January 12th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tim Hulett, who spent 12 years in the bigs, primarily with the Orioles and White Sox. He later became a high school coach and tree of his sons played professionally.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Marshall, who debuted in 1981 and had the unenviable task of taking over first base for Steve Garvey in 1983. Marshall spent 11 years in the bigs, primarily with the Dodgers, and earned an All-Star nod in 1984. He finished his career with the Angels in 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Casey Candaele, who debuted with the Expos in 1986 and finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year chase in 1987. Casey spent 9 years in the major leagues and appeared in the postseason in 1996 with Cleveland. His mother, Helen Callaghan, was one of the all-time great players in the AAGPBL, stealing over 350 bases in a five-season career. Casey’s aunt, Marge Callaghan, was also an AAGPBL veteran.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Simms, who put up big power numbers in the minor leagues, but never quite got it to translate to the bigs. Mike spent parts of 9 seasons in the major leagues with Houston and Texas, hitting 36 homers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Andy Fox, who spent nine years in the bigs and won ring with the Yankees in 1996. He played every position but pitcher and catcher during his career and later became a minor league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rich Loiselle, who pitched for the Pirates for six years, winning 9 games and saving 49. He finished 4th in the Rookie of the Year rce in 1997 when he won 1 game and had 29 saves for the Bucs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jorge Velandia, who played for six teams over eight seasons from 1997 through 2008.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Nigel Wilson, who was the first pick of the 1992 Expansion Draft by the Marlins. He also put up some big power numbers in the minor leagues but didn’t enjoy much success in the bigs. He later became a star in Japan.
1/12/90
The Twins trade minor leaguer Jim Davins to the Expos for Jim Dwyer.
Dwyer appears in 37 games for the Twins in his final big-league season. He finishes with 719 hits over 18 years.
1/12/91
The Orioles trade Mickey Tettleton to the Tigers for Jeff Robinson.
Detroit hits 32 more homers than anyone else in the A.L. but finishes 3rd in the A.L. East.
1/2/96
The Dodgers sign Mike Blowers to a free agent deal.
He hits .265 in 92 games and returns to Seattle for 1997.
1/12/96
The Dodgers sign Milt Thompson as a free agent.
He splits the year between he Dodgers and Rockies and his career is over.
1/12/94
Steve Carlton is elected to the Hall of Fame.
1/12/99
Todd McFarlane, creator of the Spawn comic books series, is the winning bidder for Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball with a winning bid of $2.7 million. The price tag surpasses the record $126,500 which bought a Babe Ruth home run ball the previous year.
1/12/2009
Rickey Henderson is elected to the Hall of Fame.
1/12/93
Major League owners approve the sale of the San Francisco Giants to Peter Magowan, who pledges to keep the team in San Francisco. Former owner Bob Lurie had a deal to sell the team to a group that would have moved it to St. Petersburg, but owners nixed it.
1/12/95
Saying they are “faced with difficult decisions,” the Dodgers inform Orel Hershiser that they will not be offering him a contract for the 1995 season.
Hershiser signs with Cleveland and wins 16 games, more than all but one of the Dodgers starter.
1/12/97
The Padres acquire the rights to 27-year-old Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu from the Chiba Lotte Marines. Irabu says he only wants to play for the Yankees and eventually forces a trade.
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