April 19th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jose Cruz, Jr, who made his debut in 1997 and spent 12 years in the bigs, batting .247 over the course of his career.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dennys Reyes, who spent 15 years in the bigs with 11 teams. His big-league debut in 1997 snapped a 772 game streak in which they did not have a lefty starter.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brent Mayne, who was the Royals No. 1 pick in 1989 and spent 15 years in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Kamieniecki, who made his debut in 1991 and won 53 games over ten seasons in the bigs, primarily with the Yankees and Orioles.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Heath Murray, who won two games over parts of four seasons between 1997 and 2002.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Spike Owen, who was the 6th overall pick of the 1982 draft and spent 13 years in the bigs with five teams before becoming a minor league coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to R.J. Reynolds, who made his debut with the Dodgers in 1983 and wrapped up his career with the Pirates in 1990, collecting two hits in the 1990 NLCS against the Reds.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Frank Viola, who won 176 games over 15 seasons in the bigs, including a career-high 24 for the Twins in 1988. He won the Cy Young that year and placed 3rd in the running in 1990 with the Mets. He also won a ring with Minnesota in 1987.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Sean Whiteside, who appeared in two games for the Tigers in 1995.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Willis Otanez, who spent parts on two seasons in the bigs with the Orioles and Blue Jays.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brent Billingsley, who appeared in eight games for the 1999 Marlins.
Happy 1990s Birthday to John Leroy, who went 1-0 for the 1997 Braves. He pitched in one game out of the pen, got the win, and never appeared in another big-league game.
4/19/94
With Joe Oliver on the shelf, the Reds trade Marty Lister and Ross Powell to the Astros for Ed Taubensee.
Taubensee get the majority of the starts for the Reds over the next 6 1/2 seasons and hits .286 with 77 dingers.
4/19/96
Tony Graffanino is hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance and goes 1-for-3 with an infield single in his big-league debut.
He spends 13 years in the major leagues and is the only Amityville, NY native to play in the big leagues.
4/19/98
Sidney Ponson throws four innings of relief against the Rangers in his big-league debut, allowing two runs and getting a no-decision.
He spends 12 years in the bigs and wins 91 games, the most ever by a native of Aruba.
4/19/90
Dennis Martinez takes a no-hitter into the eight before it is broken up by Darren Daulton. Martinez settles for a 5-0 two-hit shutout.
4/19/92
Ken Griffey Jr. goes 3-for-5 and drives in a (then) career-high five runs in a 12-9 win over Milwaukee.
It is one of 16 times over the course of his career that he drives in at least five runs in a single game.
4/19/94
Tough day for Kevin Brown, who gives up 10 runs (all earned) on 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings of work against the Blue Jays.
4/19/94
Gibby homers twice and drives in 6 as the Tigers beat the Royals 9-5.
4/19/96
Juan Gonzalez homers and drives in 6 as the Rangers beat Baltimore 26-7.
The Rangers led 10-7 and scored 16 runs in the bottom of the 8th, sending 19 men to the plate.
Darryl Hamilton goes 1-for-3 in the inning.
4/19/97
The Padres sweep a doubleheader from the Cardinals at Aloha Stadium. They are the first major league games played in Hawaii.
The Padres give up three home games to allow renovations at Jack Murphy Stadium.
4/19/98
The Mets draw 10 walks and bang out 16 hits in a 14-0 win over the Reds.
It is the worst loss for Cincinnati since the lost to the Pirates 19-1 on August 21, 1968.
4/19/98
Andres Galarraga hits his first homer against his former team and the Braves hit five solo dingers in a 5-3 win over the Rockies.
4/19/91
Danny Jackson leaves his start against the Pirates with a strained muscle in his leg.
The injury costs him the rest of April and all of May. He also misses all of July.
4/19/94
The Reds place Joe Oliver on the DL with an ankle injury.
“I don’t know if it will take a week or four weeks,” he tells the media.
It turns out it will take more than a year. Oliver does not return to the lineup until April 29, 1995.
4/19/97
Fernando Vina breaks his leg on a slide against Cleveland.
The injury requires surgery and keeps him out of the lineup until July.
4/19/99
A bad back lands Cal Ripken Jr. on the DL for the first time in his career.
4/19/99
The Angels announce that Jim Edmonds will require surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
He makes his season debut in August.
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