June 13th

June 13th in 1990s Baseball

1990s Baseball Birthdays
Darrell May 1997 minor league baseball card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Darrell May, who spent seven years in the bigs, winning 26 games.

Scott Coolbaugh 1991 Leaf Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Coolbaugh, who made his debut in 1989 and played four years in the bigs.

Ernie Whitt 1990 Score Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Ernie Whitt, who was an original Blue Jay and earned an All-Star nod in 1985.
Ernie spent 15 years in ght bigs.

Jason Thompson 1996 Leaf Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Jason Thompson, who appeared in 13 games for the 1996 Padres and later played in Japan.

1990s Baseball Trades
Fernando_Valenzuela_1997_Trade

6/13/97
The Padres trade Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier, and Fernando Valenzuela to the Cardinals for Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney.

1990s Baseball Player Signings
John Shelby 1990 Mothers Cookies Baseball Card

6/13/90
The Tigers sign John Shelby as a free agent. He hits .248 in 78 games in 1990 and wraps up his career in 1991 with the Tigers.

1990s Baseball Debuts
Steve_Avery_Debut

6/13/90
Steve Avery makes his much-anticipated big league debut for the Braves and it does not go well.
Avery alllows 8 runs in 2 1/3 innings and goes 3-11 as a rookie.
He bounces back and wins 18 games in 1991 and again in 1993.

Eddie Guardado 1993 Fleer Baseball Card

6/13/93
Eddie Guardado makes his big league debut for the Twins as a starter against the A’s.
Minnesota moves him primarily to the pen in 1994 and he leads the A.L. in saves in 2005 with 45.

Wayne Gomes 1997 minor league baseball card

6/13/97
Wayne Gomes throws a scoreless inning and gets the win over the Blue Jays in his big-league debut.
Gomes was the 4th overall selection in the 1993 draft and spends six years in the majoe leagues.

1990s Baseball Big Days
Trevor Wilson 1990 Donruss Baseball Card

6/13/90
Trevor Wilson shuts out the Padres on one hit and strikes out nine.
He takes a no-no into the 9th before it is broken up by Mike Pagliarulo.

Howard Johnson 1990 Barry Colla baseball card

6/13/90
HoJo drives in five in a 15-10 Mets win over the Cubs at Wrigley in the first game of a doubleheader.
New York wins the second game 9-6.

6/13/90
Willie Wilson collects his 600th career stolen base in an 11-4 win over the Angels. He is just the 10th player in history to reach the 600 SB mark.

1990_Padres_Sale

6/13/90
MLB owners unanimously approve the sale of the Padres to TV producer Tom Werner. He pays $90 million for the team.

6/13/92
Rob Deer homers twice and drives in five to lead Detroit to a 15-1 win over Baltimore.

Tony_Fernandez_1993_5_RBI

6/13/93
Tony Fernandez goes 3-for-6 with a homer, two doubles, and 5 RBI in a 13-4 Blue Jays win over the Tigers.

Jason_Bere_1994_two_hitter

6/13/94
Jason Bere allows just two-hits and zero runs over eight innings while striking out 14 to beat the A’s 1-0.

Jeff_Fassero_1_hitter

6/13/94
Jeff Fassero has a no-no with two out in the 9th when Carlos Garcia singles off Fassero’s glove.
Jay Bell follows with a two-run home run, but the Expos hold on for a 10 – 2 victory.

Jose Canseco 1994 Donruss Baseball Card

6/13/94
Jose Canseco goes 5-for-6 with three homers and 8 RBI in a 17-9 Rangers win over Seattle. Ken Griffey, Jr. homers and drives in six in a losing effort.

Mike Stanley 1995 Bowman Baseball Card

6/13/95
Mike Stanley homers and drvies in six in a 10-4 Yankees win over the Tigers.

John Jaha 1996 Leaf Baseball Card

6/13/96
John Jaha and Pat Listach each homer and collect three hits as the Brewers beat the A’s 6-3.

Randy Johnson 1997 Circa Baseball Card

6/13/97
Randy Johnson holds the Rockies to two hits over eight innings and strikes out 12 to run his record to 10-1 with an E.R.A. of 2.34.

6/13/98
The first triple play ever completed at Dodger Stadium is turned by Darren Dreifort, Eric Young, Jose Vizcaino and Bobby Bonilla but the Dodgers lose 4-2 to the Rockies.

Javy Lopez 1998 Circa Baseball Card

6/13/98
Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones hit back to back homers in consecutive innings in a 9-7 win over the Expos.

6/13/98
Gary Disarcina goes 5-for-5 and drives in four in an 18-6 Angels win over the Rangers.

Cal_1999_6_hits

6/13/99
The Orioles set a franchise record when they beat the Braves 22-1.
Cal Ripken, Jr. goes 6-for-6 with two homers and six RBI.
Will Clark goes 4-for-4 with five RBI and Mike Mussina earns the win while also collecting two hits and three RBI.

1990s Baseball Transactions

6/13/94
Ryne Sandberg gives up $16 million in salary by announcing his retirement, citing family issues.
He returns to the bigs in 1996.

1990s Baseball Injuries
Jose Canseco 1990 Fleer Baseball Card

6/13/90
The A’s place Jose Canseco on the DL with a pinched nerve in his neck. He had spent three nights in a hospital receiveing treatment, including traction.

Pascual Perez 1990 Bowman baseball card

6/13/90
The Yankees announce that Pascual Perez will have shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.

1990s Baseball Managerial Changes

6/13/99
Astros manager Larry Dierker is taken to the hospital after suffering a grand mal seizure during the 8th inning of a game against the Padres. The game is suspended with the Astros leading, 4 – 1. Dierker undergoes surgery the following day and eventually returns to the dugout.

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