Len Barker Stats & Facts
Len Barker Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 77 Weight: 225 Born: Thursday, July 07, 1955 in Fort Knox, KY USA Died: in , Debut: 9/14/1976 Last Game: 9/26/1987 Full Name: Leonard Harold Barker
Cubs Chuck Rainey is one out away from a no-hitter when the Reds’ Eddie Milner singles to center on the first pitch
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.
1981 the largest crowd in All-Star Game history watches the National League defeat the American League
On August 9, 1981, coming back from the players strike, the largest crowd in All-Star Game history watches the National League defeat the American League, 5-4, at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. Playing in front of a throng of 72,086 fans, future Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter hits two solo home runs and is named the…
Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians pitches a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays
On May 15, 1981, Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians pitches a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Barker wins a 3-0 decision in hurling the first perfect game since Jim “Catfish” Hunter’s masterpiece in 1968. Only 7,290 attended the game at Municipal Stadium.
George Brett tears ligaments in his ankle and misses a month
June 10, 1980, Kansas City Royals George Brett tears ligaments in his ankle on an attempted steal in the 3rd inning against the Cleveland Indians and misses a month. Brett homered in the first against Len Barker, he was hitting .337 at the time. When he returns to the lineup after the All-Star Break he hits…
