April 22nd in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mickey Morandini, who spent 11 years in the bigs, primarily with the Phillies, and helped them reach the World Series in 1993.
He also turned an unassisted double play in 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Terry Francona, who made his debut with the 1981 Expos and had a promising career in front of him before blowing our his knee in 1982. He played until 1990 and later won two rings as manager of the Red Sox.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jimmy Key, who pitched in the bigs leagues for 15 years, and won 12 or more games in twelves seasons, including a league-high 17 in 1994 for the Yankees.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jack Savage, who appeared in 20 games for the Dodgers and Twins between 1987 and 1990.
He was also part of two very big trades, going from L.A. to the Mets in the Bob Welch deal in 1987 and then from the Mets to the Twins in the Frank Viola deal.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Bell, who appeared in 53 games for the Braves in 1990 and 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to George Williams, who hit .243 for the A’s and Padres over parts of four seasons between 1995 and 2000 and later baceme a college coach.
4/22/95
The Royals send Lance Parrish to the Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.
He hits .202 in 70 games.
4/22/97
The Yankees trade Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera, and $3 million to the Padres for PTBNL, Gordie Amerson, and Homer Bush in exchange for Hideki Irabu and Vernon Maxwell.
This does not end well for Irau.
4/22/91
Rob Dibble and Eric Yelding meet to clear the air following their April 11th brawl.
Former Astro Bill Doran arranges the meeting and the two bury the hatchet.
4/22/91
Frank Thomas hits the first White Sox homer at New Comiskey Park and the Sox beat Baltimore 8-7.
4/22/91
Robby Thompson hits for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the Padres.
Thompson triples in the 1st inning, homers in the 3rd, singles in the 6th, and doubles in the 9th.
4/22/93
Chris Bosio no-hits the Red Sox. He walks the first two batters he faces, then finishes by retiring the last 27 Red Sox in a row on just 97 pitches.
4/22/96
Ed Sprague goes 4-for-5 with a triple, two homers, and five RBI, while Joe Carter homers and also drives in five in a 16-7 win over the Mariners.
4/22/97
Tough day for Pat Rapp, who gives up 10 runs (all earned) on 13 hits in 2 2/3 innings of work against the Rockies at Mile High.
4/22/97
Roberto Almoar and John Hirschbeck bury the hatchet after Almoar spit on Hirschbeck the previous September.
4/22/97
When both B.J. Surhoff and Jerome Walton forced to leave the Orioles game against the White Sox with injuries, Baltimore manager Davey Johnson is forced to use Pete Incaviglia as a pinch-runner. The O’s hold on for a 3-2 win.
4/22/98
Ken Caminiti’s 14th-inning RBI single gives the Padres a 3-2 win over the Cubs and pushes their record to 15-4, the best start in franchise history.
4/22/98
Tough day for Charles Nagy, who gives up 12 runs (4 earned) on 9 hits in 4 1/3 innings of work against the White Sox.
4/22/98
Ray Durham ties a major league record by reaching base on errors three times against the White Sox.
4/22/99
Tampa Bay defeats Baltimore, 1-0, as pitchers Tony Saunders, Jim Mecir and Roberto Hernández combine on a one-hitter.
Mike Bordick’s single with two outs in the 8th inning off Mecir is the only Baltimore hit.
4/22/98
Barry Bonds and Danny Darwin get into a brief scuffle after Darwin accuses Bonds of nonchalantly playing a ball in the outfield while he was on the mound.
4/22/94
The Cardinals place Mrk Whiten on the DL with a rib cage strain. He returns to the lineup on May 5th and hits .325 in May after starting the year at .219.
4/22/95
Three tests reveal a muscle strain but no damage to Roger Clemens’ shoulder.
He returns to the rotation in June and goes 10-5.
4/22/96
The Reds announce that Reggie Sanders has a torn disc in his back and will miss three to five weeks.
He returns for five games in May but misses another two weeks.
4/22/99
Ivan Rodriguez sustains a concussion and a bruised cheekbone in a home plate collision with Minnesota’a Matt Lawton.
He returns to the lineup the next day and hits .361 in his next 21 games and .338 from that point until the end of the season.
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