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May 10th in 1990s Baseball

1990s Baseball Birthdays
Pete Schourek 1991 Topps Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Pete Schourek, who was the Mets 2nd round pick in 1987 and spent 11 years in the bigs, winning a career-high 18 games for the Reds in 1995.

Robby Thompson 1993 Studio Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Robby Thompson, who spent 11 years in the bigs with the Giants and finished 2nd in the 1986 Rookie of the Year balloting.
He also was a two-time All-Star and won both a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Butcher, who won 11 games for the Angels between 1992 and 1995 and later became a pitching coach.
He also beat cancer.

John Cummings 1994 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to John Cummings, who won 10 games for the Mariners, Dodgers, and Tigers from 1993 through 1997.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Glen Barker, who played in 235 games for the Astros between 1999 and 2001 and later became the Pacific Rim Scouting Director for the Astros.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Marino Santana, who pitched in 10 games for the Tigers and Red Sox in 1998 and 1999. He did not record a decision.

Bobby Smith 1998 Fleer Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Bobby Smith, who spent five years with the Rays and played in 111 games in their innagural season of 1998.
He hit the first walk off homer in Rays history, a solo shot in the 14th inning to beat the Twins 13-12 on April 13th, 1988.

1990s Baseball Debuts
Dave Veres 1994 minor league baseball card

5/10/94
Dave Veres is tagged with a loss in his big-league debut after Mitch Williams allows an inherited runner to score the winning run in a 5-4 Dodgers win over Houston.
Veres goes 3-3 with a save in his rookie season and spends ten years in the bigs.

Edgar Renteria 1996 Bowman Baseball Card

5/10/96
Edgar Renteria makes his big-league debut as a defensive replacement for the Marlins.
He gets his first start eight days later and finishes 2nd in the Rookie of the Year balloting.

5/10/98
Lou Merloni goes 0-for-3 against the Royals in his big-league debut.
He hits .281 as a rookie and spends nine years in the bigs.

1990s Baseball Oddities

5/10/91
Jose Canseco is photographed leaving Madonna’s New York.
He then goes 0-for-3 in Oakland’s 5 – 3 loss to the Yankees as fans chant “Ma-Donn-A”.

1990s Baseball Big Days
Jack Clark 1992 Upper Deck Baseball Card

5/10/92
Jack Clark homers twice and drives in six as the Red Sox beat Kansas City 10-6.
It would be Clark’s final season in the bigs.

5/10/94
The Braves score seven runs in the bottom of the 9th to come back from an 8 – 1 deficit to tie the Phillies.
Atlanta wins the game, 9-8 in 15 when pitcher Mike Stanton singles to drive in Deion Sanders.
Stanton gets the win and goes 2-for-2 at the plate.
Todd Pratt and Mickey Morandino combine to go 0-for-12.

Frank Thomas 1994 Topps Baseball Card

5/10/94
The first five hitters in the White Sox lineup go 12-for-19 with 11 RBI in a 16-2 win over the Mariners.
Joey Cora, Frank Thomas, and Robin Ventura all homer.

Paul O'Neill 1994 Baseball Card

5/10/94
Paul O’Neill goes 3-for-4 with two homers to raise his batting average to .371 in a 5-3 win over Cleveland.
He would finish the year batting .359 and win the batting title.

Chili Davis 1995 Donruss Baseball Card

5/10/95
Chili Davis goes 5-for-5 with a homer snd three RBI in an 11-2 Angels win over the Rangers.

John Smoltz 1996 Circa baseball card

5/10/96
John Smoltz and the Braves shut out the Phillies 11-0 and Atlanta bangs out 18 hits.
It is the second straight start in which Atlanta has 18 hits for Smoltz.

Henry Rodriguez 1996 Circa Baseball Card

5/10/96

Henry Rodriguez hits his second homer of the game, a three-run shot in the 8th, to send the Expos to a 5 – 2 win over the Astros. Following Rodriguez’s home run, the game is delayed when fans in the LF bleachers shower the field with “Oh, Henry” candy bars.

Ernie Young 1996 Pinnacle Baseball Card

5/10/96
Ernie Young homers thrice and drives home 6 in a 15-5 Oakland win over the Twins.
He entered the game with three career homers in 164 major league at-bats.

Roger Clemens 1997 Circa Baseball Card

5/10/97
Roger Clemens strikes out 14 in seven innings as the Blue Jays beat the Twins 6-0. It was one of four games in 1997 in which The Rocket struck out at least 13.

Juan Gonzalez 1997 Stadium Club Baseball Card

5/10/97
After missing April due to a hand injury, Juan Gonzalez hits a slam and drives in six as the Rangers beat Boston 11-5.

John Burkett 1998 Pacific Baseball Card

5/10/98
John Burkett takes a perfect game int the 7th inning before it is broken up with two outs by a Manny Ramirez double.
Texas wins the game 5-3.

Andres Galarraga 1998 Circa Baseball Card

5/10/98
The Braves get homers from Javy Lopez, Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones, and Ryan Klesko to extend their streak to 22 games with at least one homer.

5/10/99
Nomar Garciaparra homers thrice, including two slams, and drives in 10 in a 10-4 Boston win over Seattle.

1990s Baseball Transactions
Mike Aldrete 1992 Fleer Baseball Card

5/10/91
The Padres release Mike Aldrete.
He hooks on with Cleveland and hits .262 in 85 games.

5/10/94
The Nippon Ham Fighters purchase Kip Gross from the Dodgers.
He spends five seasons in Japan, winning 55 games, before returning to the Bigs in 1999.

1990s Baseball Injuries
Mike Piazza 1995 Fleer Baseball Card

5/10/95
Mike Piazza trips while rounding first base, puts his hand out to break his fall, and injures his left thumb.
The injury fources him out of the lineup until June 4th.

David Cone 1996 Fleer Baseball Card

5/10/96
David Cone undergoes surgery to remove an aneurysm in his pitching arm.
He returns to the mound in 1997 and wins 12 games.

5/10/96
The Marlins place Andre Dawson on the DL with a cyst on his right knee.
The injury requires him to undergo knee surgery for the 12th time.
He returns to the lineup on June 30th.

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