Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as the Yankees manager.
Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as the Yankees manager.
Padres’ manager Steve Boros, prior to the game against Atlanta, tries to give ump Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play from last night’s 4-2 defeat. The San Diego skipper is promptly ejected before the first pitch of today’s contest at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Padres’ manager Steve Boros, prior to the game against Atlanta, tries to give ump Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play from last night’s 4-2 defeat. The San Diego skipper is promptly ejected before the first pitch of today’s contest at Jack Murphy Stadium.
1983 – The Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher with the first pick in the annual June free-agent draft, but Belcher will reject their $125,000 signing bonus offer and pitch for Team USA in the Pan American Games instead. Belcher will be the first person selected in the January 1984 draft. The Cincinnati Reds select infielder Kurt Stillwell with the second pick and pitcher Roger Clemens is taken with the 19th pick by the Boston Red Sox.
1983 – The Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher with the first pick in the annual June free-agent draft, but Belcher will reject their $125,000 signing bonus offer and pitch for Team USA in the Pan American Games instead. Belcher will be the first person selected in the January 1984 draft. The Cincinnati Reds select infielder Kurt Stillwell with the second pick and pitcher Roger Clemens is taken with the 19th pick by the Boston Red Sox.
Mark the Bird Fidrych appears on SI Cover with Big Bird
On June 6, 1977 “The Bird” Mark Fidrych, of the Detroit Tigers, and Big Bird, of Sesame Street, were both featured on the cover. In 1976, Fidrych led the major leagues with a 2.34 ERA, won the AL Rookie of the Year award, and finished with a 19–9 record. Fidrych tore the cartilage in his…
1976 – After a storm drops seven inches of rain causing floods in Houston, twenty fans canoe to the Astrodome to get rain checks for the canceled game at the enclosed stadium.
1976 – After a storm drops seven inches of rain causing floods in Houston, twenty fans canoe to the Astrodome to get rain checks for the canceled game at the enclosed stadium.
Nolan Ryan loses bid for second straight no-hitter
Nolan Ryan loses bid for second straight no-hitter On June 6, 1975, Nolan Ryan came up short in a bid to throw his second straight no-hitter. Ryan held the Brewers hitless for 5 2/3 innings before Hank Aaron singled. Ryan had threw his fourth career no-hitter five days earlier. Ryan gives up one other hit…
Lee May hits the first “foamer” in team history
1974 – Lee May hits the first “foamer” in team history, a promotion where Dome patrons get free beer for the rest of the night if an Astro belts one out on an even-numbered minute. May hits a second shot for good measure and Larry Dierker tosses a three-hitter in a 4-0 whitewash of the Expos.
1972 – On “Turn It Around Night” in Philadelphia, Astros pitcher Dave Roberts swats a two-run homer for a 4-3 victory. The Phils, losers of 18 of their past 19 games, resort to such lunacy as holding the seventh-inning stretch in the third inning, introducing the starting lineups backwards and playing the national anthem after the game ended. The hex had a delayed effect as the Phillies beat Houston the next day.
1972 – On “Turn It Around Night” in Philadelphia, Astros pitcher Dave Roberts swats a two-run homer for a 4-3 victory. The Phils, losers of 18 of their past 19 games, resort to such lunacy as holding the seventh-inning stretch in the third inning, introducing the starting lineups backwards and playing the national anthem after the game ended. The hex had a delayed effect as the Phillies beat Houston the next day.
Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh belts his 500th home run
On June 6, 1972, Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh belts his 500th home run. Oh will finish his career with 868 home runs, believed by some historians to be the most in professional baseball history, although complete records from the Negro leagues were not kept.
6/6/1971: In the top of the 4th inning of the scheduled second game, Tiger Gates Brown homered off of the While Sox Joel Horlen. The game was called after it was hit following a 35 minute rain delay. After about an hour the sun was shining, and the Tigers were quite upset the umpires called the game so quickly.
6/6/1971: In the top of the 4th inning of the scheduled second game, Tiger Gates Brown homered off of the While Sox Joel Horlen. The game was called after it was hit following a 35 minute rain delay. After about an hour the sun was shining, and the Tigers were quite upset the umpires called the game so quickly.
