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    Today In Baseball History: June

    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.
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    June 7th:

    1966: With the first pick in the draft, the Mets select Steve Chilcott, a high school catcher who never played a day in the majors. With the second pick, the A's select future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.

    1967: In a 4-3 loss to the Giants, the Reds play in a record 11th straight one run game.

    1982: Steve Garvey joins Lou Gehrig, Everett Scott, Billy Williams, and Joe Sewell as the only players in M.L. history to play in 1,000 straight games.

    2007: In the Yankees 10-3 victory over the White Sox, Joe Torre win his 2,000th game as manager.
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    June 8th:

    1934: The Reds become the first team to travel by airplane. GM Larry MacPail flies 19 of the players to Chicago for a series against the Cubs.

    1950: The Red Sox set a M.L. record for run scored in a game in a 29-4 rout of the Browns. The prior day, they beat the Browns 20-4 setting another record for runs scored in consecutive games.

    1961: In a 10-8 loss to the Reds, the Braves become the first team to hit four straight home runs in one inning. Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, and Frank Thomas hit consecutive homers in the seventh.

    1965: In the first MLB Draft, the A's with the first selection take Arizona State star Rick Monday.

    1968: A sacrifice fly in the fifth inning by the Phillies Tony Taylor ends Don Drysdale's consecutive sccoreless innings streak at 58 2/3.

    1982: Hall of Famer Satchel Paige dies at age 75.

    1996: With two outs in the bottom of the ninth in the College World Series championship game, LSU's Warren Morris hits a two run home run to beat the University of Miami 9-8. For Morris, who missed 39 games in the season with a broken bone in his wrist, it was his only home run of the season.

    2001: In the first ever regular season meeting of the two teams from Texas, the Astros claim a 5-4 win over the Rangers in Arlington.

    2005: The Tigers trade pitcher Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramon Martinez to the Phillies for infielder Placido Polanco.

    2005: Alex Rodriguez, at 29 years old, becomes the youngest player in M.L. history to record 400 home runs.

    2010: The Nationals Stephen Strasburg makes his M.L. debut, pitching seven innings and striking out 14 in a 5-2 win over the Pirates.

    2012: Six Mariners combine to pitch a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Dodgers. Starter Kevin Millwood left the game after suffering an injury. He was followed by Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League, and Tom Wilhelmsen.
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    June 9th:

    1914: Honus Wagner joins Cap Anson as the only players in M.L. history with 3,000 hits.

    1934: In the eighth inning of the Red Sox 8-1 loss to the Senators, Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher in M.L. history to give up six doubles in one inning.

    1963: The Giants defeat the Colt .45's 3-0 in the first M.L. game played on a Sunday night. MLB allows the Colt .45's to play Sunday night home games due to the high heat during the Summer months in Houston.

    1990: In the Dodgers 5-4 win over the Padres, Eddie Murray homers from both sides of the plate for the tenth time, tying Mickey Mantle's M.L. record.

    1999: After being ejected in the 12th inning, Mets manager Bobby Valentine returns to the dugout wearing a fake mustache and glasses. His disguise will cause him to be suspended two games.

    2008: Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the sixth player in M.L. history to record 600 home runs.

    2011: The A's fire manager Bob Geren and replace him on an interim basis with Bob Melvin.
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    June 10th:

    1921: Babe Ruth hits his 120th home run, becoming the majors all time leader.

    1944: At 15 years old, Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest player this century in the majors. He appears in the ninth inning against the Cardinals, issuing five walks, five runs, two hits, and a wild pitch in a 13-0 defeat. He would be in the Reds organization for 60 years, most known for being a broadcaster for the team.

    1959: The Indians Rocky Colavito hits four home runs in an 11-8 win over the Orioles.

    1966: The Indians Sonny Siebert pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Senators. It was the only no-hitter pitched that season in the majors.

    1972: Hank Aaron hits his 649th home run to pass Willie Mays for second on the all time list. The homer against the Phillies was his 14th grand slam, tying Gil Hodges' N.L. record.

    1997: The Marlins Kevin Brown pitches a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Giants.

    2010: The White Sox Omar Vizquel joins Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, and Rickey Henderson as the only players in M.L. history to homer in four different decades.

    2012: The Red Sox play in front of a home sellout crowd for the 745th straight time, passing the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers for the longest such streak in North American professional sports.
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    June 11th:

    1915: In the Yankees 10-9 win over the White Sox, Ray Caldwell becomes the first player in M.L. history to hit home runs in consecutive pinch hit appearances. He hit one as a pinch hitter the prior day, also against the White Sox.

    1938: The Reds Johnny Vander Meer pitches a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Boston Bees. It would be the first of two straight no-hitters for Vander Meer.

    1957: The Dodgers Roy Campanella hits his 237th home run, setting a new N.L. record for catchers.

    1968: The Reds trade Milt Pappas, Ted Davidson, and Bob Johnson to the Braves for Tony Cloninger, Clay Carroll, and Woody Woodard.

    1981: The Mariners 8-2 win over the Orioles marks the last M.L. game played before the players begin a 50-day strike.

    1985: In the Phillies 26-7 win over the Mets, Von Hayes becomes the first player in M.L. history to hit two homers in the first inning of a game.

    1990: Nolan Ryan pitches his sixth no-hitter in the Rangers 5-0 win over the A's. At age 43, Ryan becomes the oldest to pitch a no-hitter as well as being the first to do so for three different teams and in three different decades.

    2003: Six Astros pitchers combine to pitch a no-hitter against the Yankees. Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel, and Billy Wagner combine to pitch the first no-hitter against the Yankees since 1958.

    2013: The Pirates Gerrit Cole makes his M.L. debut, pitching six scoreless innings in an 8-2 win over the Giants.
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    June 12th:

    1839: Although by an erroneous account, Abner Doubleday is given credit for establishing the first baseball game played in the U.S.

    1880: Worcester's Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game in a 4-0 win over Cleveland.

    1939: The Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

    1946: The Veterans Committee elects Jack Chesbro into the Hall of Fame.

    1954: The Braves Jim Wilson pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Phillies.

    1957: Stan Musial plays in his 823rd consecutive game, breaking the N.L. record.

    1970: The Pirates Dock Ellis pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Padres. Ellis would later claim he was under the influence of LSD while pitching the no-hitter.

    1979: The Tigers hire Sparky Anderson as their new manager.

    1981: The first in-season work stoppage in baseball history begins. The players strike would last 50 days and cost 712 games.

    1983: Before the Braves game against the Giants, Dale Murphy visits a six year old fan in the stands who recently lost both arms and a leg in a power line accident. The girl's nurse asked him if he could hit a home run for the injured child. Murphy homers twice in a 3-2 Braves win.

    1996: After making some questionable comments about Adolf Hitler in an ESPN interview, Reds owner Marge Schott is forced to give up her position with the team. In the interview, Schott said "Everybody knows (Hitler) was good at the beginning, but he just went too far".

    1997: The Giants defeat the Rangers 4-3 in the first ever regular season interleague game.

    2007: The Tigers Justin Verlander pitches a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Brewers.

    2012: In the Yankees 6-4 win over the Braves, Alex Rodriguez hits his 23rd career grand slam, tying Lou Gehrig's M.L. record.
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    June 13th:

    1905: The Giants Christy Mathewson pitches his second career no-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Cubs.

    1913: The Giants Christy Mathewson record his 300th win in a 3-2 victory over the Cubs.

    1940: In the first Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, the Red Sox defeat the Cubs 10-9 in a game shortened to six innings due to rain.

    1948: A crowd of 49,641 fans along with the 1923 Yankees attend Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium, paying tribute to the dying legend. His #3 is retired by the team.

    1973: The Dodgers infield lineup that plays together for a M.L. record eight and a half years, makes their first appearance together. The lineup from first to third was Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey.

    1975: The Indians trade Gaylord Perry to the Rangers for pitchers Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, and Rick Waits along with cash.

    1984: The Indians trade Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier, and Ron Hassey to the Cubs for Joe Carter, Mel Hall, Don Schulze, and minor leaguer Darryl Banks.

    1994: Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg announces his sudden retirement.

    1999: With the Astros leading 4-1 against the Padres, team manager Larry Dierker suffers a grand mal seizure. The game would be suspended.

    2003: Roger Clemens records his 300th win.

    2012: The Giants Matt Cain pitches a perfect game in a 10-0 win over the Astros. Umpire Ted Barrett became the first to be behind the plate for two perfect games. He was also behind the plate for David Cone's perfect game against the Expos in 1999.
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    June 14th:

    1876: George Hall of the Philadelphia A's becomes the first player to hit for the cycle.

    1952: In a 3-1 loss to the Cubs, the Braves Warren Spahn ties a N.L. record with 18 strikeouts.

    1952: The Braves purchase the contract of Hank Aaron from the Negro League's Indianapolis Clowns for $10,000.

    1963: Duke Snider hits his 400th career home run.

    1966: In the longest interrupted game in baseball history, the Miami Marlins defeat the Sparky Anderson managed St. Petersburg Cardinals 4-3 in 29 innings. The Florida State League game takes six hours and 59 minutes to play.

    1985: After being retired for two years, Earl Weaver returns to manage the Orioles, replacing his successor Joe Altobelli.

    1990: The National League announces they will expand from 12 to 14 teams for the 1993, with two new teams located in Miami and Denver.

    1996: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the world baseball record by playing in his 2,216th straight game, breaking the mark held by Japanese player Sachio Kinugasa.

    1998: With a 4-2 win over the Indians, the Yankees tie a M.L. record by winning their 24th straight series.

    2005: During the seventh inning of a game between the Nationals and Angels, the umpires are asked to investigate the glove of Angels reliever Brendan Donnely. Pine tar is found and he is ejected from the game. That causes and angry confrontation between Angels manager Mike Scioscia and Nationals manager Frank Robinson, resulting in the benches clearing a fight ensues.

    2006: The Diamondbacks Russ Ortiz becomes the highest paid player in M.L. history to be cut by a team. He was still owed $22 million of a four year deal worth $33 million he signed in December of 2004 when he was designated for assignment.
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    June 15th:

    1938: Johnny Vander Meer pitches his second straight no-hitter in the Reds 6-0 win over the Dodgers.

    1952: In the biggest rally in N.L. history, the Cardinals comeback from an 11-0 deficit to defeat the Giants 14-12.

    1958: Hall of Famer Wade Boggs is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

    1963: The Giants Juan Marichal pitches a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Colt .45's.

    1968: The Phillies fire manager Gene Mauch and replace him with Bob Skinner.

    1976: Due to flooding in the Houston area, the umpires are unable to get to the Astrodome and the Astros game against the Pirates to be postponed.

    1976: The Orioles trade pitchers Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman and Grant Jackson along with catcher Elrod Hendricks to the Yankees for pitchers Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, Scott McGregor and Dave Pagan along with catcher Rick Dempsey.

    1977: The Mets trade Tom Seaver to the Reds for pitcher Pat Zachary, second baseman Doug Flynn and minor leaguers Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. The Mets also deal Dave Kingman to the Angels for Bobby Valentine and a minor league player.

    1982: The Red Sox Jeff Reardon records his 341st save, breaking Rolline Fingers' record.

    1983: The Cardinals trade Keith Hernandez to the Mets for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Owneby.

    1999: Brewers pitcher Jim Abbott, born without a right hand, gets his first hit in his 11-year M.L. career.

    2005: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner announces plans for an $800 million dollar new stadium in the Bronx for the team.
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    June 16th:

    1916: The Braves Tom Hughes pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Pirates.

    1941: In the Reds 6-0 loss to the Giants, Johnny Vander Meer becomes the first pitcher in M.L. history to issue four walks to start a game.

    1978: The Reds Tom Seaver pitches a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Cardinals.

    1991: In the Braves 7-6 loss to the Expos, Otis Nixon breaks the N.L. record and ties the M.L. mark set by Eddie Collins in 1912 by stealing six bases.

    1996: Hall of Fame broadcaster Mel Allen dies at age 83. Allen was best known for his broadcasting of Yankees games and hosting "This Week in Baseball".

    1997: In the first regular season game between the two crosstown rivals, the Yankees beat the Mets 6-0.

    2014: Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn dies at age 54.
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    June 17th:

    1915: In the Cubs 4-3, 19 inning win over the Brooklyn Robins, George Washington Zabel sets a M.L. record by pitching 18 1/3 innings of relief.

    1943: In a split against the A's, Red Sox player/manager Joe Cronin becomes the first player in M.L. history to hit pinch-home runs in both games of a doubleheader.

    1960: Ted Williams becomes the fourth player in M.L. history to hit 500 home runs.

    1970: Ernie Banks helps lead the Cubs to a 6-1 win over Willie Mays and the Giants in the first game in M.L. history to feature two 500 home runs hitters.

    1987: Former Yankees and Royals manager Dick Howser dies of cancer at age 51.

    1993: By a 26-2 vote, the owners vote to expand baseball's postseason format. The new format that debuts in 1994 realigns the leagues to three divisions, a wild card winner from both leagues, and a best of five division series.
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    June 18th:

    1939: Hall of Famer Lou Brock is born in El Dorado, Arkansas.

    1947: The Reds Ewell Blackwell pitches a no-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Braves.

    1950: The Indians set an A.L. record by scoring 14 first inning runs in a 21-2 win over the A's.

    1960: At 66 years old, the Giants Tom Sheehan becomes the oldest in M.L. history to debut as a manager.

    1961: Eddie Gaedel is found dead lying in his bed at 36 years old. He was made famous when the 3'7" Gaedel was brought in by Bill Veeck to lead off in one game for the Browns. Bob Cain, the Tigers pitcher who issued the walk to him in the infamous at bat, is the only one from MLB to attend his funeral.

    1967: The Astros Don Wilson pitches a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Braves.

    1977: In the bottom of the sixth in the Yankees game against the Red Sox, manager Billy Martin pulls Reggie Jackson out of the game after the outfielder's questionable approach to a fly ball turns into a cheap double for Jim Rice. Martin and Jackson start screaming at each other in the dugout and have to separated by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard.

    1979: Billy Martin is named Yankees manager for the second time, replacing Bob Lemon.

    1986: The Angels Don Sutton records his 300th win.

    1989: The Phillies trade Juan Samuel to the Mets for Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell.

    2001: Cal Ripken, Jr. announces he will retire at the end of the season.

    2003: Hall of Famer Larry Doby dies at age 79.

    2005: In the Braves 6-1 win over the Reds, 46 year old Julio Franco becomes the oldest player in M.L. history to record a multi-home run game.

    2007: The Orioles fire manager Sam Perlozzo and replace him on an interim basis with bullpen coach Dave Trembly.

    2012: Roger Clemens is acquitted on charges that he obstructed justice and lied during a 2008 testimony to Congress about possible performance enhancing drug use.

    2014: The Dodgers Clayton Kershaw pitches a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Rockies.
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    June 19th:

    1846: The first organized baseball game is played between the New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine.

    1903: Lou Gehrig is born in New York City.

    1935: Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

    1942: The Braves Paul Waner records his 3,000th hit.

    1942: In the Yankees 5-4 loss to the Indians, Joe DiMaggio strikes out three times. In a career that would span 1,787 games, it was the only time DiMaggio did that.

    1952: The Dodgers Carl Erskine pitches a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Cubs.

    1974: The Royals Steve Busby pitches his second no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brewers.

    1990: In the Giants 4-3 loss to the Padres, Gary Carter sets a new N.L. record by catching in his 1,862nd game.

    1996: The Cardinals Ozzie Smith announces he will retire at the end of the season.

    2008: The Mariners fire manager John McLaren and replace him with bench coach Jim Riggleman.

    2008: With a 5-4 defeat to the Rangers in Arlington, the Braves set a M.L. record with their 22nd straight one-run loss on the road.

    2011: Edwin Rodriguez resigns as Marlins manager.
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    June 20th:

    1925: In the Pirates 21-5 win over Brooklyn, Max Carey becomes the first switch-hitter to hit for the cycle.

    1950: Joe DiMaggio records his 2,000th hit.

    1973: In the Giants 7-5 loss to the Reds, Bobby Bonds breaks Lou Brock's record with his 22nd leadoff home run.

    1982: In the Reds 3-1 loss to the Pirates, Pete Rose joins Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Carl Yastrzemski as the only players in M.L. history to play in 3,000 games.

    1986: Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson signs a deal to play for the Royals.

    1991: Ivan Rodriguez makes his M.L. debut with the Rangers.

    2001: Barry Bonds hits his 38th home run of the season, breaking the record for the most before the All-Star Break.

    2003: Miguel Cabrera's first M.L. hit, a walk-off two run homer in the 11th inning, lifts the Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Devil Rays.

    2004: Ken Griffey, Jr. records his 500th home run. He does it on Father's Day with his dad Ken Griffey, Sr. in the stands.

    2007: The Rangers Sammy Sosa records his 600th home run.

    2008: The Blue Jays fire manager John Gibbons. Cito Gaston, who managed the team to World Series titles in 1992 and 1993 is named his replacement.

    2011: The Marlins name Jack McKeon as interim manager after Edwin Rodriguez resigned the prior day.
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