April 11th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bret Saberhagen, who made his debut in 1984 and spent 16 years in the bigs, winning 167 games, two CY Youn Awards, and a ring.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tim Fortugno, who won three games for the Angels and White Sox between 1992 and 1995 and later became a scout.
He also gave up George Brett’s 3,000th hit and then picked him off.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Turner Ward, who spent 12 ears in the bigs with multiple teams and later became a hitting coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Scarsone, who was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round in 1986 and spent seven years in the bigs before becoming a minor league coach and manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Joe Vitiello, who was the 7th overall pick in 1991 and spent seven years in the bigs with the Royals, Padres, and Expos.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Sean Bergman, who made his debut for the Tigers in 1993 and spent eight years in the bigs, winning 39 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Robin Jennings, who was born in Singapore and played in 93 games across four seasons for the Reds, Cubs, Rockies, and A’s.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bobby Jones, who spent six years in the big leagues with the Rockies, Mets, Red Sox, and Padres. He is not to be confused with Bobby Jones, who pitched for the Mets and Padres from 1993 through 2002.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Todd Dunwoody, who made his debut with the 1997 Marlins, just in time to get a ring, and spent six years in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kelvim Escobar, who made his debut with the Jays in 1997 and spent 12 years in the bigs, including notching 38 saves for Toronto in 2002.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jason Varitek, who is one of theee players to play in a World Series at the Little League, college and MLB level. He also caught four no-hitters.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Trot Nixon, who was the 7th overall pick in the 1993 draft and spent 12 years in the bigs, winning a ring with the Red Sox in 2004.
4/11/92
The A’s sign Jerry Browne as a free agent.
THe Governor hits .271 in 187 games over two seasons for Oakland and fnishes his career with two years with the Marlins.
4/11/95
The Mets sign Brett Butler as a free agent.
He plays 90 games for the Mets and returns to L.A., finishing his career with the Dodgers in 1997.
4/11/95
The Red Sox sign Erik Hanson as a free agent.
He goes 15-5 in his lone season in Boston and signs with Toronto as a free agent after the season.
4/11/95
The Rangers sign Jeff Russell as a free agent.
He goes 4-3 with 23 saves in his final two seasons and calls it a career.
4/11/95
The White Sox sign Chris Sabo as a free agent.
He splits the year between Chicago and St. Louis before returning to Cincinnati for 1996.
4/11/95
The A’s sign Todd Stottlemyre as a free agent.
He goes 14-7 in 1995 and signs with the Cardinals prior to 1996.
4/11/97
The Mariners sign Mike Maddux as a free agent.
He spends most of the year in Triple-A but does go 1-0 in 10 2/3 IP at the major league level.
4/11/91
Heathcliff Slocumb throws a scoreless inning against the Cardinals in his big-league debut for the Cubs.
He goes 2-1 with a save in 52 games as a rookie.
4/11/98
Kevin Millar goes 1-for-2 with a single off Rich Loisells in his big-league debut.
He plays just two games at the major-league level in 1998 due to injury.
4/11/90
Mark Langston and Mike Witt no-hit the Mariners 1-0
4/11/90
Mike Norris returns to the mound in Oakland for the first time since 1983 following treatment for a cocaine addiction.
He throws two scoreless innings in relief.
4/11/92
Carlos Baerga goes 6-for-9 but Boston beats Cleveland 7-5 in 19 innings.
Tim Naehring’s two-run dinger wins it for Boston.
4/11/93
Mike Lansing goes 5-for-7 with a dinger and two RBI as the Expos hammer Colorado 19-9.
4/11/94
Just six hours after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer, John Kruk returns to the lineup and collects three hits in the Phillies’ home opener.
4/11/94
The Rangers open The Ballpark in Arlington, but the celebration is short lived as they fall to the Brewers 4-3.
4/11/96
Greg Maddux loses to the Padres 2-1 in San Diego.
It is his first road loss since June of 1994. Over that span, he goes 18-0 with a 0.99 E.R.A.
4/11/96
Dan Wilson homers thrice and drives in four in a 9-1 win over the Tigers.
4/11/97
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the integration of baseball, Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson’s daughter, and Pumpsie Green each throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park. In 1959, Green became the first black player to appear in a Boston Red Sox uniform, making the Red Sox the last team to integrate in the major leagues.
4/11/97
Randy Johnson beats the Red Sox 5-3 at Fenway Park. It his his 13th straight win, dating back to August 1 of 1995.
He would not lose a decision until May 8th.
4/11/97
A day after being told by MLB that Deion Sanders could not wear shortened sleeves to honor Jackie Robinson because it made his uniform different from the rest of his teammates, the Reds respond by shortening the sleeves on all the uniforms.
4/11/97
Kevin Mitchell and Manny Ramirez combine for two home runs and six RBI as Cleveland beats the Angels 15-3.
Anaheim starter Mark Gubicza allows six runs in an inning of work.
4/11/98
A day after hanging 18 on the Rockies, the Reds score 12 more, winning 12-5.
Barry Larkin, Ed Taubensee, Dmitri Young, Willie Greene, Bret Boone, and Jon Nunnaly combine to collect 14 hits and drive in all 12 runs.
4/11/98
Pedro throws a two-hit shutout and strikes out 12 in a 5-0 win over the Mariners.
He would finish the year at 19-7 with a 2.89 E.R.A. and 251 strikeouts, good for 2nd in the Cy Young race behind Roger Clemens.
4/11/99
Glenallen Hill goes 5-for-5 with a homer and two RBI but the Cubs fall to the Pirates 9-6.
4/11/93
The Pirates release Mike LaValliere, despite owing him more than $4 million over the next tqo seasons.
He signs with the White Sox and spends parts on three seasons on the South Side to finish his career.
4/11/90
Rob Dibble throws behind Eric Yelding and Yelding takes exception, clearing the benches. Dibble is suspended for three games.
4/11/96
The Cardinals place Ozzie Smith on the DL with a hamstring injury.
He does not ruturn to the lineup until April 29th.
4/11/97
While pitching on a rehab assignment, Jason Isringhausen punches a trash can after allowing two runs in the first inning.
He throws six additional innings, but his hand swells, and, ten days later, he is diagnosed with a compression fracture in his wrist. He does not return to the bigs until August.
4/11/99
Mike Piazza heads to the DL with a knee injury.
He returns to the lineup on April 25th.
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