May 28th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike DiFelice, who made his debut with the Cardinals in 1996 and was an original Devil Ray.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Gibby!
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bill Doran, who won a World Series with the Reds and was a solid second baseman for 12 years in the bigs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Steve Jeltz, who made his debut with the Phillies in 1983 and wrapped up his career in 1990 with the Royals.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Duane Ward, who spent nine years in the bigs and led the A.L. in saves in 1993 with 45.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Maksudian, who spent parts of three seasons in the bigs with the Jays, Twins, and Cubs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Joe Rosselli, who went 2-1 for the Giants in 1995, his only big-league action.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Tilson Brito, who spent parts of two seasons in the bigs with Toronto and Oakland.
5/28/92
The Braves trade Ben Rivera to the Phillies for Donnie Elliott.
Rivera wins 13 games for the Phillies in 1993, but just three more in his major leagu career.
5/28/90
The Tigers sign Jody Davis as a free agent.
He plays three games at Triple-A Toledo and his career is over.
5/28/91
Dante Bichette homers twice and the Brewers score 11 runs in the first three innnings to cruise to a 15-2 win over the Tigers.
Tough day for Frank Tanana, who allows 5 earned runs in two-thirds of an inning.
5/28/93
Wes Chamberlain’s homer caps a 6-run fourth inning and the Phillies beat Colorado 15-9 at Coors Field.
Darren Daulton’s three-run shot in the first got things going for Philadelphia.
5/28/93
Baseball’s owners approve a new TV package that will cut revenue and make the postseason regional.
The Baseball Network was just another example of how clueless MLB owners are.
5/28/94
Dave Winfield’s single against the Tigers gives him 3,054 career hits and moves him past Rod Carew into 15th place on the all-time list.
The 42-year-old Winfield is in the midst of a streak that would see him reach base in 10 consecutive plate appearances.
5/28/95
Jeff Bagwell’s 8th-inning homer is the only hit Greg Maddux allows and the Braves beat Houston 3-1.
Maddux throws just 97 pitches. It was the only 9-inning one-hitter of his career.
5/28/95
The Phillies and Padres are tied 4-4 when San Diego erupts for 9 runs in the top of the 10th.
Amazingly, the Padres had just one extra-base hit in the inning and it comes from Trevor Hoffman.
They win the game 13-5.
5/28/95
The White Sox and Tigers combine to hit a record 12 homers in a 14-12 Chicago win.
Chad Curtis, Cecil Fielder, and Kirk Gibson each hit two in a losing effort.
5/28/96
Inky homers twice and drives in six as the Phillies beat the Dodgers 9-3 at The Vet.
5/28/96
Robin Ventura enters the White Sox game against the Blue Jays in the 7th inning and still manages to homer twice in an 8-5 win.
5/28/96
Cal goes big-fly three times and drives in 8 in a 12-8 win over the Mariners.
It is the only three-homer game of his career.
5/28/97
Randy Johnson strikes out 15 and allows zero runs over eight innings in a 5-0 win over Texas. It was one of seven games in 1997 in which Johnson struck out at least 13.
5/26/96
Tony Phillips hits a leadoff homer and later gets hit by Frank Viola.
Phillips tries to charge the mound but is restrained by home plate umpire Tim Walke but the benches empty.
Joe Carter had been hit by a pitch in the previous inning.
The incident comes on the same day Phillips is fined $5,000 for an altercation with a fan.
5/28/90
The Giants place Kevin Bass on the DL with a knee tendonitis.
The knee eventually requires surgery and keeps him out of the lineup until September.
5/28/94
The Marlins place Gary Sheffield back on the DL with a shoulder injury.
He was out from May 10th through the 25th and got hurt again in his second day back.
This injury keeps him out of hte lineup until June 12th.
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