January 5th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Charlie Hough, who pitched in the bigs for 25 years and was the first Opening Day starter in Marlins history. He played against Roberto Clemente in his first game and Mickey Morandini in his last game.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jim Gantner, who spent 17 years in a Brewers uniform and later coached in the Brewers organization.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ron Kittle, who won Rookie of the Year with the White Sox in 1983 and hit 176 homers over 10 big-league seasons. He is still very involved with the White Sox.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Milt Thompson, who spent 13 years in the bigs and was a solid hitter off the bench for the Phillies, Astros, and Cardinals. He was part of the 1993 NL Champion Phillies and later coached in the Rays, Reds, and Phillies organizations.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Henry Cotto, who played in the bigs for 10 years and a year in Japan before becoming a coach and minor league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to John Russell, who was a first round draft pick of the Phillies in 1982 and spent 10 years in the major leagues with Phileadlphia, Texas, and Atlanta. He later became a minor league manager and served as manager of the Pirates from 2008 through 2010.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Danny Jackson, who finished 2nd to Orel Hershiser in the 1988 Cy Young race, won a ring with the Reds and an N.L. title with the Phillies.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Fassero, who spent seven years in the minor leagues before finally getting a shot with the Expos in 1991. He pitched in the bigs for 16 years once he got there.
Happy 1990s Birthday to John Davis, who went 7-9 for the White Sox, Royals, and Padres between 1987 and 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Shifflett, who went 1-4 in 34 games for the 1992 Royals. It was his only major league action.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chris Nabholz, who won 37 games over six seasons in the bigs, including a carrer-high 11 with Montreal in 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jason Bates, who spent four seasons in the bigs with the Rockies from 1995 through 1998 and later became a minor league coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ramon Tatis, who spent parts of two seasons in the bigs with the Cubs and Devil Rays.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Fred Rath, who appeared in two games for the 1998 Twins.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ryan Minor, who spent parts of four seasons in the bigs with the Orioles and Expos. He was also a second round draft pick of the 1996 NBA Draft (Philadelphia 76ers) but chose to play baseball.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Redman, who was the 13th overall pick of the 1995 draft and spent 10 years in the bigs with eight teams, including winning a ring with the 2003 Marlins
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Witt, who appeared in 146 games over nine seasons with four teams between 1998 and 2006.
1/5/94
The Royals trade Kevin McReynolds to the Mets for Vince Coleman and cash.
Both players need a fresh start after things didn’t work out in New York for Coleman and KC for McReynolds.
1/5/93
The Astros sign Kevin Bass as a free agent. He spends 1993 and 1994 back in Houston before wrapping up his big-league career with Baltimore in 1995.
1/5/93
The Astros sign Jose Uribe as a free agent. He hits .245 in 45 games in what is his final big-league season.
1/5/96
The Marlins sign Andre Dawson to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training after he had previously rejected salary arbitration. It is his final big league season.
1/5/96
The Cubs sign Dave Magadan as a free agent.
He hits .254 in 78 games for the Cubs and moves on to Oakland for 1997.
1/5/99
The Red Sox sign Rheal Cormier as a free agent.
After battling elbow problems for two seasons. Crmier goes 2-0 in 60 games for Boston an pitches until 2007.
1/5/99
The Red Sox sign Kip Gross as a free agent.
He returns to the bigs for the first time since 1993, appearing in 11 games for Boston.
1/5/96
The fallout from Halloween continues as the 16-year old accused of egging Albert Belle’s house the previous October sues the Cleveland outfielder for $850,000 after Belle chased him in his car and bumped him.
1/5/93
Reggie Jackson is elected to the Hall of Fame with 93.6% of the vote. He is the only player elected.
1/5/95
Players’ union chief Donald Fehr says all 835 unsigned major league players are free agents since the owners unilaterally changed the uniform contract.
1/5/98
Don Sutton is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame. Sutton receives 81.6% of the votes. He got the call when he was on the 34th hole of the White Columns golf course.
1/5/99
George Bret, Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount are all elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
1/5/99
Yogi and George Steinbrenner bury the hatchet and end their 14-year feud stemming from when Steinbrenner fired Berra as Yankees manager.
1/5/90
Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones is the only player to file for salary arbitration on the first day of eligibility. Coming off a season in which he saved 32 games, Jones loses his case and earns $950,000 in 1990.
1/5/97
Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is hit by a car while jogging near his home in Melbourne, Fl. He is cut up but is ready to go to begin the season.
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