June 14th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Laga, who made his debut with the Tigers in 1982, won a ring with them in 1984, and wrapped up his big-league career in 1990 with the Giants before playing in Japan.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Randy Tomlin, who won 30 games for the Pirates between 1990 and 1994.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brian Turang, who played in 78 games for the Mariners in 1993 and 1994. His son, Brice, reached the big leagues in 2023.
Happy 1990s Birthday to George Tsamis, who went 1-2 for the 1993 Twins and later became a minor-league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jerry Spradlin, a 19th-round draft pick who pitched in the bigs for seven years, winning 17 games and recording 11 saves.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Pete Munro, who won 13 games over five seasons with Houston and Toronto before pitching in China.
6/14/91
The Reds trade Reggie Jefferson to Cleveland for Tim Costo.
Jefferson develops into a starter in Cleveland while Costo plays 43 games for the Reds over two seasons.
Reds GM Bob Quinn mistakenly DFAd Jefferson rather than putting him on the DL with an illness.
Rumors fly that the Reds made the move to save money and it costs them a good player.
6/14/94
The Angels trade Dwight Smith to the Orioles for a PTBNL.
Baltimore sends minor leaguer Bo Ortiz to the Angels to complete the deal.
Smith was upset with his situation and wanted out.
6/14/91
The Dodgers sign Ismael Valdez as an amateur free agent.
He makes his debut in 1994 and wins 104 games over 12 seasons.
6/14/93
The Royals sign Dave Stieb as a free agent.
He goes 3-3 at Omaha before being released at the end of July.
He returns to the bigs in 1998 with Toronto.
6/14/96
Darin Erstad, the overall No. 1 pick of the 1995 draft, makes his big-league debut for the Angels and goes 0-for-4 against Toronto.
He picks up his first hit two days later and bats .284 in 57 games as a rookie.
6/14/98
Ricky Ledee goes 1-for-3 with a single and a walk against Cleveland in his big-league debut for the Yankees.
He hits .241 as a rookie and spends 10 years in the bigs.
6/14/90
The National League announces it will expand by two teams in 1993.
The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins are eventually named as the two new teams.
6/14/92
Pete Incaviglia goes 3-for-5 with two homers, including a slam, and 7 RBI in a 15-7 Astros win over the Giants.
6/14/93
Randy Johnson strikes out 15 and beats the Royals 6-4.
6/14/95
Hideo Nomo strikes out 16 in 8 innings as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 8-5.
6/14/95
Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 to set a record with 14 hits in three games.
He also drives in the winning run in the 13th inning as the Giants beat the Cubs, 4 – 3.
6/14/95
Tony Phillips goes 5-for-5 with two doubles and a stolen base but the Angels lose 8-5 to the Twins.
6/14/96
Cal Ripken, Jr. sets a new consecutive games record by playing in his 2,216th consecutive game.
The previous mark of 2,215 was held by Hiroshima Carp third baseman Sachio Kinugasa while playing in the Japanese Central League.
6/14/97
Pedro Martinez throws a three-hit shutout and strikes out 14 in a 1-0 Expos win over Detroit.
6/14/97
1984 A.L. Rookie of the Year Alvin Davis becomes the first player inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame.
6/14/91
The Padres release Marty Barrett and his major league career is over.
He plays 10 years and collects 938 hits for Boston and the Pads.
6/14/91
Von Hayes breaks his right wrist when he is hit by a Tom Browning pitch in Philadelphia. Ironically, the Reds had been rumored to be interested in trading Mariano Duncan for Hayes at the time.
Hayes returns to the lineup in September.
6/14/91
The Dodgers place Fernando Valenzuela on the DL while they run tests to determine the cause of abnormal blood flow near his heart.
He misses the rest of the season.
6/14/93
Andy Van Slyke breaks his collarbone when he runs into the outfield wall chasing a fly ball in St. Louis.
He is out of the lineup until August 27th. He was batting .322 at the time with a team-leading 9 homers and 39 RBI.
Hayes returns to the lineup in September.
6/14/88
Bobby Cox wins his 1,004th game as a Braves manager, moving him into a tie with Frank Selee as the winningest manager in team history.
Selee managed the team from 1890-1901.
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