Today In Baseball History: June

June 21st:

1939: The Yankees announce that based on the report of him having ALS, Lou Gehrig retires. He stays as the team's captain.

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

1964: The Phillies Jim Bunning pitches the first regular season perfect game since 1922 in a 6-0 win over the Mets. Bunning also becomes the first to pitch no-hitters in both leagues. Gus Triandos becomes the first to catch a no-hitter in both leagues.

1970: In a 12-inning, 9-8 win over the Indians, the Tigers Cesar Gutierrez ties a record set in 1892 by going 7-7 at the plate. The next season, Gutierrez will collect just seven hits all year and have 128 for his career.

1971: The Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to join the pro golf tour.

1986: Bo Jackson, who was the first pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Draft signs with the Royals.

1989: The Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to the A's for pitcher Eric Plunk and Greg Cadaret along with outfielder Luis Polonia.
 
June 22nd:

1903: Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell is born in Carthage, Missouri.

1932: The National League owner approve of players wearing numbers. The A.L. started that in 1929.

1946: A syndicate headed by Bill Veeck purchases the Cleveland Indians.

1976: The Padres Randy Jones ties Christy Mathewson's 63 year old N.L. record of 68 straight innings without a walk. The streak ends when Jones walks the Giants Marc Hill to lead off the eighth inning in a 4-2 Padres win.

1982: In the third inning of a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, Pete Rose collects his 3,772nd hit, passing Hank Aaron for second on the all-time list.

1984: Calvin Griffith and his sister Thelma Haynes sign over their 52% ownership of the Minnesota Twins to banker Carl Pohlad.

1987: Tom Seaver, due to injuries, ends his comeback bid with the Mets. He ends his career with a 311-205 record along with a 2.86 ERA, 3,640 strikeouts, and 61 shutouts.

1990: The Braves fire manager Russ Nixon and replace him with general manager Bobby Cox.

1994: The Mets John Franco records his 253rd save, breaking Dave Righetti's record for left-handers.

2002: Cardinals pitcher Daryl Kile is found dead in his Chicago hotel room.
 
June 23rd:

1917: After walking the Senators Eddie Foster to leadoff the game and complaining to plate umpire Brick Owens after every pitch, the Red Sox Babe Ruth punches Owens in the jaw and gets ejected. Ernie Shore relieves him. Foster would get caught stealing and Shore retires all 26 batters he faces, getting credit for a perfect game.

1932: Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,103 straight game, breaking the Indians Joe Sewell's record with one team.

1961: Ernie Banks voluntarily sits out because of a sore knee, ending his streak of 717 straight games played.

1963: The Mets Jimmy Piersall celebrates his 100th career home run by circling the bases backwards. Neither Phillies pitcher Dallas Green, who gave up the homer, nor Commissioner Ford Frick (who was in the stands) was amused.

1971: The Phillies Rick Wise homers twice and pitches a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Reds.

1973: In a 7-2 win over the Expos, Phillies pitcher Ken Brett homers in his fourth straight game, setting a record for pitchers.

1981: Pawtucket defeats Rochester 3-2 in 33 innings, making it the longest game in professional baseball history. The game was started on April 19th and suspended after 32 innings and playing time of eight hours, seven minutes. The continuation of the game lasted just 18 minutes.

1984: The Cubs Ryne Sandberg hits a ninth inning home run off the Cardinals Bruce Sutter to tie the game 9-9 in the ninth inning, then hit a two run homer in the 10th to tie the game at 11-11. The Cubs would win the game in 11 innings, 12-11.

1988: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner fires manager Billy Martin for the fifth time and replacing him with Lou Piniella. In 1985, Piniella was fired and replaced by Martin. The Yankees had a 40-28 record, which was fourth best in the majors. However, they just finished a road trip at 2-7.

1994: Replays show A's pitcher Bobby Witt beat the Royals Greg Gagne to first base in the sixth inning, but umpire Gary Cedarstrom called safe on the play. It turns out to be the play that costs Witt a perfect game.
 
June 24th:

1947: In a 4-2 Dodgers win over the Pirates, Jackie Robinson steals home for the first of 19 times he would do so in his career.

1955: Senators rookie Harmon Killebrew hits his first career home run in an 18-7 loss to the Tigers.

1970: The Reds defeat the Giants 5-4 in their last game at Crosley Field.

1974: The Royals Steve Busby retires the first nine White Sox, settin an A.L. record by putting out 33 hitters in a row.

1979: The A's Rickey Henderson makes his M.L. debut in a 5-1 loss to the Rangers in the first of a doubleheader. Henderson singled and doubled and well as stealing his firt M.L. base.

1983: The Brewers Don Sutton becomes the eighth pitcher in M.L. history to record 3,000 strikeouts.

1989: During a 5-2 loss to the Pirates, the Cardinals Vince Coleman extends his consecutive stolen base streak to 40, breaking the mark set by Davey Lopes in 1975. He had not been caught stealing since September 15, 1988.

1992: Steve Howe is given a lifetime suspension by Commissioner Fay Vincent after he pleads no contest to a misdemeanor charge of attempting to buying cocaine. The ban would be overturned and after a no confidence vote by the owners, Vincent would resign on September 7th. Howe would pitch four more years.

1994: The Astros Jeff Bagwell becomes the 28th player in M.L. history to hit two home runs in one inning, doing it in the sixth against the Dodgers. He would homer again in the eighth.

1997: In a 4-1 loss to the A's, the Mariners Randy Johnson ties Steve Carlton's record for left-handers with 19 strikeouts. It broke Ron Guidry's A.L. record.
 
June 25th:

1903: Wiley Piatt of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in the same day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3.

1968: In a 9-0 win over the Dodgers, the Giants Bobby Bonds becomes the second player in M.L. history to hit a grand slam in his debut. The only other to do so was William Duggelby of the Philadelphia Nationals in 1898.

1976: The Rangers Toby Harrah becomes the first shortstop in M.L. history to go through an entire doubleheader without having a fielding chance. At the plate, he would collect six hits, including a grand slam in the first game and another homer in the nightcap. The Rangers won the first game over the White Sox 8-4 and lost the nightcap 14-9.

1986: At age 41, Steve Carlton is released by the Phillies.

1988: The Orioles Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th straight game.

1989: In a 5-1 win over the Phillies, the Mets defense does not record a single assist, tying the Indians 1945 M.L. record. The Phillies outs come on 13 strikeouts, 12 flyouts, and two ground balls to first base.

1995: In an 11-3 win over the Padres, the Rockies Andres Galarraga becomes the fourth player in M.L. history to homer in three straight innings. Galarraga homered in the sixth, seventh, and eighth and was on deck in the ninth when the Rockies were retired for the inning. He had seven RBIs for the game.
 
June 26th:

1916: In a game against the White Sox, the Indians wear numbers on their sleeves. It marked the first time players are identified by number corresponding to those on the scoreboard.

1920: As a high school junior for New York City's School of Commerce, Lou Gehrig hits a grand slam in a H.S. championship game against Chicago's Lane Tech. Scouts were on hand at the later named Wrigley Field to see the slam.

1935: In a doubleheader against the Braves, the Pirates Lloyd Waner sets a M.L. record with 18 putouts in center field.

1940: The Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees play each other in a six inning contest to raise money for war bonds. More than 50,000 fans pack the Polo Grounds to watch. The final score was Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, Giants 0.

1960: The Hall of Fame changes its voting procedures. New rules allow the Special Veterans Committee to vote every year, not every other and also allows them to vote up to two players a year. If nobody is elected by the BBWAA, they are authorized to hold a runoff election of the top 30 vote getters.

1968: For the 1969 season, the M.L. Executive Council decides both leagues will play 162 games and also have two six-team divisions.

1993: Derek Jeter is born in Pequannock, New York.

1993: Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella dies at age 71 in Woodland Hills, California.

1994: Kirby Puckett passes Rod Carew to become the Twins all-time hits leader.

1997: In a 9-7 Padres win over the Dodgers, Tony Gwynn breaks a seventh inning tie with an inside-the-park grand slam, the first in the N.L. in six years.
 
June 27th:

1959: Hank Aaron becomes the first to get a unanimous vote from the players for the All-Star Game.

1973: At age 18, Rangers first round pick David Clyde makes his M.L. debut in front of 35,698 fans at Arlington. He goes five innings, allowing only one hit (a two run homer), walks seven and strikes out eight as the Rangers beat the Twins 4-3.

1977: In a 14-9 win over the Reds, the Giants Willie McCovey hits two home runs in the sixth inning. He did the same on April 12, 1973, making him the only player in M.L. history to do it twice. He also hit his 17th career grand slam, making him the N.L.'s all time leader.

1980: The Dodgers Jerry Reuss pitches a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Giants.

1986: In a 7-6, 12 inning win over the Reds, the Giants Robby Thompson sets a M.L. record by being caught stealing four times. Bo Diaz threw him out in the fourth, sixth, ninth, and 11th innings.
 
June 28th:

1907: The Senators steal 12 bases off the Yankees catcher Branch Rickey in a 16-5 victory.

1910: The Cubs Joe Tinker becomes the first player in M.L. history to steal home twice in the same game.

1919: The Red Sox Carl Mays pitches two complete games against the Yankees, winning the first game 2-0 and losing the second 4-1.

1962: Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane dies at age 59.

1970: The Pirates sweep a doubleheader against the Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, in their final games at Forbes Field.

1984: The Red Sox Dwight Evans hits a three run homer in the 11th inning to beat the Mariners 9-6 and also hit for the cycle.

1986: The Indians Phil Niekro and the Angels Don Sutton become the first 300-game winners to start against each other in a game. Neither figures in the decision as the Angels score six runs in the eighth and win the game 9-3.

1987: The A's Mark McGwire homers twice off the Indians, tying a M.L. record with five home runs over two games.

1994: The Giants Matt Williams hits his 28th homer of the season in a 7-4 loss to the Dodgers. That ties Willie Stargell's 1971 N.L. record of homers hit before July.
 
June 29th:

1916: The Reds and Cubs play a nine-inning game using just one baseball.

1923: In a 14-5 win over the Phillies, the Dodgers Jack Fournier goes 6-6 with a home run, two doubles, and three singles.

1936: Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew is born in Payette, Idaho.

1941: Joe DiMaggio singles in the first game of a doubleheader against the Senators to tie George Sisler's A.L. record hitting streak at 41 games. He breaks the record in the nightcap.

1968: In a 5-2 win over the White Sox, the Tigers Jim Northrup hits his third grand slam of the week.

1969: The Cubs Billy Williams plays in his 896th straight game, breaking Stan Musial's N.L. record.

1977: The Pirates Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run.

1984: Pete Rose breaks Carl Yastrzemski's by playing in his 3,309th M.L. game.

1986: The Tigers Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager to win 600 games in both leagues.

1990: Two no-hitters are pitched. The A's Dave Stewart pitches one in a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays. A few hours later, the Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela does so in a 6-0 win over the Cardinals.

1992: The A's Dennis Eckersley sets a record with his 26th straight save.

2003: The A's Eric Byrnes hits for the cycle in a 5-2 win over the Giants.
 
June 30th:

1908: Cy Young pitches his third no-hitter in the Red Sox 8-0 win over New York. The 41 year old is the oldest in M.L. history to pitch a no-hitter until 1990, when Nolan Ryan does so at 43 years old.

1959: Confusion during the Cardinals/Cubs game. On a wild pitch from the Cubs Bob Anderson, Stan Musial draws a walk. After the pitch gets by catcher Sammy Taylor, Musial tried for second base. At the same time, umpire Vic Delmore throws another ball into play, which Taylor throws into center-field. Third baseman Al Dark pursues the original ball and throws to shortstop Ernie Banks, who tags out the confused Musial. The umpires discuss the play for ten minutes, then agree Musial is out. Delmore would be fired for the mistake.

1962: The Dodgers Sandy Koufax pitches a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Mets.

1970: The Reds lose to the Braves 8-2 in front of 51,050 fans in the first game at Riverfront Stadium. Hank Aaron hits the stadium's first home run.

1978: The White Sox name Larry Doby as manager, become the second African-American skipper in M.L. history.

1988: Concerned about a possible White Sox move to St. Petersburg, FL, Illinois lawmakers grant subsidies for a new stadium to replace Comiskey Park.

1994: The Giants Darren Lewis commits his first career error after 392 games.

1995: Eddie Murray becomes the 20th player in M.L. history to record 3,000 hits and the third to do so as a member of the Indians.
 
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