June 4th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Terry Kennedy, who made his debut with the Cardinals in 1978, was a four-time All-Star, and wrapped up his career with the Giants in 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tony Pena who could still throw you out from his knees if he wanted to.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Searcy, who won six games over five years with the Tigers and Phillies. As a minor-leaguer, he was supposed to go to Atlanta in the Doyle Alexander deal, but the Tigers decided to trade another minor leaguer named John Smoltz instead.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Beau Allred, who was drafted in the 25th round and spent parts of three season in the bigs with Cleveland.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kurt Stillwell, who came up with the Reds in 1986 but was supplanted by Barry Larkin at shortstop and dealt to the Royals.
He spent 9 years in the bigs and made the All-Star team in 1988.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rick Wilkins, a 23rd-round pick who spent 11 years in the bigs with eight teams.
He enjoyed his best season in 1993 when he hit 30 homers for the Cubs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Servais, who spent 11 years in the bigs, primarily with the Cubs and Astros and was traded for his fellow June 4th birthday buddy Rick Wilkins.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Robert Perez, who played in 221 games over six big-league seasons, primarily with the Blue Jays.
Happy 1990s Birthday to David Lundquist, who won one game in the bigs over parts of three seasons and later became a minor-league coach for the Pirates and Phillies.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Darin Erstad, who was the top overall pick of the 1995 draft and spent 14 years in the bigs, including leading the A.L. in hits in 2000 with 240.
He was a two-time All-Star and won three Gold Gloves.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Trace Coquillette, who appeared in 51 games for the Expos in 1999 and 2000.
Happy 1990s Birthday to J.C. Romero, who made his debut with the Twins in 1999 and pitched until 2012, winning 34 games and recording 7 saves.
6/4/90
The Tigers trade Matt Nokes to the Yankees for Lance McCullers and Clay Parker.
Mike Heath takes over as the Detroit catcher and Nokes stays in New York through 1994.
6/4/98
The Dodgers trade Brad Clontz and Hideo Nomo to the Mets for Greg McMichael and Dave Mlicki.
6/4/99
Gary Matthews Jr. goes 2-for-2 against the Mariners in his big-league debut.
He spends 12 years in the bigs, hits 108 homers, and makes an All-Star team.
6/4/99
Danny Kolb allows one run in 2/3 of an inning against the Diamondbacks in his big-league debut.
He pitches for nine years in the bigs and records 39 saves for the Brewers in 2004.
6/4/99
The Royals/Reds game at Kauffman Stadium is postponed when an electrical outage knocks out the lights on the third base side.
6/4/90
Ramon Martinez beats the Braves 6-0, allows just two hits, and stikres out 18, including 14 of the first 19 batters of the game.
6/4/91
David Cone beats the Reds 4-2 and strikes out 13 in eight innings of work.
Cone and Mets skipper Bud Harrelson scuffled in the 4th inning over a pitchout call but 13 punchies and a win have a way of smoothing things over.
6/4/91
Jeff Blauser homers and drives in 6 in a 9-5 Braves win over the Phillies.
6/4/92
San Jose voters say no to the Giants by rejecting a plan to build a new stadium in their city.
6/4/92
Kirby Puckett goes 4-for-5 as the Twins outlast the Rangers 15-12 in Texas.
The Rangers score 5 in the 2nd and the Twins score 6 in the 5th.
6/4/93
Terry Mulholland strikes out 14 Rockies but gets the loss as the Phillies fall 2-0.
6/4/94
Randy Johnson throws a six-hit shutout and strikes out 15 in a 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.
6/4/94
Pedro Munoz drives in seven runs to lead the Twins to a 21-7 win over Detroit. Minnesota becomes the first team since the 1950 Red Sox to score more than 20 runs in a game twice in the same season.
6/4/95
Craig Paquette homers twice and drives in 7 as the A’s beat the Orioles 14-6.
6/4/95
Mickey Tettleton homers twice and drives in 6 as the Rangers beat the Twins 7-2.
6/4/95
Paul Sorrento’s two-run walkoff homer gives Cleveland a 9-8 win over Toronto and moves their record to 24-10, the best start in team history.
6/4/96
Gregg Jefferies goes 4-for-5 and Pete Incaviglia hits two three-run homers as the Phillies beat the Cubs 12-3.
6/4/96
Astros boppers John Cangelosi and Sean Berry both hit three-run homers to lead Houston to a 16-8 win over the Rockies.
Both homers come off Lance Painter. Craig Biggio scores five runs for the third time in two years.
6/4/98
David Cone allows just one run on two hits and strikes out 14 in a 4-1 win over the Marlins.
6/4/98
Andy Ashby throws his 3rd straight CG, a 5-1 win over the Astros, to run his record to 7-4.
He goes 8 1/3 in his next start.
6/4/99
Pedro Martinez allows just one run on three hits and strikes out 16 in a 5-1 win over the Braves. It is his 11th win of the year.
6/4/99
Randy Johnson (7-2) wins his third start in a row‚ beating Texas‚ 11 – 3. Johnson allows three hits and strikes out 11 in eight innings.
6/4/90
The Braves select Chipper Jones in the overall No. 1 pick in the 1990 amateur draft.
He eventually becomes just the 2nd player to go 1/1 who makes the Hall of Fame (Griffey)
6/4/90
The Orioles select Mike Mussina with with 20th pick of the 1990 amateur draft.
He makes his debut in 1991, wins 270 games, and is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
6/4/96
The Pirates select Kris Benson with the overall No. 1 pick in the 1996 amateur draft.
6/4/99
At his request, the Reds release Carlos Baerga so he can sign a minor-league deal with the Padres.
He returns to the bigs on June 29th.
6/4/91
Wally Ritchie buzzes Otis Nixon, who then charges the mound, and the benches empty.
“All I know is that Otis beat the living daylights out of him,” said Bobby Cox after the game. Both Ritchie and Nixon earn suspensions.
6/4/91
Kevin Mitchell undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
He returns to the lineup on June 26th.
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