April 30th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Reboulet, who went to baseball powerhouse L.S.U. and spent 12 years in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ryan Hawblitzel, who spent 10 seasons in the minor leagues and went 0-1 for the 1996 Rockies.
He was a 2nd-round pick in the 1990 draft.
4/30/97
The Mets trade minor leaguers John Carter and Erick Ojeda to Pittsburgh for Wes Chamberlain and minor leaguer Ramon Espinosa.
4/30/94
The A’s sign Steve Sax as a free agent.
He plays in seven games at the big-league level and his career is over.
4/30/90
Jeff Shaw makes his big-league debut and allows four dingers in 5 1/3 innings against the Jays but escapes with a no decision.
He throws 6 2/3 shutout innings in his next start.
4/30/92
Rodney McCray goes 0-for-1 against Texas in his big-league debut.
McCray would become famous a year later for runing through an outfield wall in the minor leagues.
4/30/95
James Baldwin allows four runs in 3 2/3 IP against the Red Sox in his big-league debut.
He would spend most of 1995 in the minor leagues and move into the Sox rotation the following year, posting double-digit wins in six consecutive seasons.
4/30/95
Joe Randa goes 0-for-3 against the Yankees in his big-league debut.Â
He splits 1995 between Triple-A and the big leagues and becomes a starter in 1996, batting .3023Â
4/30/90
David Cone doesn’t pay attention.
4/30/99
About 3,000 fans wearing T-shirts that read, “$hare the wealth” protest baseball economics at the Yankees-Royals game at Kauffman Stadium.
The protesters turn their backs when the Yankees bat, then walk out during the 4th inning.
The Yankees began the season with baseball’s top payroll at $85.05 million, and the Royals were 25th at $23.8 million.
4/30/90
Mel Allen works an inning and a half of the Yankees/A’s game. It is his 7th decade calling baseball games.
How about that?
4/30/92
Craig Grebeck homers and drives in 6 in a 12-1 White Sox win over the Rangers.
4/30/92
George Bell goes 5-for-5 with a dinger in a 12-1 White Sox win over the Rangers.
4/30/92
Junior Felix homers and drives in 6 in an 8-5 Angels win over the Indians.
4/30/93
Tony Gwynn goes 5-for-5 with a double and three RBI as the Padres beat the Mets 7-6.
It’s Tony’s 2nd 5-hit game of the month.
4/30/94
Juan Gonzalez homers and drives in 6 as the Rangers beat the Indians 14-6.
4/30/94
Joe Carter finishes April with 31 RBI to set a major league record for the month.
4/30/94
Jeff Bagwell and Steve Finley each homer and drive in four as the Astros beat the Cardinals 15-5 at the Astrodome.
4/30/95
Officer Karkovice hits a slam to pace the White Sox to a 17-11 win over the Red Sox.
The two teams combine for 38 runs on 31 hits and EIGHT errors, including six by Chicago.
4/30/96
Carlos Baerga records career hit number 1,000, a double against the White Sox.
4/30/96
Marty Cordova single and hits a bases-loaded triple as part of a 10-run 5th inning for the Twins, who beat the Royals 16-7.
4/30/96
Fred McGriff goes 5-for-5 with a homer and two RBI as Atlanta beats Houston 7-5.
4/30/96
Barry Bonds homers twice and drives in 6 in a 9-6 Giants win over the Padres.
4/30/96
Jeff King becomes the third major leaguer to hit two home runs in one inning twice in his career in the 10 – 7 victory over the Reds at the Baseball Cathedral known as Riverfront Stadium. King first accomplished the feat a year earlier on August 8th. King joins Willie McCovey and Andre Dawson in the exclusive club.
4/30/97
Michael Tucker goes 5-for-6 with a homer and 5 RBI in a 12-3 win over Cincinnati.
It is the 6th five-hit game of April across baseball.
The Braves become the first team to finish April with 19 wins.
Kenny Lofton hits .395 in April and Michael Tucker checks in at .418.
4/30/97
Tino Martinez goes 2-for-4 with a homer and finishes April with 34 RBI to set a major league record for the month.
4/30/97
Andres Galarraga hits his eighth career Grand Slam as part of an 11-6 win over the Cubs. The shot is his 252nd career homer which passes Tony Armas as the all-time leader among Venezuelan natives.
4/30/97
Mark McGwire becomes the first player to hit a ball of the scoreboard at Jacobs Field. The blast travels 485 feet.
4/30/99
John Smoltz throws a one-hit shutout against Steve Avery and the Reds to pick up his 150th career win.
Eddie Taubensee’s 5th inning single is Cincinnati’s only hit.
4/30/99
Rick Helling allows 9 hits and 5 runs on four homers over 5 1/3 innings and gets the win against Cleveland.
He throws 120 pitches.
4/30/99
Jeff Fassero allows nine hits, walks six, and gives up four homers in 5 1/3 IP and gets a no-decision against Toronto.
4/30/90
The White Sox release Greg Walker.
He hooks on with the Orioles, splits time between Triple-A and the big leagues and is released in July.
4/30/90
The Mets select Daryl Boston off waivers from the White Sox.
He hits .273 in 115 games in 1990 for the Mets and remains with them through 1992 before moving onto Colorado.
4/30/91
The Angels fire general manager Mike Port after six seasons.
He is replaced by assistant GM Dan O’Brien.
4/30/92
The Braves release Steve Lyons.
He splits the rest of 1992 with Montreal and Boston and finishes his career with the Red Sox in 1993.
4/30/96
The Red Sox shake up their coaching staff, demoting pitching coach Al Nipper and replacing him with Sammy Ellis.
Also demoted is bullpen coach Dave Carlucci, who is replaced by Herm Starette.
4/30/96
Johnny Podres leaves Phillies for health reasons. Jim Wright becomes interim pitching coach and Galen Sisco takes over in 1997.
Podres does not return.
4/30/99
The Orioles release Heathcliff Slocumb.
He signs with the Cardinals and goes 3-2 with one save.
4/30/97
The Cardinals place Tom Pagnozzi on the DL with a torn groin muscle.
He doesn’t return to the lineup until August.
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