May 27th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell!
Happy 1990s Birthday to Todd Hundley, who made his debut with the Mets in 1990 and spent 14 years in the bigs with three teams.
He finished his career with 202 homers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Frank Thomas!
Happy 1990s Birthday to John Jaha, who spent 10 years in the bigs with the Brewers and Oakland and once stole four bases in a game in 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Clear, who made his debut with the Angels in 1979 and wrapped up his career with the Angels in 1990. He also pitched for Boston and Milwaukee.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ed Nunez, who pitched in the bigs for 13 years, winning 28 games and recording 54 saves. He also pitched in Mexico.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jim Vatcher, who made his debut with the Phillies in 1990 and was sent to Atlanta as part of the Dale Murphy trade.
Jim spent parts of three seasons in the bigs, also playing for the Padres.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jacob Brumfield, who made his debut with the 1992 Reds and spent parts of seven years in the bigs with four teams.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Caruso, who was drafted by the Giants in the second round ans sent to the White Sox as part of the White Flag Trade. He hit .306 as a rookie and finished 3rd in the 1998 A.L. Rookie of the Year race but played in just 148 games after that at the major league level.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Terry Collins, who managed the Astros and Angels in the ’90s and the Mets in the 2010s.
5/27/96
The Angels trade Lee Smith to the Reds for Chuck McElroy.
Smith goes 3-4 as a setup man for the Reds and finishes his career with Montreal in 1997.
5/27/94
The Reds sign Kevin Maas as a free agent.
He hits .290 with 19 homers in Triple-A and signs with the Twins for 1995.
5/27/98
The White Sox sign Jim Abbott as a free agent.
He goes 6-6 in 18 stars in the minor leagues and 5-0 for the big club before finishing his career with Milwaukee in 1999.
5/27/98
The Braves sign Javy Lopez to a three-year $19.25 million contract entension.
5/27/94
Gabe White allows one run over six innings and picks up the win over the Rockies in his big-league debut.
He spends 11 years in the major leagues and wins 34 games with 17 saves.
5/27/96
Justin Thompson goes six innings against the Royals and gets a no decision in his big-league debut.
The 1991 first-round pick battles injuries, including four surgical procedures, and wins 36 games over five seasons in the major leagues.
5/27/97
Brett Tomko goes six innnings against the Phillies and allows just two runs but is tagged with the loss in his big-league debut.
He is sent to Seattle in 2000 as part of the Ken Grifey Jr. trade and spends 14 years in the major leagues, winning 100 games.
5/27/98
Justin Speier allows two runs in an inning and a third against the Phillies in his big-league debut.
He pitches in the major leagus for 12 seasons, winning 15 games and saving 17.
5/27/90
John Smoltz takes a no-hitter into the 9th before Lenny Dykstra breaks it up with a one-out double. Von Hayes’ single scores Dykstra and Smoltz settles for a two-hitter and a win. In just his second season in the bigs, Smoltz runs his record to 5-0 against the Phillies with an E.R.A. of 1.43.
5/27/91
Doug Drabek throws a one-hit shutout against St. Louis and needs just 93 pitches to do it.
5/27/91
The Brewers and Tigers are tied 8-8 through 13 when the Tigers score seven runs in the top of the 14th inning.
John Shelby’s three-run homer caps the inning and Detroit wins it 15-9.
5/27/91
Julio Franco and Juan Gonzalez combine to go 5-for-10 with 6 RBI to lead the Rangers to an 11-4 win over the Twins.
It is Texas’ 14th straight win and they hit .348 as a team during the streak. They lose 3-0 to the Twins the following night.
5/27/92
Tim Belcher allows just three hits over 8 1/3 innings while striking out 10 annd the Reds beat the Mets 1-0.
5/27/93
Robin Yount follows his 3-for-3 performance the night before by going 4-for-5 with a homer and three singles in a 9-3 win over Toronto.
He records seven straight hits and raises his batting average to .280.
5/27/94
Wilson Alvarez shuts out the Orioles 3-0 to win his 15th straight decision.
He goes from August 24 of 1993 through June 1 of 1994 without a loss.
5/27/95
Luis Polinoia’s 6th inning single is the only hit allowed by Steve Ontiveros as he goes to distance to shut out the Yankees 3-0.
He strikes out seven and throws 109 pitches.
5/27/96
Bernie Williams goes 5-for-7 with five singles and three runs scored in a 16-5 Yankees win over the Angels.
5/27/97
Domingo Cedeno leads a 16-hit attack as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 15-5.
Cedeno goes 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, three RBI, and two runs scored.
5/27/97
Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks his own major league record for home runs hit through May by hitting his 23rd of the season in an 11 – 10 loss to Minnesota.
He set the previous mark of 22 in 1994.
5/27/93
Dale Murphy announces his retirement, effective immediately.
He finishes his career with a .265 batting average, 398 homers, 1,266 RBI, 2 MVP Awards, 5 Gold Gloves, and 4 Silver Slugger Awards.
5/27/96
The Blue Jays release Wes Chamberlain and his major league career is over but not his playing career.
He finishes 1996 playing in China, and plays until 2004.
5/27/97
The Padres release Don Slaught and his career is over.
He spends 16 years in the big leagues and collects more than 1,100 hits.
5/27/92
Xavier Hernandez buzzes Dennis Martinez and the benches empty in Montreal but no punches are thrown.
It was one of multiple run-ins Martinez has with the Astros. Ironically, he became Houston’s bullpen coach after he retired.
5/27/94
Tommy Greene undergoes surgery to “clean out” his pitching shoulder and is lost for the remainder of the year.
He returns in June of 1995 but appears in just 13 games between 1995 and 1997 before retiring.
5/27/95
Norm Charlton is hit in the forehead by a line drive off the bat of Steve Finley.
Being Norm Charlton, he misses all of four days.
We lost Bill Buckner OTD in 2019.
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