May 21st in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kent Hrbek, who was runner-up to Cal Ripken in the 1982 A.L. Rookie of the Year race and spent 14 years in the bigs with the Twins. He finished 2nd in the MVP race in 1984 and won two rings. The man could hit.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Greg O’Halloran, who was a member of Team Canada and played in 12 games for the Marlins in 1994.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Pegues, who was a first-round pick in 1987 and played 100 games for the Reds and Pirates in 1994 and 1995.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bryce Florie, who made his debut with the Padres in 1994 and won 20 games before being struck by a line drive in September of 2000. He returned in 2001 but was released and his big-league career was over.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tom Martin, who was a LOOGY for seven teams from 1997 through 2007. He enjoyed his best season with the Padres in 1997, winning five games and saving two.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chris Widger, who spent ten years in the bigs with Montreal, Seattle, and four other teams before becoming a minor league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tommy Davis, who played in five games for the 1999 Orioles and got one hit, a single off Gil Heredia.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Quinn, who was an 11th-round draft pick and hit two homers in his big-league debut for the Royals in 1999. He later became a hitting coach.
5/21/95
Seattle trades Wilson Delgado and Shawn Estes to the Giants for Salomon Torres, who was ranked as the top Giants pitching prospect at the time.
5/21/99
With Rod Beck on the shelf, the Cubs trade minor leaguers Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan to the Twins for Rick Aguilera and Scott Downs. Aguilera goes 6-3 with 8 saves in 1999 for the Cubs.
5/21/91
The Royals sign George Brett to a two-year extension worth $7 million. He was making $1.5 million at the time he signs.
5/21/97
The Braves make Tom Glavine baseball’s highest-paid pitcher when he signs a four-year deal worth $34 million.
5/21/97
Keith Foulke allows three runs against the Rockies in his big-league debut for the Giants.
Two months later he is dealt to the White Sox in the famous White Flag trade and becomes a top-notch closer.
5/21/90
The Reds commit five errors at Wrigley Field and still beat the Cubs 4-3.
Winds were blowing at 20 MPH. It’s the kind of thing that happens when it’s your year.
5/21/90
Lou Whitaker and Lloyd Moseby both homer in the Tigers’ eight run second inning en route to an 11-6 win over the Royals. It is Detroit’s seventh-straight win.
5/21/93
Rickey goes 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and a two-run triple to lead the A’s to a 12-11 win over the White Sox.
5/21/94
Todd Jones pitches out of a bases loaded no-out jam to help give the Astros a 4-2 win over the Padres. The loss is the team-record 13th in a row for San Diego. The win the following day.
5/21/95
Steve Scarsone goes 5-for-5 with a dinger but the Giants lose to the Phillies 9-7.
5/21/95
Sammy Sosa’s 13th-inning homer gives the Cubs a 2-1 win over the Dodgers and gives the Cubs the 9,000th win in franchise history. They are the first team to reach the 9,000-win mark.
5/21/96
Dave Weathers homers and pitches six shutout innings as the Marlins beat the Reds 3-2.
5/21/96
Matt Williams’ three-run homer is the big blow as the Giants beat the Expos 8-5 in San Francisco, There was rain throughout the game and a 4.8 earthquake hits in the third inning. “For those of us who were in the ’89 quake, this one doesn’t even count,” says Stan Javier.
5/21/96
Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the 7th-youngest player to collect 200 homers when he connects in the M’s six-run 4th inning.
5/21/96
Seattle beats Boston 13-7 and Jay Buhner homers for the 5th game in a row.
5/21/96
Jose Canseco goes 1-for-5 with a homer to wrap up a nine-game stretch in which he hits .432 with 7 homers and 12 RBI.
5/21/96
A huge day for Larry Walker, who goes 4-for-5 with two dingers and six RBI as the Rockies beat the Pirates 12-10 at Coors Field.
5/21/97
Roger Clemens beats the Yankees, 4-1, for his 200th career victory.
5/21/97
Gary DiSarcina goes 4-for-6 with four RBI out of the 9th spot to help the Angels hammer the Mariners 18-3.
5/21/98
Reds starter Mark Hutton starts the game by walking the bases loaded on 14 pitches. Manager Jack McKeon pulls him and he never appears in the big leagues again.
5/21/97
Mark Johnson comes in elbows-high on Mike DiFelice and the benches empty in St. Louis.
5/21/91
The Rangers place Nolan Ryan on the DL with shoulder pain. He returns at the end of May.
5/21/92
Four members of the Angels are hospitalized after the bus carrying the team swerves into a row of trees off the New Jersey Turnpike.
Manager Buck Rodgers suffers a broken rib, left knee, and right elbow. John Wathan takes over the team as interim manager. More personnel would have been injured but the team buses were showing different movies. Many players opted to go on a later bus that was showing Dances With Wolves rather than the first bus that was showing Delta Force 2.
5/21/99
Tony Gwynn strains his hamstring in a 5-4 win over the Reds and heads to the DL.
He returns in June, plays seven games, and misses another month.
5/21/91
After an 18-19 start, the Cubs fire Don Zimmer and name Joe Altobelli as interim manager. Altobelli gets kicked out of his only game as manager. Jim Essian takes over after one game and pilots the Cubs for the rest of the season. It is Zim’s final managerial job.
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