May 16th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jim Mecir, who spent 11 years in the bigs pitching out of the bullpen for multiple teams.
He went 7-2 for the 1998 Rays.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rick Reuschel, who faced Bobby Bonds in his big-league debut and Bip Roberts in his final game.
In between, he won 214 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Hall of Famer Jack Morris, who won 254 games, including the most of any pitcher in the 1980s (162), and three rings over 18 big-league seasons.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mitch Webster, who spent 13 years in the bigs with six teams and later became a scout.
He also led the N.L. in triples in 1986 with 13.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bob Patterson, who pitched in the bigs for 13 seasons, primarily with the Pirates.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Frank Seminara, who won 12 games for the Padres and Mets between 1992 and 1994.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Doug Brocail, who pitched for 15 years, despite missing three years due to injury, and later became a pitching coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Heathcott, who pitched in one game for the 1998 White Sox.
5/16/90
The Angels sign Dave Winfield to a three-year, $9.1 million contract extension and he drops his veto of the trade from the Yankees.
Mike Witt goes to New York in exchange for Winny.
5/16/91
Cleveland trades Mitch Webster to the Pirates on his birthday for Mike York.
5/16/94
Rusty Greer goes 3-for-6 with a dinger against Oakland in his big-league debut.
He hits .314 with 10 homers and finished 3rd in the Rookie of the Year chase.
5/16/98
An odd one in Cincinnati as Reds pitchers record 17 strikeouts but lose to the Cubs 5-4. Reds starter Mike Remlinger and manager Jack McKeon are both ejected.
5/16/91
The Calgary Cannons hit three grand slams in a 22-7 win over the Tacoma Tigers.
Dave Cochrane, Chuck Jackson, and Alonzo Powell all hit slams for Calgary while Tacoma’s Clay Parker takes on for the team, giving up 13 runs in and inning and a third.
5/16/91
After Wally Joyner’s 5th-inning homer, a frustrated Jesse Barfield retrieves the ball and chucks out completely out of Yankee Stadium.
“It was a culmination of me not doing to job offensively and them doing the job of kicking our butt,” he says. The ball lands on a subway platform and no one is injured.
The Angels win the game 7-0.
5/16/92
Barry Bonds homers twice and dives in six but it isn’t enough as the Pirates fall to Padres 10-9.
5/16/93
Mike Mussina strikes out 14 over eight innings and beats the Tigers 3-2.
5/16/93
Randy Johnson one-hits the A’s and strikes out 14.
He loses his no-hitter in the 9th inning.
5/16/93
The White Sox score five times in both the first and second innings to beat the Rangers 15-8.
Ellis Burks homers twice and drives in six and the Sox hit five homers as a team.
Kenny Rogers gives up 10 runs (all earned) on 9 hits in 1 2/3 innings of work.
5/16/95
Chipper Jones, Fred McGriff, and David Justice combine to go 11-for-14 with 8 RBI as the Braves beat the Rockies 15-3.
5/16/96
Sammy Sosa homers twice as part of an 8-run as the Cubs beat the Astros 13-1. He is the first Cub ever to homer twice in the same inning.
5/16/96
A few hours after being told by the American League to receive “immediate counseling” and do community service as a result of his throwing baseballs at a photographer earlier in the season, Albert Belle homers twice and drives in five to lead the Indians to an 8-3 win over the Tigers.
5/16/97
Sammy Sosa homers and drives in six as the Cubs beat the Padres 16-7.
Will Cunnane allows 10 runs (all earned) on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings of work.
5/16/97
David Segui’s walk-off single give the Expos a 14-13 win over the Giants.
San Francisco had an 11-2 lead after three innings.
5/16/97
Alan Benes allows just one hit over nine innings, strikes out 11, and gets a no-decision as the Cardinals fall 1-0 to the Braves in 13 innings.
Michael Tucker’s two-out double in the 9th breaks up Benes’ no-no. Greg Maddux starts the game for Atlanta.
5/16/98
Mark McGwire smokes a Livan Hernandez pitch for a 545-foot homer to lead the Cards to a 5 – 4 win over the Marlins. “It’s the best ball I’ve ever hit,” says the Cards slugger.
5/16/99
Albert Belle homers twice and drives in five as the Orioles smoke the Rangers 16-5.
All nine Baltimore starters have two or more hits, with Mike Bordick leading the way with four.
5/16/94
The Cubs release Willie Wilson and his career is over.
He finishes with 2,207 hits, 668, SBs, a Gold Glove, two Silver Sluggers, and a ring.
5/16/95
The Rangers release Billy Hatcher.
He signs with the Royals and finishes his career in the minor leagues before going into coaching.
5/16/95
The Pirates release Mike Maddux.
He hooks on with Boston and goes 4-1 in 36 games over the rest of the season.
5/16/95
The Pirates release Mackey Sasser and his career is over.
He later becomes a college coach and wins 800 games.
5/16/95
The Dodgers release Dick Schofield.
He returns to the Angels and retires after 1996.
5/16/95
The Giants release Todd Benzinger.
He signs with the Yankees and hits .280 in Triple-A but he never plays in the bigs again.
5/16/96
The Angels release Scott Sanderson and his career is over.
He finishes with 163 wins over 19 seasons and one All-Star nod.
5/16/97
The Twins release Gregg Olson after he posts an 18.36 E.R.A. in 11 games.
He signs with Kansas City and goes 4-3 with a 3.02 the rest of the season.
5/16/93
Curtis Wilkerson breaks his ankle in a 4-2 win over the Angels.
He never plays another game in the big leagues.
We lost Kevin Hickey OTD in 2012
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