June 6th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tony Graffanino, who made his debut with the Braves in 1996 and spent 13 years in the bigs with seven teams. He also went to the same high school (East Islip) as Boomer Esiason.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Fireovid, who appeared in 31 games over six seasons in the big leagues from 1981 through 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Max Venable, who spent 12 years in the bigs with four teams and later became a minor league coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Edgar Caceres, who played 55 games for the 1995 Royals and hit .239. He hit one home run, a three-run shot off Eddie Guardado.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brooks Kieschnick, who was picked 10th overall in the 1993 draft after a tremendous career at the University of Texas.
He did not hit as much as some thought, but he became a two-way player for the Brewers and, in 2003, becamse the first player to homer as a pitcher, DH, and pinch hitter in the same season.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Williams, a native Aussie, who pitched in the bigs from 1999 through 2000 for the Dodgers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to David Lamb, who broke in the with Rays in 1999 and played in 69 games in the bigs for Tampa Bay, the Mets, and the Twins.
6/6/95
The Red Sox sign Willie McGee as a free agent and send him to extended spring training.
He returns to the bigs in July and hits .285 because that’s what Willie McGee does.
6/6/99
The Padres sign Carlos Baerga, who had been released by the Reds two days earlier.
He hits .250 in 33 games and is sold to Cleveland in August, his 4th organization in 1999.
6/6/91
Rick Wilkins goes 0-for-4 against the Padres in his big-league debut. He collects his first hits a few days later and spends 11 years in the bigs.
6/6/90
Cecil Fielder homers thrice and drives in 5 in a 6-4 Tigers win over Cleveland. It’s the second three-homer game of the year for Fielder.
6/6/90
Kirby Puckett goes 5-for-5 in a 12-5 win over the Blue Jays. It’s the second time in 22-games that he collects 5-hits and he bats .439 during the run.
6/6/91
Kevin Reimer goes 5-for-7 for the Rangers in a 4-3 18-inning loss.
He singles five times and scores once.
6/6/92
Bobby Bo goes 4-for-4 with a homer and 4 RBI to lead the Mets to a 14-1 win over the Pirates.
Every New York starter, including Sid Fernandez, collects at least one hit. Sid went 3-for-5.
6/6/92
Cory Snyder homers and drives in seven in a 12-6 Giants win over the Astros.
6/6/92
Eddie Murray collects his 1,510th RBI to pass Mickey Mantle as the all-time RBI leader among major league switch-hitters.
6/6/93
Cecil Fielder homers twice and drives in seven in an 11-4 Tigers win over the Angels.
6/6/94
Bernie Williams goes 3-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI in a 17-7 Yankees win over Texas.
Five other Yankees starters collect at least two hits in the game.
6/6/95
Chipper and Ryan Klesko combine to go 8-for-10 with three homers and 10 RBI as the Braves hammer the Cubs 17-3 in Atlanta. Klesko homers twice and drives in six.
6/6/96
John Valentin hits for the cycle in a 7-4 win over the White Sox. The game also features a triple play by Chicago. It is only the second time in major league history and first in the American League that a cycle and a triple play take place in the same game.
6/6/97
Sandy Alomar ties a big-league record by hitting four doubles in one game, tying a major league record. The 4-for-4 game brings his batting average up to .363.
6/6/98
The Reds retire #8 in honor of Joe Morgan.
6/6/98
Dodgers rookie Paul Knoerko hits his first big-league homer, a solo shot off Bob Wells, and drives in four as the Dodgers beat the Mariners 10-4. Knoerko would finish his career with 439 homers.
6/6/98
The Braves score four in the first inning and beat the Orioles 10-5, giving Bobby Cox his 1,000th win as a manager.
6/6/99
Roger Clemens allows seven runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Mets. It is his first loss since May 29th 1998, a string of 20 straight wins.
6/6/99
The Mayor goes 5-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a 14-3 Reds win over the Royals.
Casey would hit .332 with 25 homers and 99 RBI in 1999.
6/6/99
Frank Thomas drives in three in a 4-3 win over the Pirates to reach the 1,000 RBI mark.
6/6/91
Cleveland demotes Albert Belle to the minor leagues for not running out a ground ball in a 2 – 1 loss to the White Sox. He returns to the bigs on June 26th.
6/6/95
Rockies bench coach Don Zimmer leaves the bench in the 5th inning of their game against St. Louis and says he is retiring. He returns to the game in 1996 with the Yankees.
6/6/97
The Royals release Todd Van Poppel, who was 1-5 with an 8.03 in Triple-A. He signs with the Rangers a few weeks later but doesn’t return to the Bigs until 1998.
6/6/93
A Mike Mussina pitch sparks a high brawl between the Orioles and Mariners in Baltimore.
6/6/90
Four months after stating that he is “very strong on loyalties” and that Bucky Dent will be the manager for the entire season, George Steinbrenner fires Dent and replaces him with Stump Merrill.
We lost Red Schoendienst OTD in 2018.
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