June 8th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Gross, who made his debut in 1983 and threw a no-hitter in 1992 with the Dodgers.
He pitched in the bigs for 15 years and won 142 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Don Robinson, who is the only person from his high school (Ceredo-Kenova) to ever reach the big leagues.
Don pitched in the bigs from 1978 through 1992 and won 109 games. Kenova, WV has a population of less than 3,000 today.
Carmelo Castillo was born OTD in 1958 in the Dominican Republic.
He made his big-league debut in 1982 with Cleveland and played for ten seasons before becoming a minor league manager.
He passed away in 2015.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott Ruskin, who was drafted five times and began his professional career as a position player before converting to a pitcher.
He pitched in the bigs from 1990 through 1993 with the Pirates, Expos, and Reds, winning 11 games and recording 8 saves.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Ritz, who made his debut with the Tigers in 1989 and was selected by the Rockies in the expansion draft.
He won a career-high 17 games in 1996 despite leading the N.L. in earned runs allowed and posting a 5.28 E.R.A.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Chitren, who was born in Tokyo and pitched in two seasons for the A’s, going 2-4 out of the bullpen.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dave Mlicki, who pitched in the big leagues for ten seasons and won 66 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Matt Whisenant, who won 9 games over four seasons with the Royals, Padres, and Marlins.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Matt Perisho, who went 11-17 over eight seasons with five teams and later pitched in China and Mexico.
6/8/95
The Expos trade Reid Cornelius to the Mets for David Segui.
Segui hits .305 with 10 homers in 57 RBI in 97 games for Montreal the rest of the season while Cornelius goes 3-7 in 10 starts.
6/8/95
The Royals sign Billy Hatcher as a free agent.
He hits .276 in 26 games in Triple-A and his career is over.
Hatch is a quality individual.
6/8/90
Jim Leyritz singles home the tying run against the Orioles in his big-league debut but, unfortunately, also commits an error and Baltimore wins the game 5-4.
6/8/97
Jose Vidro collects a pinch-hit double as a pinch-hitter in his big-league debut.
He hits .249 as a rookie, spends 12 years in the bigs, and is a three-time All-Star.
6/8/99
Tim Hudson strikes out 11 over five innings against the Padres in his big-league debut but gets a no-decision.
He picks up his first win in his next start and wins 20 the following year.
6/8/90
Mike Scott beats the Reds 3-1 in 10 innings and strikes out 15 while walking just one.
6/8/90
Hector Villanueva homers and drives in three as the Cubs hammer the Phillies 15-2.
6/8/90
Nelson Santovenia homers and drives in 6 in an 18-2 Expos win over St. Louis.
6/8/90
George Bell homers twice and drives in 6 as the Jays beat the Brewers 11-5.
6/8/90
The Giants score 23 runs on 27 hits to beat the Braves 23-8.
Rick Parker and Will Clark each drive in six and Mark Thurmond pitches the final four innings to get a save.
6/8/92
Ken Hill throws a one-hit shutout against the Mets.
He strikes out eight and opposing pitcher Anthony Young collects the only hit of the game for New York.
6/8/92
Dave Winfield doubles to lead off the top of the 4th and later delivers an RBI single as Toronto sends 14 men to the plate in a 8-run inning to beat the Yankees 16-3.
6/8/93
Toronto gets a slam from Joe Carter and a three-run shot from John Olerud to beat the Angels 14-6.
6/8/95
Salomon Torres allows just 5 hits over 5 innings of work against Baltimore.
Unfortunately, four of the five are homers and the Orioles win the game 8-2.
6/8/96
Warren Morris
6/8/97
Pedro Martinez strikes out 13 in 6 2/3 innings and the Expos beat the Cubs 5-4.
6/8/97
Randy Johnson strikes out 15, allows zero runs, and just one hit over eight innings in a 2-0 win over Detroit.
He also runs his scoreless innings streak to 29.
6/8/98
Rick Reed takes a perfect game into the 7th inning and finishes with a three-hit shutout as the Mets beat the Devil Rays 3-0.
6/8/90
Jody Davis announces his retirement. He had signed with the Tigers after being released by Atlanta and played three games in Triple-A before hanging them up.
He finishes his 10-year career with 877 hits, including 127 homers, two All-Star appearances, and a Gold Glove.
6/8/91
The Padres release Jim Presley.
He signs with the Rangers, spends the rest of 1991 in the minor leagues, and his career is over.
He never had a great batting average but dude had some pop.
6/8/92
The Mets release Rodney McCray and his career is over.
He plays 67 games in the bigs, but he is most known for this
6/8/92
The Rangers release Lance McCullers.
He signs with the Dodgers, spends part of 1993 in Triple-A with the Mariners, and his career is over.
6/8/92
Steve Howe is suspended for a 7th time for drug-related offenses.
He returns in 1993.
6/8/93
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League purchase Matt Stairs from the Expos.
He returns to the States in 1994 and to the bigs in 1995.
6/8/95
The Cubs release Joe Magrane.
He signs with the Expos and spends the rest of the year in the minor leagues before signing with the White Sox for 1996.
6/8/92
John Doherty comes inside to Sandy Alomar, who takes exception and charges the mound.
6/8/90
Mike Witt hears a pop in his elbow in the second inning of his start against the Orioles.
He hits the DL the following day and misses two months, returning th toe rotation on August 7th.
6/8/91
Andres Galarraga undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He had been out since May 25th.
He returns to the lineup on July 4th.
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