April 16th - 1990s Baseball

April 16th in 1990s Baseball

Happy 1990s Birthday to Antonio Alfonseca, who is twice as good as Mordecai three-finger Brown.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Fernando Vina, who is headed to the mailbox right now to pick up the card Albert Belle sent him.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Curt Young, who won 37 games for the A’s between 1986 and 1988 and won a ring with them in 1989. He pitched until 1993.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Marc Sagmoen, who appeared in 21 games for the Rangers in 1997. He made his debut on Jackie Robinson Day, so he wore #42 in his big-league debut but switched to #37.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Kelly Dransfeldt, who appeared in 51 games for the Rangers and White Sox between 1999 and 2004 and was teammates with Josh Booty and Paul Konerko on Team USA in 1993 in the World Junior Championship.

4/16/99
Atlanta trades Mark Wohlers and cash to Cincinnati for John Hudek.
He makes five appearances in the minor leagues and undergoes TJS before returning to the bigs in 2000.
Atlanta hands the closer reigns over to John Rocker.

4/16/99
The Tigers trade Robinson Checo along with minor leaguers Apostol Garcia and Richard Roberts to the Dodgers for Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas.
Rojas struggles in his final big league season, but Mlicki wins 14 games for the Tigers.

4/16/92
Jeff Nelson throws two scoreless innings against the White Sox in his big-league debut.
He pitches until 2006 and wins four rings with the Yankees.

4/16/98
Orlando Hernandez makes his U.S. professional debut, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out seven for the Tampa Yankees in the Florida State League.
He makes his big-league debut in June.

4/16/94
1993 Gold Glove winner Omar Vizquel commits three errors, leading to seven runs, in a 12-9 loss to the Royals.

4/16/95
Jose Canseco takes part in an information picket line before the Red Sox/Rangers exhibition game, showing support for umpires who had walked off the job.

4/16/90

The Brewers beat the Red Sox 18-0 on 20 hits, none of them homers.
Cobra goes 4-for-4 with three doubles. It is the largest shutout in Brewers history.

4/16/91
Andy Benes allows zero runs over 8 1/3 innings, strikes out 13, and gets a loss when the Reds beat the Padres 1-0.

4/16/91
Dave Henderson goes 5-for-6 with a homer and 5 RBI in an 8-5 extra-innings win over the Angels

4/16/92
Bill Swift beats the Padres 6-1 to run his record to 3-0 with an E.R.A. of 0.70.
The only problem is, the Giants are 1-5 on days he doesn’t pitch.
Swift finishes the season with a 10-4 record and a league-leading 2.08 E.R.A.

4/16/93

Kenny Lofton triples twice, doubles, singles, steals a base, and scores four times in a 13-1 win over Toronto.
Tough day for Jack Morris, who gives up 10 runs (8 earned) on 11 hits in 4 innings of work.

4/16/96
Andy Ashby goes 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and also gets the win as the Padres beat the Rockies 10-6.

4/16/96
Cecil Fielder homers thrice and drives in five in a 13-8 Tigers win over Toronto.

4/16/96
Orlando Merced and Jay Bell each hit slams as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 13-3.

4/16/96
Battling an ailing heel, Tony Gwynn goes 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter to rais his batting average to .472.
He misses the next ten days, then returns to the lineup and gets four hits in his next seven at-bats to go to .483.

4/16/97
Brett Butler goes 5-for-5 with five singles and two runs scored to lead the Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Mets.

4/16/97
Mo Vaughn homers twice and drives in six as the Red Sox beat Cleveland 11-6.

4/16/97
The Cubs lose 4-0 to the Rockies and extend their season-opening losing streak to 12, setting an N.L. record.
The streak would reach 14 before they finally collect a win.

4/16/98
Birthday Boy Fernando Vina goes 5-for-5 in a 5-3 Brewers win over Montreal.

4/16/98
Rough day for Tim Belcher, who allows 9 earned runs in 3 2/3 IP, including four homers.
Oakland beats Kansas City 12-7.

4/16/99
The Phillies beat the Marlins 17-3 behind Curt Schilling.
Bobby Abreu goes 2-for-4 with a grand slam before being replaced By Rob Ducey. He hits a 3-run shot in his only at-bat.

4/16/97
The Tigers release Vince Coleman and his career is over.
He spends 13 years in the bigs and led the NL in steals in each of his first six seasons.

4/16/99
Charlie Hayes jaws with Todd Stottlemyre and charges the mound from second base, earning him a four-game suspension.

4/16/91
Bert Blyleven has his second shoulder surgery in less than a year and misses the remainder of the season.
He returns in 1992 and throws 133 innings before retiring.

4/16/99
The Blue Jays put Joey Hamilton on the D.L. with a shoulder injury. He misses a month and doesn’t start another game until June.
After winning 30 games over the past three seasons, Hamilton wins just 19 over the next five and his career is over.

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April 16th in 1990s Baseball

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