Today In Baseball History: June

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June 1st:

1925: Lou Gehrig makes his only pinch-hit appearance in his career, batting for Pee Wee Wanninger. It begins his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.

1937: The White Sox Bill Dietrich pitches a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Browns.

1941: In the Giants 3-2 win over the Reds, Mel Ott hits his 400th home run and records his 1,500th run scored.

1961: After playing only six games with the Braves, Billy Martin is traded to the Twins for Billy Consolo.

1975: Nolan Ryan ties Sandy Koufax's M.L. record by pitching his fourth no-hitter in the Angels 1-0 win over the Orioles. It was also his 100th career win.

1976: The Twins trade Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson to the Rangers for Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, and $250,000.

1987: With Phil Niekro's win in the Indians 9-6 victory over the Tigers, he and Joe become the winningest brother pitchers in M.L. with 530, passing Gaylord and Jim Perry.

1992: With the first pick in the draft, the Astros select Cal-State Fullerton infielder Phil Nevin. With the sixth selection, the Yankees take a high school infielder from Kalamazoo named Derek Jeter.

1995: The Diamondbacks name Joe Garagiola, Jr. as their first general manager.

2007: After being ejected in a game against the Chattanooga Lookouts, Mississippi Braves manager Phil Wellman goes on an epic tirade. Wellman would kick dirt over home plate, then draw the umpires strike zone. He then tosses third base into the outfield before crawling behind the pitchers mound and tossing the rosin bag towards home plate like it was a hand grenade. As he leaves the field, he takes second base with him on his way to the clubhouse behind the outfield.

2012: With help of a missed call on a line drive that should have been called fair, Johan Santana pitches the first no-hitter in Mets history, defeat the Cardinals 8-0. He threw 134 pitches on his way to the no-no.



Note: On the Phil Wellman bit (2007), it took me a bit longer to type it because, I confess, I was laughing as I was typing.

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June 2nd:

1891: Charley Radbourn records his 300th victory in the Reds 10-8 win over the Beaneaters.

1918: The Red Sox Dutch Leonard pitches a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Tigers.

1935: Babe Ruth announces his retirement.

1941: Lou Gehrig dies at age 37 from ALS, the disease that would later bear his name.

1987: With the first pick in the draft, the Mariners select Ken Griffey, Jr.

1990: The Mariners Randy Johnson pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Tigers.

1999: The Devil Rays select Josh Hamilton with the first pick in the draft.

2010: Ken Griffey Jr. announces his retirement.

2010: The Tigers Armando Galarraga, after retiring 26 straight Indians, appears to have pitched a perfect game when he gets Jason Donald to hit a ground ball. Galarraga, covering first base, clearly receives the toss from the first baseman and steps on the base before Donald. However, first base umpire Jim Joyce calls Donald safe. After the game, Joyce sees a replay and tearfully apologizes to Galarraga.

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June 3rd:

1888: Ernest L. Thayer's poem Casey at the Bat is published for the first time in The San Francisco Examiner.

1902: In the Cardinals 11-9 win over Boston, Mike O'Neil hits the first pinch-grand slam in M.L. history.

1932: In the Yankees 20-13 win over the A's, Lou Gehrig becomes the first player in the century to hit four home runs in one game. As a team, the Yankees set a M.L. record with 50 total bases.

1932: Citing poor health, John McGraw resigns as Giants manager. In his 32 years as manager, he won nine N.L. pennants and three World Series titles.

1978: In the Cubs 8-6 win over the Braves, the two teams combine to tie a M.L. record by using 14 pitchers.

1989: Nolan Ryan breaks Bob Feller's record by pitching his 11th career one-hitter in the Rangers 6-1 win over the Mariners.

1993: With the first selection in the draft, the Mariners select Florida high school star Alex Rodriguez.

2002: The Blue Jays fire manager Buck Martinez. Third base coach Carlos Tosca manages the team the rest of the season.

2003: The Cubs Sammy Sosa is ejected in the first inning after his bat shatters and reveals cork was in it.

2010: In a show of sportsman ship, Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga presents the lineup card to Jim Joyce after an incorrect call by Joyce cost him a perfect game against the Indians. The two shook hands and Joyce pats Galarraga on the back.

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June 4th:

1890: In the Giants 9-4 victory over the Boston Reds, Tim Keefe records his 300th win.

1911: In the Reds 26-3 win over the Braves, a record 13 different players score a run.

1940: The Braves sign a star pitcher from South Park High School in Buffalo, NY named Warren Spahn.

1968: With a 5-0 win over the Pirates, the Dodgers Don Drysdale records his fifth straight shutout.

1986: During the Pirates 12-3 win over the Braves, Barry Bonds hits his first career home run.

1998: The Dodgers trade former Rookie of the Year Hideo Nomo along with Brad Clontz to the Mets for pitchers Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael.

2004: In the Braves 8-4 win over the Phillies, 45 year old Julio Franco becomes the oldest player in M.L. history to hit a grand slam.

2009: The Giants Randy Johnson records his 300th win.

2010: The Orioles fire manager Dave Trembley. Third base coach Juan Samuel is named manager.

2012: Carlos Correa becomes the first native of Puerto Rico to be selected with the first overall pick in the draft when the Astos select him.

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June 5th:

1961: Robin Robers leads the Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Giants in what would be his last victory with the team.

1974: A's teammates Reggie Jackson and Billy North fight in the clubhouse at Tiger Stadium. Jackson injured his shoulder while teammate Ray Fosse, trying to separate the two, crushes a disk in his neck, basically ending his season.

1981: Nolan Ryan issues his 1,777th walk, passing Early Wynn for the most in M.L. history.

1992: The Mets Eddie Murray drives in two runs and passes Mickey Mantle's total of 1,509 as the most for switch hitters in M.L. history.

2000: The Marlins select Adrian Gonzalez with the first pick in the draft.

2002: The Astros home ballpark becomes known as Minute Maid Park.

2002: The Rangers Juan Gonzalez becomes the first player from Puerto Rico to reach 400 home runs.

2008: The Braves Chipper Jones joins Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray as the only switch hitters to record 400 home runs in M.L. history.

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June 6th:

1892: Benjamin Harrison becomes the first U.S. President to attend a M.L. game. He watches Cincinnati defeat Washington 7-4 in 11 innings.

1925: Eddie Collins records his 3,000th hit. He gets it against another future Hall of Famer, Walter Johnson.

1939: In the fourth inning of a 17-3 win over the Giants, the Reds become the first team in M.L. history to hit five home runs in one inning. Harry Danning, Frank Demarre, Burgess Whitehead, Manny Salvo, and Joe Moore hit the homers.

1944: The eight games scheduled in the majors are cancelled after the Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy, the operation that became known as D-Day.

1957: The Cubs/Dodgers game at Ebbets Field becomes the first to be called off due to fog.

1978: Arizona State infielder Bob Horner is the made the first overall pick by the Braves and is immediately called up to the majors by the team.

1990: The Yankees fire manager Stump Merrill and replace him with Bucky Dent.

2003: The Cubs Sammy Sosa is suspended eight game for using a corked bat in a game against the Devil Rays.

2007: In the Padres 5-3 win over the Dodgers, Trevor Hoffman becomes the first pitcher to record 500 saves.