June 7th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Roberto Petagine, who spent seven years in the bigs with six teams.
He appeared in a career-high 89 games for the Padres in 1995. He also hit 223 homers in Japan.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Trevor Wilson, who made his debut with the Giants in 1988 and pitched until 1998, although he missed three full seasons due to injury. He later bacame a minor league pitching coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Pierce, who appeared in 12 games for the 1995 Red Sox.
6/7/91
Juan Guzman is tagged with the loss against the Orioles in his big-league debut.
He goes 10-3 as a rookie and wins 91 games before a rotator cuff tear ends his career.
6/7/95
Lyle Mouton goes 0-for-2 against Toronto in his big-league debut.
He hits .302 as a rookie and plays in the bigs until 2001.
6/7/96
Tough big-league debut for Carlos Crawford, who gives up 10 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 3 2/3 innings of work against Houston.
It was his only appearance in the majors.
6/7/98
Alex Cora goes 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in his big-league debut.
He would spend 14 years in the majors as a player and win a ring with the Red Sox in 2007.
6/7/95
After losing to the players at the bargaining table, the owners say that 11 teams need new ballparks and that teams could move if they don’t get them.
6/7/90
Greg Harris and Jeff Reardon combine on a one-hitter to beat the Yankees 3-0.
6/7/91
Marquis Grissom goes 5-for-6 and drives in three in an 11-2 Expos win over Atlanta.
6/7/92
Juan Gonzalez homers thrice and drives in four in a 5-4 Rangers win over the Twins.
6/7/92
On his birthday, Trevor Wilson allows just two hits and finishes the game with an immaculate innings in a 3-0 win over the Astros.
6/7/93
Cal Eldred beats the Seattle Mariners 5-3, for his seventh win of the year.
The win gives him 20 in his first 30 career appearances in the majors, tying him for the “quickest” 20 wins in major league history alongside Nick Maddox (1908), Russ Ford (1910) and Boo Ferriss (1945).
6/7/94
Wilson Alvarez loses for the first time since August 11th of 1993.
15 straight wins. He falls two short of the American League record held jointly by Johnny Allen and Dave McNally.
6/7/94
Ramon Martinez throws his second straight shutout and also drives in a run in a 2-0 win over the Marlins.
6/7/96
The Rockies lead Atlanta 12-8 and explode for seven runs in the bottom of the 7th en route to a 19-8 win.
Ellis Burks leads the way with three hits and four RBI. Colorado has 21 hits in the game. Greg Maddux allows 11 hits and seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.
6/7/96
Travis Fryman’s walkoff single gives the Tigers their first home win since May 2nd. It is their second win overall in their last 21 games.
6/7/97
In front of 425 dogs and some people, it takes the White Sox 4 hours and 19 minutes to finally beat the Orioles 1-0, in 11 innings on Harold Baines’ one-out single off Randy Myers.
6/7/97
Justin Thompson strikes out Ken Griffey Jr in Junior’s first three at-bats to runs his string to six consecutive punchouts against Griffey. The Tigers win the game 3-1.
6/7/98
The Padres and Rangers are tied at 6 after seven innings when San Diego scores 11 in the final two innings to win 17-8.
Steve Finley’s three-run homer caps the scoring as the Rangers use five pitchers in the final two innings.
6/7/98
The Orioles retire Eddie Murray’s No. 33 during a ceremony at Camden Yards.
6/7/98
David Cone allows just two hits and strikes out 14 in a 4-1 win over the Marlins.
6/7/99
The Braves beat the Devil Rays 9-5 and John Smoltz records his 2,000th career strikeout.
6/7/91
The Braves release Glenn Wilson. He sits out the rest of 1991 and all of 1992 before signing with the Pirates in 1993.
6/7/95
Terry Mulholland undergoes elbow surgery to remove bone chips.
He returns in July and throws 101 innings AFTER having his elbow scoped.
6/7/95
The Orioles place Sid Fernandez on the DL with a sore collarbone.
He returns to the rotation at the end of the month.
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