June 2nd in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Schulz, who played in parts of three seasons for the Royals and Pirates from 1989 through 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Darnell Coles, who spent 14 years in the bigs with eight teams and later became a broadcaster, a minor league coach and manager, and a big-league coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bryan Harvey, who broke in with the Angels in 1987 and was the closer for the Marlins in their first year, racking up 45 saves for an expansion team.
He had arm troubles in 1994 and his career was over prematurely.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Stanton, who made his debut with the Braves in 1989 and pitched for 19 years, winning three rings with the Yankees.
Not bad for a 13th-round draft pick.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kurt Abbott, who played in the bigs for nine seasons and won a ring with the Marlins in 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Reid Cornelius, who pitched in the bigs for parts on three seasons from 1995 through 2000.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Kelly, who won the Golden Spikes Award at Arizona State and played parts of six seasons in the bigs. He won a ring with the 1995 Braves.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Raul Ibanez, who cames up with the Mariners in 1996 spent 19 years in the bigs with four teams.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chance Sanford, who appeared in 19 games for the Pirates and Dodgers in 1998 and 1999 and tripled in his first big-league at bat.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Neifi Perez, who won a Gold Glove with the Rockies and spent 12 years in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Rain, who went 3-5 for the Cubs in 1999 and 2000.
6/2/98
Jarrod Washburn allows one unearned run over 6 1/3 against the Royals in his big-league debut and picks up the win.
He goes 6-3 as a rookie and wins 107 games over 12 seasons in the bigs.
6/2/96
Darryl Kile ties a major league record by hitting four Cardinals batters. He is the first National League pitcher to do so since Moe Drabowsky in 1957.
6/2/90
6/2/95
John Valentin goes 5-for-5, including three dingers in a 6-5 win over the Mariners. He becomes the first SS ever to have 15 total bases in a single game.
6/2/96
Gerald Williams goes 2-for-4 with four SBs in an 11-4 Yankees win over the A’s.
6/2/99
A day after going 4-for-5 with 6 RBI, Steve Finley goes 4-for-6 and drives in four more in a 15-2 Arizona win over the Expos.
He hits .600 in the three-game series with 10 RBI.
6/2/90
The Rangers release Thad Bosley and his career is over.
He finishes with 430 hits over 14 seasons.
6/2/90
The Dodgers release John Shelby.
He signs with the Tigers and finishes his big-league career in Detroit after the 1991 season.
6/2/94
The Mets select Paul Wilson with the overall #1 pick of the 1994 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 1996 but battled injuries throughout his career.
6/2/98
The Phillies select Pat Burrell with the overall #1 pick of the 1998 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 2000 and spends 12 years in the bigs, including winning a ring with Philadelhia in 2008.
6/2/99
The Devil Rays select Josh Hamilton with the overall #1 pick of the 1999 amateur draft.
He was named minor-league player of the year but his career was derailed when he and his family were hit by a dump truck in spring training.
He battled substance problems and finally reached the major leagues in 2007, playing for nine seasons. He ran into legal problems after his paying career was over.
6/3/93
A donnybrook in Anaheim as Ed Sprague and Chad Curtis go at it. It also happened to be “ball night” at The Big A, so fans showered the field with the giveaway baseballs.
Toronto wins the game 7-6 thanks in large part to two homers and 5 RBI from Roberto Alomar.
6/2/98
The Royals and Angels empty the benches twice, leading to 12 ejections in a 7-5 Angels win.
6/2/96
Mike Grace leaves his start against the Padres with arm trouble. He gets an MRI, which reveals a muscle strain. He is initially supposed to miss a start or two but does not pitch again until the following August.
6/2/95
The White Sox fire Gene Lamont after an 11-20 start.
Terry Bevington takes over and pilots the team throughout the 1997 season.
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