June 13th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Darrell May, who spent seven years in the bigs, winning 26 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Coolbaugh, who made his debut in 1989 and played four years in the bigs.
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.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jason Thompson, who appeared in 13 games for the 1996 Padres and later played in Japan.
6/13/97
The Padres trade Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier, and Fernando Valenzuela to the Cardinals for Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6/13/95
Mike Stanley homers and drvies in six in a 10-4 Yankees win over the Tigers.
6/13/96
John Jaha and Pat Listach each homer and collect three hits as the Brewers beat the A’s 6-3.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6/13/90
The Yankees announce that Pascual Perez will have shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.
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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