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May 7th in 1990s Baseball

1990s Baseball Birthdays
Mark Smith 1994 Bowman Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Smith, who was the 9th overall pick in 1991 out of U.S.C. and made his debut with the Orioles in 1994.
Mark spent parts of eight years in the bigs and also played in Japan and Korea.

Brook Fordyce 1993 Bowman Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Brook Fordyce, who made his debut with the Mets in 1995 and nearly died in 2002 when an artery burst and sent five pints of blood into his stomach.
He recovered and played until 2004 and now runs a training facility in Florida.

1990s Baseball Trades

5/7/93
Cleveland trades Kevin Wickander to the Reds for a PTBNL.
Cincinnati sends minor leaguer Todd Ruyak to Cleveland to complete the deal.
Wickander goes 1-0 in 33 games for the Reds in 1993.

1990s Baseball Debuts

5/7/98
Preston Wilson goes 3-for-4 against the Cardinals in his big-league debut.
He goes 3-for-4 again the next day and spends ten years in the bigs.

Carlos Lee 1999 Pacific Baseball Card

5/7/99
Carlos Lee goes 1-for-4 with a dinger in his big-league debut.
He is the first player in White Sox history to homer in his first at-bat.

1990s Baseball Oddities
Tony_Fernandez_leaves_1994

5/7/94
Tony Fernandez packs up his belongings and storms out of the Reds clubhouse.
Fernandez is upset about his salary and the way the Reds have used him.
“That’s a sad act right there,” says one Reds player.
He returns the next day and is in the starting lineup.

1990s Baseball Big Days

5/7/91
Harold Baines homers thrice and drives in 7 in an 11-3 win over the Orioles.

5/7/93
Mickey Tettleton homers twice and drives in 7 in a 7-6 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Kenny Lofton 1995 Diamond King Baseball Card

5/7/95
Kenny Lofton’s single to center off Mark Guthrie scores Manny Ramirez and gives Cleveland a 10-9 win over the Twins in the bottom of the 17th inning.
The game lasts 6 hours and 36 minutes.

Mike Piazza 1995 Fleer Baseball Card

5/7/95
Mike Piazza goes 4-for-5 with two homers and a then career-high six RBI in a 12-10 Dodgers win over the Rockies.
Piazza goes 11-for-16 in the three-game set in Colorado with three homers and 11 RBI.

5/7/96
The Reds and Dodgers are tied 1 through 11 innings when L.A. scores in the top of the 12th to take a 2-1 lead.
Todd Worrell comes in to close out the game for the Dodgers and surrenders back to back homers to Eric Anthony and Eric Davis and the Reds win 3-2.
It is the third-straight game in which Davis has homered.

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5/7/97
Mike Lansing homers twice and drives in five as part of a 13-hit, 13-run sixth inning as the Expos beat the Giants 19-3.
The 13-run 6th ties a National League record.

Carlos Delgado 1998 Circa Baseball Card

5/7/98
Carlos Delgado goes 5-for-5 with a homer and 4 RBI in a 6-0 win over the Mariners.

Pedro Martinez 1999 Fleer Baseball Card

5/7/99
Pedro Martinez shuts out the Angels 6-0 and strikes out 15.

David Justice 1999 Fleer Baseball Card

5/7/99
Cleveland trails Tampa Bay 9-2 after 5 and wins 20-11, scoring four in the 6th and seven in both the 8th and 9th innings.
David Justice homers and drives in five for Cleveland.

Tony Fernandez 1999 baseball card

5/7/99
Tony Fernandez goes 5-for-5 and drives in two in a 9-6 win over the Rangers.

Bruce Aven 1999 Topps Baseball card

5/7/99
Bruce Aven hits the first pinch-hit grand slam in Marlins history and the Fish beat the Dodgers 6-3.

Hideki_Irabu_1999_Japanese_Starters

5/7/99
Hideki Irabu opposes Mac Suzuki in the first match-up of Japanese starting pitchers in major league history.

Larry Walker 1999 Fleer Flair baseball card

5/7/99
Larry Walker hits a two-out homer in the 1st inning and the Rockies tie a National League record by scoring in 14 consecutive innings.
The mark was established by the 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1949 New York Giants.

1990s Baseball Transactions

5/7/91
The Tigers release Tony Bernazard and his career is over.
He finishes with 970 hits and 113 SBs over his 10-year career.

Lance Parrish 1993 Dodgers Police Baseball Card

5/7/93
The Dodgers release Lance Parrish and he signs with Cleveland.
They release him at the end of the month and he hooks on with Detroit in 1994.

1990s Baseball Injuries

5/7/90
Rick Sutcliffe has arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder to repair torn cartlidge.
He doesn’t return until August and throws just 21 1/3 innings in 1990.

Brett Butler 1996 Circa Baseball Card

5/7/96
The Dodgers announce that Brett Butler has throat cancer and will miss the rest of the season.
He returns in 1997 and plays 105 games before retiring.

David Cone 1996 Fleer Baseball Card

5/7/96
The Yankees announce that David Cone has an aneurysm in his pitching arm.
He does not return to the rotation until September.

Mark Langston 1996 Fleer Baseball Card

5/7/96
The Angels place Mark Langston on the DL with a cartlidge tear in his right knee.
He undergoes arthroscopic surgery and returns at the end of May.

Erik Hanson 1997 Scorebook baseball card

5/7/97
The Blue Jays announce that Erik Hanson needs shoulder surgery to repair torn cartlidge.
He makes one more appearance in 1997 and pitches in 49 innings in 1998.

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