June 1st in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Derek Lowe, who spent 17 years in the bigs, won 176 games and a ring, and threw a no-no in 2002.
He led the A.L. in saves with 42 in 2000, and led N.L. in wins in 2006 with 16.
Happy 1990s Birthday to James Hurst, who appeared in eight games for the 1994 Rangers.
6/1/93
The Cubs trade Heathcliff Slocumb to Cleveland for a pair of minor leaguers.
Slocumb goes 3-1 in 20 games for the Tribe.
6/1/93
Cleveland acquires Jeremy Hernandez from the Padres in exchange for Jose Hernandez.
Jeremy Hernandez goes 6-5 in 49 games for the Tribe.
6/1/90
Hector Villanueva goes 1-for-2 with a dinger against the Cardinals in his big-league debut.
He spends four years in the bigs.
6/1/97
Wilton Guerrero is ejected after his broken bat reveals cork.
Guerrero admits he knew the bat was corked and apologizes.
He is suspended for eight games.
6/1/97
The head of Billy the Marlin finally resurfaces after being lost in a parachute mishap.
Two Florida residents spotted it on a wall a few miles from the stadium and returned it.
The head flew off the head of a Navy SEAL who parachuted into the stadium on Opening Day.
6/1/90
Glenn Davis homers thrice and drives in 5 in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Giants.
6/1/90
Oddibe McDowell goes 3-for-6 from the leadoff spot as the Braves beat the Padres 16-11.
Tony Gwynn and Benito Santiago each collect four hits for San Diego.
The Padres also commit six errors in the game.
6/1/91
Chili Davis hits a pair of two-run homers off Kevin Appier to lead the Twins to an 8-4 win over the Royals.
6/1/92
Devo becomes just the sixth player in major league history to hit both a leadoff home run and an extra-inning homer in the same game in a 5-3 win over the Twins.
His extra-inning homer was of the inside-the-park variety.
6/1/92
Bobby Bonilla goes 3-for-3 with a grand slam and 6 RBI in a 14-1 Mets win over the Giants.
The Mets score six in the 2nd inning thanks in part to two San Francisco errors.
6/1/93
Albert Belle’s two homers pace a 16-hit attack as Cleveland beats the Yankees 15-6.
Eight of the nine Cleveland starters had at least one hit.
6/1/94
Travis Fryman goes 5-for-5 in an 11-3 Tigers win over the Orioles.
It is the second 5-hit game of his career.
6/1/96
Chuck Knoblauch goes 5-for-5 in a 9-5 Twins win over the Rangers.
It is the first of three 5-hit games in his career.
6/1/97
In his fifth career start, Rockies pitcher John Thomson throws a CG, allows two runs, and goes 4-for-4 with 3 RBI in a 9-2 win over the Marlins.
6/1/98
Jeff Kent and Charlie Hayes each drive in five as the Giants hammer the Reds 16-3.
David Weathers takes one for the team, giving up 8 runs in two-thirds of an inning.
6/1/99
Steve Finley goes 4-for-6 with two homers and six RBI but the D-Backs fall to Montreal 10-8.
6/1/99
Roger Clemens goes 6 2/3 innings to beat Cleveland 11-5 and run his personal winning streak to 20 games.
He is tagged with a loss in his next start, but the 20-straight wins is an American League record.
6/1/92
The Astros select Phil Nevin with the overall #1 pick of the 1992 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 1995 and spends 12 years in the bigs.
6/1/92
The Yankees select Derek Jeter with the 6th pick of the 1992 amateur draft. He is the only Hall of Famer chosen in the first round.
6/1/95
The Angels select Darin Erstad with the overall #1 pick of the 1995 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 1996 and spends 14 years in the bigs.
6/1/95
The Rockies select Todd Helton with the 8th pick of the 1995 amateur draft.
Helton makes his debut in 1997, spends 17 years in the bigs, and is elected to the Hall of Fame in 2024.
6/1/95
The Blue Jays select Roy Halladay with the 17th pick of the 1995 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 1998, wins 203 games, and is elected to the Hall of Fame in 2019.
6/1/98
The Dodgers DFA Hideo Nomo after he begins the season with a 2-5 record and an E.R.A. of 5.05.
He is traded to the Mets a few days later and goes 4-5 the rest of the season.
6/1/91
Bobby Thigpen hits Terry Steinbach in the head with a pitch and the benches clear in Chicago.
Steinbach spends the night in the hospital and A.L. President Bobby Brown warns both Tony LaRussa and Jeff Torborg that he will come down hard on anyone involved in future on-field incidents.
6/1/91
Kevin Browns hits Dave Valle with a pitch in the Rangers/Mariners game. It is the second time in the series that Valle has been hit and he isn’t having it.
After being escorted towards his dugout by teammates, Valle breaks free and charges after Bobby Valentine, whom he believed ordered the pitch.
6/1/96
A day after Albert Belle trucked Fernando Vina, the benches empty again in Milwaukee.
Kenny Lofton led off the game with a double and gave Vina a shove after a pickoff play.
The benches clear, but no punches are thrown.
6/1/93
The Reds place Chris Sabo on the DL with a ruptured disc in his back.
He misses two weeks and hits .273 in his final 98 games of the season.
6/1/97
Rey Ordonez breaks his hand diving for a ball against the Phillies.
The injury keeps him out of the lineup until July 11th.
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