April 9th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Graeme Lloyd, the 4th Aussie native to appear in the bigs and the first pitcher.
He spent ten years in the Major Leagues and won two rings with the Yankees.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Hal Morris, who was college teammates at Michigan with Chris Sabo and Barry Larkin and teamed up with them again to win a World Series for the Reds in 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brian Dorsett, who made his debut with Cleveland in 1987 and spent parts of eight seasons in the bigs before returning home to Indiana and working in the family auto dealership.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kirk McCaskill, who turned down a chance to play in the NHL and won 106 games over 12 seasons in the bigs.
He was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Brumley, who spent eight years in the bigs and later became a minor-league manager. His father, Mike, also played in the bigs for the Senators from 1964-66.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jose Guzman, who won 37 games between 1985 and 1988, sat out the 1989 and 1990 seasons, then won 43 games between 1991 and 1994. He enjoyed his best season in 1992 when he went 16-11 for the Rangers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Blaise Ilsley, who appeared in 10 games for the 1994 Cubs and won 113 games in the minor leagues over 10 seasons. He later became a pitching coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kyle Peterson, who won five games for the Brewers between 1999 and 2001. He later went into broadcasting
4/9/90
The Cleveland Indians sign Jeff Fassero as a free agent.
He spends the year at Double-A Canton-Akron, signs with the Expos as a free agent at the end of the season, makes his debut in 1991, and wins 121 games after spending eight years in the minors.
4/9/90
Don Mattingly signs a five-year $19.3 million contract extension with the Yankees and becomes the highest-paid player in baseball history.
On top of that, he didn’t have to shave his sideburns.
4/9/92
The Pirates sign Jerry Don Gleaton as a free agent.
He goes 1-0 in 23 games and his big-league career is over.
4/9/92
The Yankees sign Shawn Hillegas as a free agent.
He goes 1-8 over 21 appearances and finishes the year in Oakland.
4/9/92
Cleveland signs Eric Plunk as a free agent.
He goes 9-6 out of the pen with four saves and pitches in Cleveland until 1998 before finishing his career with the Brewers.
4/9/95
The Red Sox sign Stan Belinda as a free agent.
He goes 10-2 out of the pen in his tweo seasons in Boston and pitches until 2000.
4/9/95
The Giants sign Glenallen Hill as a free agent.
He hits .264 with 24 homers and 86 RBI in 1995 and helps the Giants win the division in 1997.
4/9/95
The A’s sign Rick Honeycutt as a free agent.
He goes 5-1 with two saves in 49 games before being sold to the Yankees in September.
4/9/95
The Red Sox sign Reggie Jefferson as a free agent.
He hits .289 but is limited to just 46 games.
He bounces back to hit .347 in 122 games in 1996.
4/9/95
The Cubs sign Jaime Navarro as a free agent.
He wins 29 games over two seasons for the Cubs and throws 437 innings.
4/9/95
The Orioles sign Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
At age 39, he leads the A.L. in appearances and pitches until 2003.
4/9/95
The Expos sign Jeff Shaw as a free agent.
He goes 1-6 out of the pen before being dealt to the White Sox in August.
He then signs with the Reds and develops into an All-Star.
4/9/97
The Tigers sign Jose Bautista as a free agent.
He goes 2-2 before being released later in the year and hooking on with St. Louis. It is his final big-league season.
4/9/90
Delino DeShields collects four hits in his big-league debut. He’s the 14th player to pull off this feat.
4/9/90
Scott Radinsky throws all of two pitches against Milwaukee and records an out in his big-league debut.
He would spend 11 years in the bigs and win 42 games while recording 52 saves.
4/9/91
Chuck Knoblauch goes 0-for-3 for the Twins in his big-league debut.
He picks up two hits the following day and wins Rookie of the Year.
4/9/91
Pete Schourek throws a scoreless 1 1/3 innings against the Phillies in hig big-league debut.
He goes 5-4 as a rookie and wins 66 games over 11 seasons over the course of his career.
4/9/92
Butch Henry allows five runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Reds in his big-league debut.
He goes 33-33 over parts of seven seasons in the bigs and later became a minor league coach and manager.
4/9/93
Tyler Green allows two runs in a inning of work against the Cubs in his big-league debut.
The #10 overall pick in the 1991 draft, Green battled injuries for his entire career and was limited to just 70 appearances over four major league seasons.
4/9/99
Clay Bellinger goes 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter against Detroit in his big-league debut.
He spends parts of four seasons in the bigs with the Yankees and Angels.
4/9/99
1996 Overall No. 1 pick Kris Benson allows just two hits and one run against the Cubs in his big-league debut for the Pirates.
He wins 11 games as a rookie. He is just the 2nd overall No. 1 pick to win his debut (David Clyde)
4/9/98
Touch day for Jose Mercedes, who showed up late to the Brewers/Expos game because he got the game time wrong. He wa scheduled to start but was scratched.
He then replaced emergency starter Steve Woodward but forgot his batting helmet while he was on deck. After getting hit by a pitch, he forgot how many outs there were and ran into a double play on a fly ball to the outfield.
He probably should have stayed home.
4/9/90
Nolan Ryan gets the Opening Day start for the Rangers and becomes one of five players to play in the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.
The others are Carlton Fisk, Rick Dempsey, Jerry Reuss, and Bill Buckner.
Ryan held the Jays hitless through five innings, but came out of the game, much to the chagrin of the 40,000 fans in attendance.
4/9/90
Junior goes 4-for-5 with a dinger and 3 RBI on Opening Day to help Seattle beat the Angels 7-4.
4/9/90
Sam Horn homers twice and drives in six in an extra-inning 7-6 Orioles win over the Royals.
It’s the first of 316 times over the course of the 1990s that a player drives in six or more runs in a game.
4/9/90
Tom Glavine gets opening day start for the Braves. At age 24, he is the youngest Opening Day starter in Atlanta history.
4/9/90
Glenn Davis ties a major league record when he is hit by pitches three times in an 8 – 4, 11-inning loss to the Reds.
Cincinnati moves into first place and stays there for the rest of the year.
4/9/93
In their home debut, the Rockies beat the Expos, 11 – 4, for their first-ever victory ever and set a National League attendance record by drawing 80,227 fans.
Eric Young goes 4-for-4 out of the leadoff spot including a 1st inning homer off Kent Bottenfield.
4/9/93
Bo Jackson homers in his first at-bat of the season after coming back from hip replacement surgery.
4/9/93
Nolan Ryan beats the Red Sox 3-1 and becomes the only player to appear in 27 major league seasons.
4/9/94
The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his 56th home runs in 1921 sells at auction for $63,000. It is the the highest price ever paid for a bat at auction, according to Sotheby’s.
4/7/98
Tough day for Juan Guzman, who gives up 10 runs (9 earned) on 9 hits in 6 1/3 innings of work against the Twins.
4/9/98
Mike Piazza homers twice and drives in six as the Dodgers beat Arizona 7-2.
4/9/99
Yogi Berra ends his 14-year exile and returns to Yankee Stadium.
He throws out the first pitch of the home opener and later returns for Yogi Berra Day
4/9/99
The Braves DFA Mark Wohlers after he walks six and allows one hit and two runs in his first two appearances. He is traded to the Reds ten days later and spends the rest of the season in the minor leagues, including a stint with Single-A Rockford in the Midwest League. He returns to the bigs with the Reds in 2000 and pitches until 2002.
4/9/92
Vince Coleman injures his hamstring trying to beat out a bunt in the first inning. He misses the rest of April, returns for one game on May 1, then misses another four weeks.
4/9/93
Tim Raines tears ligaments in his thumb sliding into second base in the Sox home opener.
The injury costs him six weeks and he returns to the lineup on May 22.
4/9/99
Mike Piazza suffers multiple sprained ligaments in his right knee during a rundown against the Expos.
The injury keeps him out of the lineup until April 25th.
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