This Day In Baseball June 10

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The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on June 10 in baseball history.

 

Notable Events and Chronology for June 10

In Buffalo‚ the Atlantics are defeated by the Niagaras and pitcher Atwater‚ 19 – 15. The Niagaras jump to a 9 – 0 lead‚ then fall behind before rallying to win.

The finest game ever played in Keokuk‚ Iowa sees the Westerns battle the Boston Reds before losing‚ 6 – 4. A crowd of 300 is on hand. When the Reds get their share of the gate receipts – $13 – they elect to forfeit tomorrow’s match and head back to Chicago. A few more events like this and the short-lived Keokuk club packs it in June 16th.

George Bechtel‚ RF for Louisville‚ who was suspended for “crookedness in the last Louisville-Mutuals game‚” gets in deeper trouble when P Jim Devlin shows his manager a telegram from Bechtel saying‚ “We can win $100 if you lose the game today.”

The St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds stage a Sunday exhibition game‚ the only Sunday game between National League teams that will be played until 1892.

Lip Pike resigns as Cincinnati captain and is succeeded by Bob Addy.

Providence plays errorless ball for the first time this season and beats Cincinnati‚ 11 – 1.

Boston’s Charley Jones‚ last year’s home run king with 9‚ hits 2 homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat. Both homers come off Buffalo’s Tom Poorman in the 8th inning of a 19 – 3 rout. Jones now has league-high 4 homers‚ one more than Fred Dunlap.

The Eclipse score 6 runs in the bottom of the 12th to defeat the Athletics‚ 10 – 5.

The Mets edge Louisville, 7 – 5, in 11 innings, to tie the Eclipse for first place in the American Association with a 20-8 record.

Chicago White Stockings ace Larry Corcoran switch pitches in a 2 – 0 win over Cleveland. Tony Mullane did it two years ago.

Having lost his government job because of the afternoons he missed pitching for Washington‚ Bob Barr goes on the road finally and beats the host Athletics in Philadelphia‚ 3 – 2.

The Athletics play their first official Sunday home game at Gloucester, NJ‚ or so they think. The American Association secretary will later rule the game illegally rescheduled and throw it out of official records.

St. Louis (American Association) P Jack Stivetts hits two homers (and strikes out 10)‚ the second a grand slam in the top of the 9th‚ off Fred Smith‚ with his team down by 3 runs to win‚ 9 – 8‚ over visiting Toledo. He will later duplicate this batting feat twice, hitting a pair of homers on August 6‚ 1891‚ and on June 12‚ 1896‚ making him the first pitcher to achieve this. The only two pitchers to match this achievement are Wes Ferrell (who had 5 such games) and Don Newcombe.

Cleveland Spiders C Chief Zimmer makes 6 errors‚ and the opposing Brooklyns steal 10 bases. The Bridegrooms win by only 9 – 8 though.

In a doubleheader sweep of visiting Pittsburgh‚ Brooklyn second baseman Monte Ward has 12 assists‚ a major league mark that won’t be tied in a single game until Jim Gilliam does it in 1956. Brooklyn wins, 4 – 3 and 5 – 4.

Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson went 7-for-7

Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson went 7-for-7

A hard week for managers: Tom Brown is replaced at Washington by “Dirty Jack” Doyle‚ Billy Barnie is fired by 9th-place Brooklyn. Barnie’s successor‚ CF Mike Griffin‚ resigns after 4 games; President Charlie Ebbets fills in. “Scrappy” Bill Joyce is dropped by the New York Giants in favor of Cap Anson‚ who takes over tomorrow.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie 3B Jimmy Williams’s batting streak stops at 26 games as Louisville’s Deacon Phillippe holds him in check. But the Pirates win‚ 6 – 1‚ in the opener‚ and then are victorious‚ 5 – 4, in game 2.

1900 – The New York Times publishes a letter to the editor from Joseph Mann regarding Cap Anson’s book A Ballplayers’s Career‚ reviewed a week earlier. Anson’s is the first autobiography by a major league player. According to Mann‚ Anson’s book credits him‚ while a pitcher at Princeton‚ as the first pitcher to throw the curve ball‚ and the pitcher writes to expand on that. He says it was he who should receive credit‚ not Candy Cummings or Charles Avery of Yale‚ who he beat 3 – 0 on May 29‚ 1875‚ allowing no hits. He relates that in 1874 the Philadelphia team played at Princeton and‚ before the game and between innings Candy Cummings would stand at home plate and throw overhand down to second base curving the ball. Cummings also pitched that day and Mann says that Candy’s catcher said that sometimes Candy’s pitches curved‚ but not always. Mann says that day he got “two base hits and three singles against Cummings” and that he saw no curves‚ but was intrigued by the throws to second base. Mann says he worked on the curve that fall and over the winter unveiling it that spring. Mann ends his letter with: “I think I’ve said enough to establish the fact that I was the one who initiated the movement and revolutionized the pitching department of baseball.” A Mr. Rankin will answer Mann’s claims with a September 26 letter citing newspaper accounts of Alphonse Martinand Candy Cummings throwing curves in 1870.

The Brooklyn-Colts game draws only 450 fans in Chicago as the visitors win‚ 9 – 1.

In Cincinnati‚ Boston’s Vic Willis is victorious over the Reds‚ 9 – 5. Willis hits his only career homer‚ off Doc Newton‚ to help his win. His batterymate Malachi Kittridge also homers. Noteworthy at the game is American League president Ban Johnson‚ who is the guest of Reds owner John Brush.

At Washington‚ the Washington Nationals overcome an 8-run deficit in the 8th to tie the game at 10 – 10 with the White Sox. Clark Griffith pops out as a pinch hitter in the 9th but stays on to pitch for the Sox. In the top of the 10th‚ Dummy Hoy‚ who earlier homered‚ singles to start the inning. Two outs later Frank Isbell walks and Fred Hartman homers to end the scoring‚ 13 – 10.

Led by Erve Beck‚ the Reds roll over Bill Duggleby and the Phillies‚ 10 – 1. Beck has 5 hits‚ including a pair of triples. Bob Ewing is the victor.

Bobby Wallace‚ slick-fielding St. Louis SS‚ handles an American League record 17 chances in a 9-inning game while losing 5 – 4 to Boston. Wallace‚ whose 25-year career will place him in the Hall of Fame‚ has 11 assists and 6 putouts‚ but makes 2 errors.

Baseball lifer Horace Fogel, also known for his career as a sportswriter, is fired as the manager of the Giants just 44 games into the season. The 51 year-old former skipper, who will go on to an administrative position with the Phillies, will be best remembered in New York for his attempt to turn future Hall of Fame hurler Christy Mathewson, a sophomore pitcher who won 20 games in his rookie year, into a position player.

 Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld‚ suspended for abusing an umpire‚ is traded to the New York Highlanders for veteran infielders Herman Long‚ 37‚ and Ernie Courtney. The Highlanders’ first trade is a good one as “The Tabasco Kid”‚ currently hitting .341‚ will be a key ingredient in New York’s rise as contenders in 1904. Elberfeld had also been accused by Tiger manager Ed Barrow of deliberately throwing games recently as a ploy to get himself traded.

In the opener of the battle for first place at the Polo Grounds‚ Christy Mathewson pitches a brilliant one-hitter to beat Chicago‚ 5 – 0. The lone hit is Johnny Kling’s 4th-inning single. The other action is provided by umpire Charlie Zimmer‚ who ejects Sam Mertes on a strike call. He also thumbs John McGraw‚ coaching at third base‚ to the bench‚ and sends Dummy Taylor‚ the first base coach‚ to the clubhouse. One wag said later that Taylor was making too much noise.

It is Ladies Day in Boston‚ and the Pirates start Patsy Flaherty‚ recently re-acquired from the White Sox‚ where he led the American League in losses in 1903 with 25. Patsy wins his first start with the help of Honus Wagner‚ who is 3 for 5 with two doubles‚ three runs‚ and two steals.

The host Athletics outslug the Tigers‚ 15 – 8.

The White Sox manage just one hit off Al Orth but still beat the visiting Highlanders‚ 1 – 0‚ on an unearned run. In the 3rd inning‚ 2 errors and a hit batsman score the run. Fielder Joneshas the lone hit‚ a 6th-inning single.

In Memphis, TN on a scouting trip‚ Connie Mack says that Christy Mathewson’s ineffectiveness can be traced back to a ligament sprain in his last game pitching against the A’s, in last year’s World Series. In the latter part of the game‚ Matty grasped his arm after unleashing a fastball. Mack said players on the coaching lines heard the snap of something resembling the crack of a toy pistol. Mack’s offer of $1700 to Memphis for SS Simon Nicholls was refused.

George Mullin’s winning streak reaches 11 with a 2 – 1 win over New York. On the 15th‚ he will finally lose to the Athletics, 5 – 4.

Behind Dixie Walker’s one-hitter‚ the Washington Nationals edge the White Sox‚ 1 – 0. Bob Unglaub’s 9th-inning single and steal of second base is key as Lena Blackburne’s errant throw allows him to score the winner. Doc White’s single is the lone Sox safety.

Washington rolls by the White Sox‚ 18 – 7. Ewart Walker‚ father of Dixie and Harry Walker‚ collects a single‚ double‚ and triple in the win.

At Princeton’s Commencement day‚ a crowd of 18‚000 watch as Yale beats the Tigers‚ 6 – 2.

At Pittsburgh‚ the Bucs’ Bobby Byrne steals second base‚ third base‚ and home in the same inning against Brooklyn. His swipe of second is on the back end of a double steal with Fred Clarke scoring on a contested play. When Brooklyn C Bill Bergen and pitcher Doc Scanlan argue the call with Bill Klem‚ Byrne sneaks to third. Scanlan gets tossed by umpire Klem and the remaining 8 runs are rung up against reliever George Bell. After Dots Miller walks‚ he and Byrne pull of another double steal. Up 8 – 0 in the 8th‚ Pittsburgh tries a triple steal‚ and scores a run on a throwing error. But no steals are handed out on the play. The final score is 9 – 0.

The Cubs trade C Johnny Kling‚ P Orlie Weaver‚ P Hank Griffin‚ and OF Al Kaiser to the Boston Rustlers for C Peaches Graham‚ P Cliff Curtis‚ Wilbur “Lefty” Good‚ and OF Bill Collins. Curtis (1-8)‚ who began the year with 5 straight losses after ending last season with 18 straight defeats‚ will be swapped to the Phillies in August.

The Red Sox beat the Browns‚ 3 – 2, and take the American League lead for good; they will finish 14 games ahead of Washington.

Chief Meyers is the first major league catcher to hit for cycle

Chief Meyers is the first major league catcher to hit for cycle

A bounce home run by Fred Luderus into the right field stands at Redlands Field is the difference as the Phillies defeat the Reds‚ 3 – 2. Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Jack Ryder writes “the feat was thought impossible.” The ball bounced over a 10-foot high wall 400 feet from home plate. “There is little chance of another hit like that of Luderus being made on this field for many seasons.”

The Braves’ Dick Rudolph fires the second one-hitter in two days‚ beating Rube Bressler and the visiting Reds‚ 3 – 0. Hal Chase has the lone hit.

Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees becomes the major leagues’ career home run leader by hitting his 120th off Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Bagby in the 3rd inning. The Indians win, 8 – 6. Roger Connor held the record until that time.

6/10/1921 – Ty Cobb’s Tigers were in Washington completing a series against the Senators. Before the game, Cobb changed his lineup by reversing Harry Heilmann and Bobby Veach. However, the skipper failed to tell the players of this switch. In the top of the first inning, Heilmann batted in Veach’s spot and hit a two-run home run to left field. Umpire Billy Evans declared Heilmann out. When Veach finally got to bat in the fourth inning, he homered to right. There was also a Washington runner called out for coach’s interference later in the game. The Tigers won, 6-3.

6/10/1921: The Tigers were in Washington for a strange game. In the top of the first inning, Harry Heilmann homered into the left field bleachers. It came off Harry Courtney with one runner on base. However, Heilmann was called out for batting out of turn by umpire Billy Evans. Detroit manager Ty Cobb had changed the lineup before the game but did not tell the players. Bobby Veach was skipped in the batting order in the initial frame. Veach batted in the fourth inning for the first time and homered to right field. In the fifth inning, Washington’s Bucky Harris was called out on the base paths because of interference by Clyde Milan who was coaching third base at the time. There was a lot of confusion on the field during that play and eventually Harris and Sam Rice ended up standing at third base. When Rice stepped off the bag he was tagged out.

The Giants raise their World Series pennant on George Burns Day; it’s the first appearance at the Polo Grounds for the popular outfielder‚ now with the Reds after 10 years in a Giants uniform. The Giants win‚ 3 – 2.

In St. Louis‚ Babe Ruth’s 2-run homer in the 3rd‚ off Urban Shocker‚ ties the game. Shocker then plunks Frank Baker‚ and a double‚ single‚ two errors on the same play‚ and a sacrifice fly score 4 more. Shocker then sends Carl Mays sprawling on three straight pitches before walking him‚ and fires his first pitch right at Whitey Witt. The Yanks score 6 off Shocker‚ and another 6 off relievers to win‚ 14 – 5. A foul fly in the 7th beans St. Louis owner Phil Ball‚ sitting behind the dugout. He has a slight concussion and requires four stitches.

George Stallings‚ Rochester club owner‚ fires himself as manager.

Pete Alexander‚ in relief of Clarence Mitchell, is hit hard by Philadelphia‚ but emerges with a 10 – 9 Cards win. Chick Hafey leads the Cards offense with a double, triple and homer.

The Pacific Coast League sees its first night game when Sacramento hosts Oakland before 10‚000 fans at Moreing Park. There are 180‚000 watts of light from 40 lamps on 40 poles. By the end of next season every PCL team will have lights. Eddie Bryan turns the lights out on the visitors‚ winning 5 – 0.

After seven consecutive victories from the start of the season, A’s right-hander Lefty Grove loses in eleven innings to the White Sox, 7-6. The future Hall of Famer will finish the season 28-5, along with a 2.54 ERA for the eventual World Champion club.

Rabbit Maranville scores 5 runs in the Braves’ 13 – 4 victory over the Cardinals.

The Giants will not lose the league lead again this year after Freddie Fitzsimmons beats Philadelphia‚ 5 – 2.

He’s not there for his hitting. Lefty Grove strikes out 5 times‚ a major league first in the 20th century‚ but his Athletics beat the Yankees‚ 9 – 5. Lefty will hit .086 this year.

Doc Cramer hits for the cycle‚ but the Yankees still beat the A’s, 7 – 3, on Lou Gehrig’s second grand slam of the year.

Paul Waner‚ Arky Vaughan‚ and Pep Young hit successive homers in the 8th inning off Benny Frey in the Pirates’ 14 – 1 win against the Reds. Vaughan’s homer is his second of the day as he continues to lead the National League in hitting with a .400+ average.

The Pirates hand the visiting Dodgers a 6 – 3 defeat‚ the 7th loss in a row for Brooklyn. Though he hasn’t pitched since a pounding in Chicago on June 5‚ Van Lingle Mungo jumps the team in Pittsburgh‚ complaining of poor support and demanding to be traded.

Washington Senators trade outfielder Ben Chapman and pitcher Bobo Newsom to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Rick Ferrell and pitcher Wes Ferrell

Washington Senators trade outfielder Ben Chapman and pitcher Bobo Newsom to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Rick Ferrell and pitcher Wes Ferrell

Bill Lefebvre homers for only time in career

Bill Lefebvre homers for only time in career

Cardinal starter Lon Warneke yields a single to Phils leadoff hitter Heinie Mueller‚ then gives up no more safeties as he wins‚ 3 – 0. It’s the second one-hitter against the Phils in four days.

The visiting Giants‚ behind Bill Lohrman‚ top the Reds‚ 3 – 1. The Reds’ only run is a homer by prized rookie catcher Ray Lamanno‚ one of five Reds hits. Lonny Frey has three singles. Lamanno’s homer‚ his 7th‚ lands on the roof of a laundry across the street from the left field wall. The Giants also make five hits in beating Junior Thompson.

Joe Nuxhall

Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest player to appear in the major leagues

Ken Singleton

Ken Singleton is born June 10, 1947

Frank Frisch‚ who began the season as coach of the Giants‚ replaces Charlie Grimm as manager of the last-place Cubs. Frisch was the first choice of Grimm‚ who goes into the front office as a vice president after tomorrow’s games. According to Grimm‚ “the Cubs have never had a fighting manager of the Frisch type for forty years. The last manager who’d compare with Frisch in my book is Frank Chance.”

In a game called after five innings‚ the Senators’ Sandy Consuegra makes his first major league start and shuts out the White Sox‚ 6 – 0.

St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby

After an absence of 5 months‚ Charlie Comiskey‚ Jr. rejoins the Chicago White Sox as vice president after being reelected to the board.

The Red Sox send pitchers Randy Gumpert and Walt Masterson to Washington for pitcher Sid Hudson.

Sam Mele of the White Sox hits a 3-run homer and a 3-run triple in the 4th inning of a game at Philadelphia‚ as Chicago romps 15 – 4. Chicago plates 12 runs‚ 6 unearned‚ in the frame.

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Jimmy Piersall of the Boston Red Sox goes 6-for-6 in the first game of a doubleheader

At County Stadium Bill Taylor knocks a pinch home run in the 10th off Gene Conley to give the Giants a 1 – 0 win over the Braves. It is the first time in history that a pinch solo homer accounts for all the scoring. For Taylor‚ a reinstated service player‚ it is his first major league home run. Ruben Gomez wins his 6th of 7 decisions against the Braves.

Reds’ southpaw Fred Baczewski goes the distance, blanking Pittsburgh at Crosley Field, 6-0. ‘Lefty’, a former college basketball player at the University of Tennessee, gives up 11 hits and walks a batter, but the Pirates strand 12 players on the bases.

In Jersey City, NJ the Braves’ Bob Buhl beats Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe‚ 3 – 1.

Frank Lary gives up a 3rd-inning homer to Mickey Mantle in Detroit‚ but still beats the Yankees‚ 9 – 4. Mantle now leads the American League with 13 homers; Ted Williams is second with 10.

The Tigers fire manager Jack Tighe‚ replacing him with Bill Norman.

Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians homers in four consecutive at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles

Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians homers in four consecutive at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles

In New York‚ Mickey Mantle cracks his third homer in three days to ruin a good relief effort by Cleveland’s Dick Stigman. The 8th-inning solo shot gives New York a 4 – 3 win.

Reds catcher Dutch Dotterer hits a grand slam home run off the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax to account for of Cincy’s scoring. They win‚ 4 – 3. For Dutch‚ it is one of his five career dingers and his only slam.

The Red Sox fire manager Billy Jurges‚ who left the team on June 8 reportedly because of illness. Del Baker will be the interim manager. Tomorrow‚ the Sox will hire Pinky Higgins as the regular manager. It’ll be Pinky’s second tour of duty as Sox skipper.

The Braves tie the National League record with 14 homers in 3 straight games (at least one in each game) as they outscore the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 9 – 5.

Pitchers Ray Herbert and Don Larsen‚ 3B Andy Carey‚ and OF Al Pilarcik of the A’s go to the White Sox for pitchers Bob Shaw and Gerry Staley and outfielders Wes Covington and Stan Johnson.

At New York‚ ex-Yank Hank Bauer hits a inside-the-park homer over Mickey Mantle’s head to the centerfield monuments‚ but Mantle’s homer in the bottom of the 8th off rookie Bill Kunkel cements New York’s 5 – 3 win over Kansas City.

1962 – 78 fans, as well as umpire Jocko Conlan, are treated for heat stroke during an afternoon doubleheader at Colt Stadium. The Dodgers sweep the twinbill, 9-3 and 9-7, but complain about Houston’s stiffling heat afterwards. Don Buddin, a shortstop with a .160 average, belts the first grand slam in franchise history 

In the College World Series‚ Ohio State’s Steve Arlin pitches 15 innings‚ a CWS record‚ to beat Washington State‚ 1 – 0. Arlin strikes out a record 20 batters. The Buckeyes will lose in the final‚ 2 – 1‚ to Arizona State.

San Francisco sells P Bob Shaw to the Mets.

The Yankees and Athletics make a trade with New York acquiring P Fred Talbot and C Billy Bryan in exchange for pitchers Bill Stafford and Gil Blanco‚ and promising OF Roger Repoz.

In his big league debut, Dick Rusteck pitches a four-hit masterpiece, blanking the Reds at Shea Stadium, 4-0. The 24 year-old rookie southpaw will pitch in seven more games, including two more starts, without ever winning another major league contest, finishing his career with a 1-2 record and a 3.00 ERA.

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Sonny Siebert fires no hitter

6/10/1967: Tommy Davis of the Mets homered to left field off the Cubs Bill Hands to lead off the second inning of a game in Chicago. The Saturday afternoon game was rained out after four innings.

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Jimmy Wynn hits the longest home run in the history of Crosley Field

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Bob Aspromonte and Rusty Staub of the Houston Astros are fined when they refuse to play in the aftermath of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

American League games at Baltimore and Chicago are postponed‚ as mourning for Robert Kennedy continues. Astros Rusty Staub and Bob Aspromonte are fined for not playing. Pittsburgh’s Maury Wills also refuses to play and is reportedly punished.

The Mets win their 11th consecutive game, a 9-4 victory over San Francisco Candlestick Park, to establish a franchise record. Later in the season, the Amazins will also a post a ten-game (Sept. 6-13) and a nine-game winning streak (Sept. 21-Oct. 1).

Hank Aaron’s grand slam helps the Atlanta Braves to a 15 – 3 rout of the Phillies. It is Aaron’s 649th home run, moving him ahead of Willie Mays into second place on the career list. It is also his 14th grand slam, tying Gil Hodges’ National League record. Aaron will now by just 65 shy of Babe Ruth’s total.

Mike Schmidt hits what may be the longest single in major league history at Astrodome

Mike Schmidt hits what may be the longest single in major league history at Astrodome

The Yankees sponsor Army Day at their temporary home‚ Shea Stadium (Yankee Stadium is being refurbished). During a ceremonial 21-gun salute‚ glass is splintered‚ the park is filled with smoke‚ part of the fence is blown away‚ and another part is set afire.

The A’s fire manager Jack McKeon‚ replacing him with Bobby Winkles.

Ron Guidry‚ with relief help‚ stops the Twins‚ to give New York a 4 – 1 win. Willie Randolph’s two-run double is the key blow.

Rick Reuschel scatters 4 hits and strikes out 7 to give the Cubs a 3 – 1 win over the Giants. Bob Knepper loses‚ his first decision of the year.

Tony Perez makes his first return to Cincinnati wearing an Expo uniform‚ but the Reds prevail over Montreal‚ 13 – 1. Fred Norman is the winner.

The Orioles score in the 9th inning against the A’s to give Jim Palmer his third 1 – 0 victory in 18 days. The Baltimore ace shut down Detroit on May 24th and New York on June 1st.

The Yankees send former ace Ken Holtzman back to the Cubs‚ his first team‚ in exchange for minor leaguer Ron Davis. Holtzman proved a disappointment in New York‚ and he will not recapture his form in Chicago. Davis will blossom in 1979 when his 14-2 mark sets a record for most wins by a rookie reliever.

George Brett tears ligaments in his ankle and misses a month

George Brett tears ligaments in his ankle and misses a month

Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies ties Stan Musial for the most hits in National League history

Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies ties Stan Musial for the most hits in National League history

Pete Rose of Philadelphia singles against Nolan Ryan to tie Stan Musial for the most hits in league history (3,630)

Dave Kingman cracks a 2-run 2-out home run in the bottom of the 17th inning to give the Mets a 4 – 2 win over the Expos. Kingman has 3 RBI in the game.

The Cubs add a 9th-inning insurance run on a triple steal to beat the Cardinals’ Joaquin Andujar, 2 – 0. Leon Durham steals home‚ while Jody Davis takes third base and Larry Bowagoes to second.

Tigers thrash Orioles twice

Tigers thrash Orioles twice

At Shea Stadium‚ Tim Teufel hits a pinch grand slam in the 11th and the Mets beat the Phillies‚ 8 – 4. Teufel had been 0 for 3 as a pinch hitter.

The National League announces that Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti will be its next president‚ after Chub Feeney’s retirement in December.

The Dodgers edge the Reds, 1 – 0, when Mariano Duncan scores from second base on Bill Madlock’s grounder to third. There is a force at second base, but Madlock beats the throw to first on the attempted double play‚ and Duncan beats the throw home.

At Baltimore‚ the Red Sox clip the Orioles‚ 15 – 4. Ellis Burks and Marty Barrett lead the 18-hit attack with grand slams.

Dodgers OF John Shelby goes 0 for 4 in a 4 – 3 loss to the Padres‚ ending his hitting streak at 24 consecutive games.

Mark McGwire hits his 22nd homer of the year and his career 200th off Brewer starter Chris Bosio

Mark McGwire hits his 22nd homer of the year and his career 200th off Brewer starter Chris Bosio

The Red Sox obtain IF Chris Donnels from the Astros in exchange for a player to be named later.

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jeff Manto, who collected four home runs in his first three years in the major leagues, homers in his fourth consecutive at-bat. In all, he homers five times in six at-bats in three games during his power outburst. The Orioles defeat the Angels‚ 6 – 2. Manto equaled Johnny Blanchard’s mark established in 1961. The Orioles’ third baseman, who hit two homers against the Angels last night and one the previous night off the Mariners’ Rafael Carmona, goes deep in the bottom of the second inning at Camden Yards.

Ford Frick Award winner Lindsey Nelson passes away

Ford Frick Award winner Lindsey Nelson passes away

The Mets defeat the Braves‚ 8 – 3‚ despite 5 hits for Atlanta SS Jeff Blauser. Todd Hundley strokes two homers in going 4 for 4 with 5 RBIs for New York.

The White Sox defeat the Red Sox‚ 8 – 2. Tim Wakefield goes the distance for Boston‚ surrendering 16 hits and making 162 pitches‚ all on two days’ rest. It is the most hits allowed in a game by a pitcher this decade.

Despite turning 5 double plays‚ and throwing three runners out at home – all by CF Damon Mashore‚ the A’s lose to the Tigers‚ 6 – 4.

At Candlestick Park Kevin Brown throws a no-hitter and misses a perfect game by hitting a batter in the 8th inning. The Florida Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants, 9 – 0. With two outs in the 8th‚ Brown’s 1-2 pitch nicks Marvin Benard on the right leg. Giant starter William Van Landingham also takes a no-hitter into the 7th‚ but Charles Johnson’s two-run homer with one out opens a 7-run deluge.

Jim Edmund’s makes a sensational catch

Jim Edmund’s makes a sensational catch

In honor of C Brian Johnson‚ the Giants hold “Brian Johnson Buzz Cut Night.” Everyone who gets their head shaved receives four free box seat tickets. The Giants lose the game to the Mariners‚ 4 – 1.

Colorado OF Dante Bichette becomes the first Rockies player ever to hit for the cycle in the team’s 9 – 8‚ 10-inning victory over the Rangers. Bichette doubles in the 4th‚ homers in the 6th‚ triples in the 9th‚ and singles in the 10th.

Yankee OF Tim Raines steals the 800th base of his career in New York’s 6 – 2 win over the Expos. He is the 5th player in history to reach that milestone. The Yanks lose Bernie Williams to the disabled list when he injures his knee sliding.

It sounds like football. At Denver‚ the Rockies and Mariners combine for 10 homers in a 16 – 11 Rockies win.

San Diego defeats Oakland‚ 2 – 1‚ as P Trevor Hoffman records his 200th career save. Hoffman‚ who strikes out the side in order in the 9th‚ becomes the 25th pitcher in history to reach the mark.

The Royals defeat the Pirates‚ 2 – 1 in 12 innings. 2B Warren Morris gets 5 hits in a losing cause.

Darin Erstad hits a double off Omar Daal in the second inning, in the Anaheim Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad, who is 26, becomes the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since Heinie Manush did it in 60 games for the 1934 Washington Senators.

A pregame ceremony at Kauffman Stadium commemorates the new ownership of the Royals. David Glass, a former Wal-Mart executive who became Kansas City’s interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1993, had his $96 million offer to buy the team approved by the Board in April, despite a competing bid of $120 million by New York based attorney Miles Prentice.

Darin Erstad’s second-inning two-run double off Arizona’s Omar Daal is the Angels’ leadoff hitter’s 100th hit of the season. The hit, coming in the Halos’ 61st game, makes the 26 year-old left fielder the fastest major leaguer to reach the milestone since Hall of Famer Heinie Manush accomplished the feat with the Senators in 1934.

Nick Regilio of the Charlotte Rangers fires a perfect game against the Jupiter Hammerheads‚ striking out 9 and allowing only 2 balls to reach the outfield in a 3 – 0 victory.

2001 – Orlando Merced belts a two-out pinch-hit three-run homer in the top of the ninth to stun the Texas Rangers, 6-5, and take two of three in the first “Lone Star Series”. Jay Powell picks up the win after blowing the save in the previous frame. 

The Yankees best the Diamondbacks‚ 7 – 5. On the first pitch he sees in the majors‚ New York rookie OF Marcus Thames hits a homer off fireballing lefthander Randy Johnson.

Former Japanese Orix Blue Wave teammates Ichiro Suzuki and So Taguchi play against each other when the Mariners blank the Cardinals, 10-0. The Safeco Field contest marks the first time two Japanese position players have played in the same major league game.

In front of 45,698 fans at Yankee Stadium, Marcus Thames becomes the 17th player in history to hit a home run on the first pitch he sees in the major leagues. The New York rookie, who hit his two-run dinger off four-time Cy Young winner Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson, joins John Miller (1966) as only the second Yankee to homer in his first at-bat.

In a game against the Orioles at Camden Yards, Sammy Sosa becomes the target of a man who runs onto the field throwing corks. The Cubs’ slugger was caught using a corked bat last week in a game against the Devil Rays.

The Cubs down the Cardinals‚ 12 – 3‚ scoring 10 runs in the 4th inning. Chicago ties a team record with 11 hits in the frame‚ 9 of them consecutive.

The Brewers trade 2B Junior Spivey to the Nationals for P Tomo Ohka.

The Orioles down the Reds‚ 4 – 3. The interleague matchup marks the first time in history that three 500-home run players appear in the same game – Sammy Sosa‚ Rafael Palmeiro‚ and Ken Griffey Jr.

The 1919 contract that sent Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees brings in a staggering $996‚000 at auction. Gotta Have It Collectibles submits the winning bid for the December 26, 1919 contract, signed by owners Harry Frazee of the Red Sox and Jacob Ruppert of Yankees, which sold Babe Ruth to New York.

Terry Mulholland of Minnesota and Mike MacDougal of Kansas City both throw one pitch and each pockets a loss when that is hit for a home run. Hee-Seop Choi of the Dodgers hits his second homer of the game off Mulholland in the 9th to give Los Angeles a 6 – 5 win. Eric Gagné is the winner as the Dodgers’ relievers retire 21 batters in a row following Justin Morneau’s triple in the 3rd. It is the first meeting of the two teams since the 1965 World Series.

After blowing an 11 – 3 lead in the 8th‚ Troy Glaus of Arizona homers off Mike MacDougal in the 10th to give Arizona a 12 – 11 win over Kansas City. The D-Backs took the lead on Shawn Green’s two homers and 5 RBI‚ but 10 walks to the Royals help bring them back. Ruben Gotay, with a homer, and David DeJesus, with a triple, each drive in 2 runs in the Royals’ 6-run 8th. Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke hits a homer but they pay him to pitch and he allows 15 hits and 11 runs in 4+ innings‚ recording just 13 outs. Greinke joins Eppa Rixey (1927)‚ Bill Sherdel (1931) and Scott Sanders (1998) as the only pitchers to give up 15 hits while recording 13 outs or fewer in a game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

For the first time in nearly 90 years, the Red Sox play the Cubs at Wrigley Field

At Kauffman Stadium The Devil Rays beat the Royals, 9 – 5. Kansas City OF Reggie Sanders hits his 300th career home run off Chad Harville, to become the 5th player in major league history with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases. The others are Barry and Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson.

Daniel Cabrera pitches 6 scoreless innings for the Orioles who take an 9 – 0 lead into the bottom of the 7th then hold on as the Twins score 7 runs. Michael Cuddyer hits a grand slamin the Twins’ five-run 7th. For the 4th game in a row Joe Mauer is on base 4 times. Carlos Silva is the losing pitcher, but he does retire the side on three pitches in the 2nd as he did it last year in a 74-pitch game.

Using a fishing rod with a baseball attached to the hook at the end of a heavy duty line he designed, Pro Bass Angler Kevin Wirth throws out the ceremonial “First Cast” from the pitcher’s mound before the Louisville Bats take on the Indianapolis Indians at Slugger Field. The catcher uses a fishing net to capture the CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series Angler toss at home plate.

39-year-old Masumi Kuwata enters a game for the Pirates. He becomes the oldest major league rookie in 47 years, since Diomedes Olivo debuted – also with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kuwata allows one hit in two innings, but it is a two-run homer to Alex Rodriguez. Ken Takahashi, another veteran of Nippon Pro Baseball, will debut at age 40 in 2009.

In addition to the team wearing a dark patch with the word “NUXY” printed in white on their uniform, the Reds honor broadcaster Joe Nuxhall, along with Marty Brennaman and Waite Hoyt, with replica microphones which will hang on the wall near the radio booth. The honor comes on the 63rd anniversary of the ‘ol’ left-hander’ becoming the youngest person ever to play in the major leagues in the modern era.

Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the 6th player in major league history to hit 600 home runs when he connects off Mark Hendrickson of the Florida Marlins. He joins a select club counting only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa as members.

Tiger general manager Dave Dombrowski announces the team is optioning Dontrelle Willis, acquired in an off-season blockbuster trade, to their Class A minor league team in Lakeland. The former Marlin southpaw was the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year and compiled a 22-10 record with the Fish just two years later, and recently signed a three-year deal worth $29 million with Detroit.

He may not be accompanied by the hoopla that surrounds Stephen Strasburg, but the Orioles’ Jake Arrieta matches the Nats phenom in at least one respect: by winning his major league debut, 4 – 3, over the Yankees, no less. He gives up 3 runs in 6 innings before the bullpen takes over, with David Hernandez picking up his first career save. Alex Rodriguezleaves the game with a groin strain in the 2nd inning, 4 days after suffering a similar problem in a game against the Blue Jays.

The Mets split a doubleheader with San Diego as Jon Niese pitches a one-hitter to win the nitecap, 3 – 0. The Padres turn a triple play in the 2nd inning, to no avail, but they win the opener, 4 – 2, behind Mat Latos.

Josh Johnson locks up in a tremendous pitching duel with the great Roy Halladay for the second time in ten days; this time, he comes out ahead. He throws 8 scoreless innings as Florida wins, 2 – 0, over Philadelphia. On May 29th, Johnson gave up only an unearned run to the Phils, but Halladay pitched a perfect game to beat him, 1 – 0.

White Sox third baseman Omar Vizquel, who made his major league debut in 1989, becomes the fourth player to hit a home run in four different decades when he goes deep off Max Scherzer in the first inning of the team’s 3-0 victory over Detroit at U.S. Cellular Field. The 43 year-old Venezuelan infielder joins Ted Williams (1939-1960), Willie McCovey (1959-1980), and Rickey Henderson (1979-2003) on the short list of big leaguers who have accomplished the rare feat.

Michael Acosta, a longtime Twins fan, gets a chance to manage the team for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The testicular cancer survivor’s big day at Target Field will be featured on a special episode of ESPN SportsCenter’s “My Wish” series.

Tony La Russa manages his 5,000th major league game, a disappointing 8-0 Cardinal loss to Milwaukee at Miller Park. The 66 year-old skipper, whose 33-year managerial career also includes stints with the A’s and White Sox, is the second manager to reach the milestone, but remains far behind Connie Mack’s record of 7,755 contests.

The Orioles win their ninth straight extra-inning game when Matt Wieters lines a one-out RBI double in the 10th to give the club a 5-4 walk-off victory over Philadelphia at Camden Yards. The streak of overtime victories, which includes yesterday’s 12-inning win, breaks the team’s previous record of 8, which had been accomplished twice.

Bobby Abreu, who was tied with Mickey Mantle for 109th place on the all-time hit list, surpasses the Yankee legend with a second-inning double in L.A.’s 8-2 interleague victory over Seattle at Safeco Field. The 38 year-old outfielder has collected 2,416 hits playing for the Astros, Phillies, Yankees, Angels, and Dodgers.

The Red Sox pass the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers for the most consecutive sellouts for a North American pro franchise with their 745th straight capacity crowd at Fenway Park. The streak, which has featured an average paid attendance of 36,544 fans, started on May 15, 2003, a year after the team’s new ownership bought the Boston ball club.

The game between the Blue Jays and White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field is interrupted by fog in the 3rd inning. No one sees Adam Dunn’s homer off R.A. Dickey leave the yard, motivating umpire Jeff Nelson to call for the rare interruption. Play resumes an hour and 10 minutes later, and a second homer by Dunn in the 4th puts the Sox ahead to stay as they win, 10 – 6.

Fog is also a problem at Wrigley Field, on the other side of Chicago, IL, as it blankets the field over the first few innings, but there is no interruption as the Reds defeat the Cubs, 6 – 2. Brandon Phillips hits a grand slam and drives in all 6 runs for the Reds.

Javier Baez of the Daytona Cubs (Florida State League) hits four home runs in a 9 – 6 win over the Fort Myers Miracle. He is the second player in the circuit’s history to accomplish the feat, after Ryan Harvey, also of Daytona, on July 28, 2006.

The Marlins defeat the Rangers, 8 – 5, for their 13th straight victory in interleague games. This is the most ever by a National League and matches a mark set by the 2004 New York Yankees and 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

2015 – Despite a 5-for-5 night from George Springer and five shutout innings from Vincent Velasquez in his major league debut, the Astros fall to the White Sox, 4-1, for their seventh straight defeat. Up by six games in the AL West the week before, Houston’s lead shrinks to two before regaining their balance. 

Brandon Crawford almost single-handedly snaps Max Scherzer’s nine-game winning streak as the Giants blank Washington, 2 – 0. Crawford has three hits off the Nats’ ace, including a two-run homer in the 4th, and adds another hit later in the game to provide all the offence San Francisco needs.

 

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