January 14th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Danny Boone, who was drafted five times and won 2 games for the Padres, Astros, and Orioles between 1981 and 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Joe Redfield, who debuted in 1988 with the Angels played 11 games with the Pirates in 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Gary Green, who spent five years in the bigs with the Rangers, Reds, and Padres, and later became a minor league coach. His father, Fred, also spent five years in the major leagues.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Paul Fletcher, who pitched in 12 games for the Phillies and A’s and later became a high school coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Cooke, who debuted with the Pirates in 1992 and won 10 games for the Bucs in 1993 before battling injury problems. He wrapped up his big league career with the Reds in 1998.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rod Myers, who played 53 games with the Royals in 1996 and 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Frank, who went 6-for-20 for the Reds in 1998.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Paul Daneker, who appeared in three games for the 1999 White Sox.
1/14/93
The Orioles trade minor leaguer Allen Plaster and Bobby Chouinard to Oakland for Harold Baines. Baines hits .313 in his first season in Baltimore and begins an odyssey that would see him bounce back and forth between Baltimore and Chicago four times over the next eight seasons.
1/14/99
The Tigers trade minor leaguers Mark Persails and Carlos Villalobos, along with Paul Bako, Dean Crow, and Brian Powell to the Astros for Brad Ausmus and C.J. Nitkowski.
1/14/91
The Tigers sign John Cerutti to a one-year free agent deal.
He goes 3-6 in Detroit, his final big-league season.
1/14/92
The A’s sign Randy Ready to a one-year free agent deal worth $500,000.
He spends one year in Oakland and plays with the Expos in 1993.
1/14/93
The Pirates sign Glenn Wilson as a free agent.
He plays in 10 games at the major league level and his career is over.
1/14/94
The Mariners sign Greg Hibbard to a three-year, $6.5 million free agent deal. He appears in 15 games, gets hurt, and never pitches in the bigs again.
1/14/94
The Orioles sign Chris Sabo to a $2 million free agent deal.
He hits .256 in 68 games for the O’s and signs with the White Sox for the 1995 season.
1/14/97
The White Sox sign Doug Drabek to a one-year free agent deal worth $1.3 million. He goes 12-11 in one season on South Side and finishes his career with the Orioles in 1998.
1/14/97
The Royals sign Mitch Williams as a free agent but it doesn’t work out.
He appears in just 7 games and his career is over.
1/14/98
The Brewers sign 1994 Rookie of the Year Bob Hamelin as a free agent.
He hits .219 with 7 homers in 109 games in his final big-league season.
1/14/99
The Reds sign Hal Morris as a free agent.
He spends another year and a half in Cincinnati and finishes his career with the Tigers in 2000.
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