May 29th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Eric Davis, who was supremely talented but just couldn’t stay healthy. The man was fun to watch.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Charlie Hayes, who made his debut with the Giants in 1988 and won a ring with the Yankees in 1996.
His kid can play, too.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bill Risley, who finished 4th in the 1994 ROY race and spent parts of seven seasons in the bigs with Toronto, Seattle, and Montreal.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Toby Borland, who spent parts of 9 years in the bigs, primarilt with the Phillies and Marlins and won a ring in 2003.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Trever Miller, who was a first-round pick in 1991 and pitched in the bigs for 13 years, including leading the A.L. in appearapces in 2003 with 79.
Happy 19990s Birthday to Sean Spencer, who pitched in 10 games for the Mariners and Expos in 1999 and 2000.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jerry Hairston, Jr., who spent 16 years in the bigs with nine teams and won a ring with the 2009 Yankees.
Over the course of his career, he played everywhere but pitcher and catcher.
5/29/94
The Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds for Roger Etheridge and Roberto Kelly.
Deion hits .277 in 44 games for the Reds and steals 19 bases.
5/29/97
The Yankees finally agree to terms with Hideki Irabu‚ signing him to a four-year deal worth $12.8 million, which includes a signing bonus of $8.5 million.
5/29/92
Matt Stairs goes 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in his big-league debut.
He would spend 19 years in the bigs and win a ring with the Phillies in 2008.
5/29/95
The Yankees purchase the contract of Derek Jeter from Triple-A Columbus.
He makes his big-league debut that night and goes 0-for-5.
5/29/99
Byung-Hyun Kim makes his major league debut against the Mets.
Relieving in the 9th‚ he strikes out Mike Piazza to end the game and preserve an 8-7 Diamondbacks win.
5/29/93
Jose Canseco takes the mound during a 15-1 loss to the Red Sox and injures his elbow.
He plays 14 more games before having season-ending surgery.
5/29/90
Rickey steals 3rd against Toronto to give him 893 career bags, passing Ty Cobb on the all-time list.
5/29/90
The White Sox beat the Yankees 5-4 on a walkoff wild pitch from Lance McCullers.
Lance Johnson scores the winning run for Chicago.
5/29/91
Zane Smith needs just 89 pitches to shut out the Cardinals. He allows just one hit, a 3rd inning Jose Oquendo triple, and runs his record to 7-2.
5/29/91
Orel Hershiser returns to the mound after missing 13 months due to reconstructive shoulder surgery.
It is not a great outing, as he allows four runs on 9 hits over four innings but the surgery extends his career another ten seasons.
5/29/92
Tim Raines collects the 700th stolen base of his career.
He would finish with 808.
5/29/92
Chili Davis’ three-run homer caps an 8-run 4th as the Twins beat Detroit 17-5.
5/29/92
Albert Belle homers twice and is one of four Cleveland players to drive in three in a 14-2 win over the Angels.
5/29/93
Jim Abbott takes a no-hitter into the 8th before Bo Jackson breaks it up.
Abbott and the Yankees win the game 8-2.
5/29/94
Paul O’Neill goes 2-for-4 in a 10-6 loss to the Royals to raise his batting average to .458.
He cools off in the final 63 games of the strike-shortened season, batting “just” .302 to finish the season with a .359 batting average.
5/29/95
Terry Pendleton goes 5-for-5, including a double and triple in a 9-7 win over the Astros.
5/29/95
Gary Gaetti homers twice and drives in six in a 12-0 Royals win over the Rangers.
5/29/95
Chris Hammond becomes the first pitcher to hit a grand slam since 1986 as the Marlins beat Houston 9-7.
5/29/96
Curtis Pride homers and triples to lead the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Royals and snap a 12-game losing streak.
The win gives Detroit a record of 13-39.
5/29/96
John Smoltz shuts out the Cubs and strikes out 13.
He runs his record to 11-1 in 12 starts with a league-leading 97 strikeouts.
5/29/97
Tino Martinez hits his 20th homer to lead the Yankees to a 4-0 win over Toront. He also raises his RBI total to 56 through his first 52 games.
5/29/97
Larry Walker‚ Andres Galarraga‚ and Dante Bichette hit consecutive homers off Alex Fernandez and the Rockies beat the Marlins 6-5.
5/29/98
Kerry Wood strikes out 13 over seven innings of work and the Cubs beat the Braves 7-3 in 11 innings.
In five starts in May, Wood goes 3-0 with a 1.54 E.R.A. and 60 strikeouts in 35 innings.
5/29/98
Bartolo Colon strikes out 14 in a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays.
5/29/99
The Padres score eight runs in the 3rd inning on the way to a 12 – 3 win over the Brewers.
Damian Jackson and Eric Owens each have two hits in the inning for the Pads.
5/29/91
The Royals release Dan Schatzeder.
He signs with the Mets and appears in 9 games before his career is over.
5/29/98
The White Sox release Ruben Sierra.
He sits out the rest of the season and all of 1999, but returns to the bigs in 2000 and plays until 2006.
5/29/95
Kevin Seitzer suffers a concussion when he is hit in the head by a Scott Erickson pitch.
He misses all of one day and goes 3-for-4 upon his return to the lineup.
5/29/97
The Blue Jays place Juan Guzman on the DL with a broken thumb suffered in his previous start.
He misses a month and makes just four more starts for the year.
5/29/90
After a 20-22 start, the Mets fire Davey Johnson and replace him with Bud Harrelson.
The team goes 71-49 under Harrelton and finishes 2nd in the N.L. East.
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