May 23rd in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Romine, who made his debut with the Red Sox in 1985 and spent seven years with Boston. He also had two sons who were drafted but did not reach the big-leagues.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Gino Minutelli, who went 0-3 for the Reds and Giants over parts of three seasons.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ramon Caraballo, who appeared in 40 games for the Braves and Cardinals between 1993 and 1995.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ricky Gutierrez, who once had a 20-pitch at-bat against Bartolo Colon that ended in a strikeout.
He spent 12 years in the bigs and won a ring with Boston in 1994 before moving into coaching.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Marshall Boze, who went 0-2 for the 1996 Brewers and later pitched in China and Mexico.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ramon Ortiz, who pitched in the bigs for 12 years, including going 15-9 for the 2002 World Series Champion Angels.
5/23/95
Needing a leadoff hitter, the Dodgers trade Henry Rodriguez and Jeff Treadway to the Expos for Joey Eischen and Roberto Kelly.
Montreal was looking for a first baseman and, of course, to cut payroll.
5/23/93
The Angels sign 18-year-old Bengie Molina as an amateur free agent.
He makes his debut in 1998 and spends 13 years in the bigs, winning two Gold Gloves and a ring.
5/23/95
The Angels sign Ramon Ortiz as an amateur free agent.
He helps them win a World Series title in 2002.
5/23/95
A skinny kid from Pananma allows five runs in 3 1/3 innings against the Angels in his big-league debut.
The Yankees convert him to a full-time reliever in September and he wins up in the Hall of Fame.
5/23/98
Ryan Dempster allows three runs in an inning of work against Pittsburgh in his big-league debut.
He spends 16 years in the bigs and wins a ring with the Red Sox in 2013.
5/23/98
Carl Pavano allows just one earned run over 7 innings against the Phillies in his big-league debut.
He was the centerpiece for Montreal in the trade that sent Pedro Martinez to Boston and pitches in the bigs for 14 years, winning 108 games.
5/23/90
The Yankees enter their game against the Twins with 22 homers in 36 games and break out for six bombs. Steve Balboni homers twice off John Candelaria, who gives up four in 2 1/3 innings of work. The Yankees win the game 12-0.
5/23/90
Eric Yelding steals four bases in a 7-3 win over the Pirates
He ends the year with 65 SBs but also leads the league with 25 caught stealings.
5/23/90
Tommy Lasorda tells the media that the Reds can’t maintain their pace and the Dodgers need to be ready when Cincinnati “goes into a tailspin.”
The Reds lead the division from wire to wire and beat the A’s in the World Series.
5/23/91
Ruben Sierra goes 2-for-6 with 5 RBIs, including a bases-loaded 11th-inning double to give the Rangers a 10-6 win over Minnesota.
It is the 10th-straight win for Texas.
5/23/91
Tommy Greene No-Hits the Expos in just his 15th career start.
5/23/94
Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 21st homer of the season to break Mickey Mantle’s record for most homers in the first two months of the season.
He also passes his dad’s lifetime home run total with 153.
5/23/95
Chuck Finley allows just two hits and strikes out 15 in a 10-0 win over the Yankees.
5/23/95
Derek Bell goes 5-for-5 with two doubles, but the Astros lose to the Reds 10-5.
5/23/95
Pitchers Kevin Foster of the Cubs and Marvin Freeman of the Rockies each hit home runs off each other in a 7-6 Chicago victory at Coors Field.
They are the tenth opposing pitcher duo in the 20th century to homer off each other.
5/23/96
Roger Clemens throws a CG and collects the first hit of his career in an 11-4 win over Seattle. Clemens is forced to hit when Jose Canseco moved from DH to LF. It is the first hit by a Red Sox pitcher since 1972.
5/23/96
David Howard becomes the second Royal to steal home in as many days in a 4-2 win over the Tigers. Bob Hamelin pulled it off the day before.
5/23/96
Steve Finley goes 5-for-5 with a homer and a double as the Padres beat the Phillies 7-5.
5/23/97
Paul Molitor goes 5-for-5 with a double but the Twins fall to Oakland 8-4.
5/23/97
Ila Borders makes her debut for the St. Paul Saints. She throws a scoreless seventh inning, but allows 5 runs in the 8th.
5/23/99
Down 4-1 heading into the 8th inning‚ the Brewers score five runs in the 8th and seven runs in the 9th to beat the Expos‚ 13-4.
Eight straight batters reach in the 9th and Lou Collier’s bases-loaded double in the 9th blows it open.
5/23/99
Tom Gordon records his 50th-straight save as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 10-8.
He stretches his streak to 54 before finally blowing a save on June 5th.
5/23/99
In his fourth big-league start, Devil Rays rookie Ryan Rupe holds the Angels to one hit in nine innings‚ but leaves the game in a scoreless tie.
Anaheim scores four in the 10th off Roberto Hernández to win the game, 4-0.
Chuck Finley throws nine scoreless for the Angels and Troy Percival gets the win in relief.
5/23/99
Brady Anderson sets an AL record by being hit by two pitches in the same inning as part of a 10-run first for Baltimore.
The O’s beat Texas 15-6.
5/23/99
Curt Schilling takes a shutout and a 4-0 lead into the 9th against the Mets, but New York rallys to score 5 in the bottom of the 9th to win 5-4.
John Olerud’s singel to left drives in two to win it for the Mets.
5/23/93
The White Sox release Dave Stieb, who was 1-3 with a 6.04 E.R.A. in four starts.
He sits out for four years but returns to the bigs with Toronto in 1998 before retiring.
5/23/95
The Braves release Francisco Cabrera, the hero of the 1992 NLCS to make room on the roster for Mike Sharperson.
He re-signs with Atlanta for 1993 and also plays in China and Mexico before retiring.
5/23/97
The Rockies sell Darnell Coles to the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League. Coles‚ who hit 29 homers and .302 for Chunichi last year‚ will replace Mike Greenwell‚ who suffered a broken leg after just seven games with Hanshin.
5/23/99
Saying his heart is no longer in the game, Jeff King announces his retirement.
It was reported that King retired right after becoming fully vested in the MLB pension.
5/23/94
Allen Watson allows three homers in an inning against the Marlins and takes it out on Orestes Destrade.
Watson is suspended for eight games while Destrade and Bernard Gilkey get four each.
5/23/92
The Dodgers place Eric Davis on the DL with strained ligaments in his shoulder sustained while making a diving catch.
He returns to the lineup on June 19th.
5/23/97
The Reds lose Reggie Sanders to an ankle injury while he was trying to break up a double play.
He misses a month.
5/23/97
The Angels place Mark Langston on the DL with elbow stiffness. He undergoes exploratory surgery and makes just one more appearance in 1997.
5/23/91
The Orioles fire manager Frank Robinson after the Birds begin the season with a 13-24 record. He is the fourth manager to be fired in 1991.
Johnny Oates takes over as skipper.
We lost Jose Lima OTD in 2010
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