1993 – Free agent pitcher Doug Drabek tosses two shutout innings in a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. It is Drabek’s first start with Houston after a career in Pittsburgh that included a Cy Young Award and three division crowns.
1989 – After blowing late leads in each of their first three spring games, the Astros score four in the bottom of the ninth to steal a 5-4 victory over Kansas City for the first win in Art Howe’s managerial career. Thad Bosley, Craig Biggio and Karl Allaire drive in the runs after three walks start the inning.
On March 6, 1987, prized free agent Andre Dawson signs a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $650,000. The former Montreal Expos’ star had previously offered to sign a “blank check” contract with Chicago. because collusion prevents him from signing a contract at the market rate for his services. More on Baseball History and Player Contracts,…
On March 6, 1985 – Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Slaughter, known for his hustling style of play, gained fame for his celebrated “Mad Dash” home during the 1946 World Series. Vaughan batted .318 over a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn…
On March 6, 1980, Milwaukee Brewers manager George Bamberger suffers a heart attack at the team’s spring training camp in Sun City, Arizona. Bamberger will undergo quintuple bypass surgery, and is replaced on an interim basis by one of the team’s coaches, Buck Rodgers. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Sponsor this Page Listen to Voices From The…
1973 – Larry Hisle of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history during an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hisle makes the new American League rule look good by collecting two home runs and seven runs batted in.
March 6, 1972: Jim Fregosi, acquired by the @Mets for Nolan Ryan, breaks his right thumb during a spring training workout. Fregosi hits just .232 in 101 games. from – Metsrewind
Joe Cronin, the AL president, gives in to A’s owner Charlie Finley’s request to allow three balls, rather than four, to constitute a base on balls during an exhibition game against the Brewers. The experiment, designed to add offense and speed up the game, proves to be tedious for both teams when 19 walks are issued as well as six homers being drilled during the 13-9 spring training victory for Oakland.
March 6, 1965 – Roberto Clemente’s mother visits her son in the hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as he recovers from a bout with malaria. He will miss a full month of training camp with the disease, which he contracted during the off-season. Clemente will recover to bat .329 in the season but will…
1962 – St. Louis voters approve a bond issue that will fund the improvements necessary to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals.
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