 13 1980, Vida Blue of the San Francisco Giants defeats the Mets, 3 – 1, as Milt May hits franchise home run #9,000 for the Giants. Monte Ward hit home run #1 for the Giants in 1883, and #8,000 was hit by Bobby Bonds on September 4, 1971.
On June 13 1976, The Mets sweep the Giants in a twin bill at Candlestick Park, 4-2 and 4-1. The victories mark the first time in 17 tries that the team has won two games on the same day. The Giants also acquire Darrell Evans by trading flashy first baseman Willie Montanez to the Atlanta…
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