April 14th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Avery, who won 47 games for the Braves between 1991 and 1993 and finished his career with 98 wins an a ring.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jay Aldrich, who made his debut with the Brewers in 1987 and pitched in the bigs until 1990, winning six games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kyle Farnsowrth, who is not someone to be trifled with.
Happy 1990s Birthday to David Justice, who won Rookie of the Year in 1990 and won a ring with the Braves in 1995 and another with the Yankees in 2000.
He spent 14 years in the bigs and hit 305 homers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, who went 176-88 in the ’90s, the most wins of any pitcher.
He also posted a WHIP of 1.055 for the decade. That is ridiculous.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Greg Myers, who spent 18 years in the bigs with seven teams and enjoyed his best season in 2003 whn he hits .307 with 15 homers for Toronto.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Trombley, who pitched in the bigs for 11 years, recording 24 saves for the Twins in 1999.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jesse Levis, who was a member of the U.S. National Team when he was 18 and spent nine years in the bigs before becoming a minor league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brad Ausmus, who played in the bigs for 18 years, winning three Gold Gloves and getting an All-Star nod in 1999 before becoming a major league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brad Pennington, who went 3-2 with 4 saves for the Orioles as a rookie in 1993 and spent parts of five seasons in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Carlos Perez, who went 10-8 as a rookie for the Expos in 1995 but missed all of 1996 with shoulder problems.
He bounced back to win 12 games in 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Gregg Zaun, who caught in the bigs for 16 years and won a ring with the Marlins in 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Roberto Mejia, who was an original Rockie and spent parts of four years in the bigs.
4/14/90
The Astros sign Jerry Reuss as a free agent.
He splits his final season between Houston and Pittsburgh’s Tiple-A team before returning to the bigs in September with Pittsburgh before retiring.
4/14/92
The Padres sign Gary Pettis as a free agent.
He splits his final season between the Padres and Tigers before retiring.
4/15/95
The Phillies sign Mariano Duncan as a free agent.
He splits the season between Philadelphia and Cincinnati
4/14/90
Carlos Baerga goes 1-for-1 against the White Sox in his big-league debut.
He hits .260 as a rookie and helps Cleveland become a force in the ’90s.
4/14/99
Jeff Weaver throws five scoreless innings against the Twins to pick up the win in his big-league debut.
Hw wnins nine games as a rookie and pitches until 2010.
4/14/99
Terrence Long goes 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in his big league debut.
He spends most of the season in the minor leagues and finishes 2nd in the 2000 ROY race to Kaz Sasaki.
4/14/98
4/14/90
Bret Saberhagen gets the win and Mark Davis earns the save as the Royals beat Toronto, 3 – 1.
It is the first time ever that two reigning Cy Young Award winners have figured in the same victory.
4/14/91
Nolan Ryan passes the 5,000 innings-pitched mark. He finishes with 5,386, good for 5th all-time.
4/14/92
Brien Taylor, the overall #1 pick of the 1991 draft makes his professional debut for the Fort Lauderdale Yankees.
He is injured in a fight in 1993 and never pitches in the big leagues.
4/14/93
Tim Teufel goes 5-for-5 with three RBI in a losing effort as San Diego falls to the Pirates 11-7.
4/14/93
A day after becoming the all-time saves leader, Lee Smith breaks the National League mark recording his 301st save in the N.L.
4/14/93
Graeme Lloyd and catcher Dave Nilsson become the first-ever Australian battery when they work together for the Brewers.
4/14/96
John Smoltz throws a one-hitter and strikes out 13 in a 4-0 win over the Padres.
The lone hit he allows ina a double off the bat of Tony Gwynn that Smoltz and many of the Braves should have been called an error.
4/14/97
Kenny Lofton goes 5-for-5 with five singles and two stolen bases to lead Atlanta to a 15-5 win over Cincinnati.
4/14/98
Kevin Millwood throws a one-hit shutout against the Pirates and strikes out 13.
Jermaine Allensworth’s 5th-inning double is the only hit Millwood allows.
4/14/98
Mark McGwire goes 3-for-3 with three dingers and 5 RBI as the Cardinals beat Arizona 15-5.
4/14/99
Chuck Knoblauch goes 5-for-6 with a homer and two RBI as the Yankees beat Baltimore 14-7.
4/14/99
Chris Widger homers twice and drives in six as the Expos beat Milwaukee 15-1.
4/14/99
John Franco strikes out the side in the 9th against the Marlins and becomes just the second relief pitcher in major league history to reach 400 career saves.
He finishes with 424
4/14/99
Jose Canseco becomes the 28th player in major league history to reach the 400 home run plateau.
The blast comes in the 3rd inning of Tampa Bay’s 7 – 6 loss to the Blue Jays.
4/14/95
The Red Sox select Troy O’Leary off waivers from the Brewers.
He hits .276 for Boston over the next seven seasons.
4/14/92
The Orioles place Glenn Davis on the DL with a rib cage strain.
He misses a month and finishes the season with 13 homers in 106 games.
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