April 27
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 27.
[edit] Events
- 1909 - The Chicago White Sox win their third straight 1 - 0 game over the St. Louis Browns in three days.
- 1918 - The New York Giants 9-0 start and the Brooklyn Dodgers 0-9 losing streak are both stopped, as the Dodgers wins, 5-3, in the opening game of a doubleheader behind Larry Cheney's strong pitching.
- 1926 - 17-year-old Mel Ott makes his first major league appearance with the New York Giants pinch-hitting for Jimmy Ring. Ott strikes out as the Giants win 9 - 8 over the Phillies. He won't play regularly until 1927.
- 1929 - Brooklyn Dodgers relief pitcher Clise Dudley hit a home run on the first major league pitch he saw at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl.
- 1930 - Chicago White Sox first baseman Bud Clancy had no chances in a nine-inning game against the St. Louis Browns.
- 1944 - Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves pitched a 2 - 0 no-hitter against the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers as he also hit a home run.
- 1947 - Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium drew a crowd of more than 58,000 to honor the ailing star. In the game, Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators beat Spud Chandler and the Yankees 1 - 0.
- 1968 - Tom Phoebus of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a 6 - 0 no hitter against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Third baseman Brooks Robinson drives in three runs and makes a great catch to rob Rico Petrocelli of a hit in the eighth inning.
- 1971:
- Curt Flood jumps the Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark, ending his playing career. Flood batted .293 and won seven Gold Glove Awards during his 15-year major league tenure. He will continue his antitrust suit, which will eventually reach the Supreme Court.
- Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves becomes the third member of the 600-home run club, joining Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.
- 1973 - Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals pitches his first of two career no-hitters with a 3 - 0 victory over Detroit. It is the first Royals no-hitter and the first at Tiger Stadium since Virgil Trucks did it in 1952. Busby also become the first no-hit game pitcher not to bat after the American League DH rule.
- 1983 - Walter Johnson's 56-year record of 3,508 career strikeouts is eclipsed by Nolan Ryan. Ryan strikes out Montreal Expos pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning as the Houston Astros beat the Expos 4 - 2.
- 1990 - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Orel Hershiser will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his pitching shoulder. He hadn't missed a start since joining the club's rotation in 1984.
- 1994 - Scott Erickson of the Minnesota Twins, who allowed the most hits in the majors the previous season, pitched the first no-hitter in 27-year team history as Minnesota beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6 - 0.
- 1996 - Barry Bonds became only the fourth player in major league history to amass 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases when he homered in the third inning in the San Francisco Giants 6 - 3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, Bobby Bonds, along with godfather Willie Mays and Andre Dawson are the only other players to reach 300-300.
- 2000 - Chicago White Sox shortstop Jose Valentin hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in a 13 - 4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
- 2002 - Derek Lowe of the Boston Red Sox, who struggled to keep his job as a closer the previous season, pitched a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Brent Abernathy was the only baserunner Lowe allowed in Boston's 10 - 0 victory.
- 2003 - Kevin Millwood pitched a no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1 - 0. Millwood struck out 10 and walked three.
- 2005:
- Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats in the St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 3 victory over Milwaukee. Grudzielanek is only the third Cardinals player to hit for the cycle at 40-year-old Busch Stadium, which is being demolished after this season. The others were Ray Lankford on September 15, 1991 against the Mets, and Lou Brock on May 27, 1975 against the Padres.
- Jose Mesa of the Pittsburgh Pirates earned his 300th career save in Pittsburgh's 2-0 victory over Houston. Mesa became the 19th pitcher in major league history with 300 saves.
- 2006:
- Ben Broussard of the Cleveland Indians went 4-for-5 with two home runs, including a grand slam and eight RBI, in Cleveland's 15 - 3 win over the Boston Red Sox.
- Top Tampa Bay prospect Delmon Young was suspended indefinitely by the International League, a day after throwing a bat that hit a replacement umpire in the chest. The 20-year-old Young, brother of Detroit star Dmitri Young and considered as the 2005 minor league player of the year by Baseball America, was ejected in the first inning following a called third strike in the Durham Bulls' Triple-A game at Pawtucket.
- 2008 - The Reds top the Giants, 10-1. Barry Zito falls to 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA. One of the highest-paid players in baseball, Zito is the third pitcher since 1956 to have gone 0-6 before May; Dave Stewart in 1984 and Mike Maroth in 2003 were the others.
[edit] Births
- 1857 - Joe Kappel, infielder (d. 1929)
- 1864 - Frank Gilmore, pitcher (d. 1929)
- 1865 - Bill Vinton, pitcher (d. 1893)
- 1878 - Charlie Chech, pitcher (d. 1938)
- 1878 - George Winter, pitcher (d. 1951)
- 1880 - Orth Collins, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1884 - Bob Williams, catcher (d. 1962)
- 1888 - Lore Bader, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1889 - John Dodge, infielder (d. 1916)
- 1889 - Dutch Hinrichs, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1889 - Hy Myers, outfielder (d. 1965)
- 1893 - Charlie Boardman, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1893 - Allen Sothoron, pitcher, manager (d. 1939)
- 1896 - Rogers Hornsby, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1963)
- 1901 - Johnny Stuart, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1903 - Horace Stoneham, owner (d. 1990)
- 1909 - John Whitehead, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1910 - Frenchy Uhalt, outfielder (d. 2004)
- 1914 - George Archie, infielder (d. 2001)
- 1914 - Larry Crawford, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1914 - Jug Thesenga, pitcher (d. 2002)
- 1916 - Enos Slaughter, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2002)
- 1920 - John Rice, umpire
- 1921 - Mary Reynolds, AAGPBL infielder and pitcher
- 1923 - Kite Thomas, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1924 - Bill Higdon, outfielder (d. 1986)
- 1924 - Frank Wurm, pitcher (d. 1993)
- 1931 - Fred Koenig, coach (d. 1993)
- 1949 - Greg Kosc, umpire
- 1957 - Willie Upshaw, infielder
- 1960 - Jim Eppard, outfielder
- 1960 - Brian Giles, infielder
- 1961 - Ray Hayward, pitcher
- 1964 - Bill Kazmierczak, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Bob MacDonald, pitcher
- 1965 - Paul Miller, pitcher
- 1966 - Bob Ayrault, pitcher
- 1966 - Eric Hillman, pitcher
- 1967 - Tony Eusebio, catcher
- 1968 - Patrick Lennon, outfielder
- 1970 - Mike Neill, outfielder
- 1972 - Chad Zerbe, pitcher
- 1974 - Frank Catalanotto, outfielder
- 1974 - Steve Connelly, pitcher
- 1975 - Chris Carpenter, pitcher; All-Star
- 1975 - Pedro Feliz, infielder
- 1975 - Benj Sampson, pitcher
- 1977 - Orber Moreno, pitcher
- 1978 - Runelvys Hernandez, pitcher
- 1981 - Joey Gathright, outfielder
- 1981 - Casey Janssen, pitcher
- 1984 - Luis Perdomo, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1904 - Bobby Cargo, infielder (b. 1868)
- 1914 - Herb Worth, outfielder (b. 1847)
- 1916 - Jul Kustus, outfielder (b. 1882)
- 1921 - Hal Mauck, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1923 - Paul Sentell, infielder (b. 1879)
- 1925 - Fred Crane, infielder (b. 1840)
- 1926 - Charlie Abbey, outfielder (b. 1866)
- 1931 - George Daisey, outfielder (b. 1857)
- 1933 - John Terry, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1939 - Chauncey Fisher, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1948 - Ad Yale, infielder (b. 1870)
- 1951 - Bill Eagle, outfielder (b. 1877)
- 1955 - Perucho Cepeda, winter league infielder (b. 1906)
- 1961 - Frank Gibson, catcher (b. 1890)
- 1963 - Johnny Hutchings, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1963 - Lou Manske, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1967 - John McGraw, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1968 - Paul Kardow, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1969 - Harry Taylor, infielder (b. 1907)
- 1976 - Ed Durham, pitcher (b. 1907)
- 1977 - Ernie Neitzke, outfielder (b. 1894)
- 1979 - Jim Mooney, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1980 - Rube Ehrhardt, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1981 - Emerson Dickman, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1982 - Truck Hannah, catcher (b. 1889)
- 1986 - Marty Karow, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1987 - John Burrows, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1988 - Manuel Chávez, minor league infielder (b. 1906)
- 1988 - Tommy Thomas, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1992 - Harlond Clift, infielder; All-Star (b. 1912)
- 1995 - Kent Peterson, pitcher (b. 1925)
- 2000 - Brooks Lawrence, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1925)
- 2002 - Jerry Witte, infielder (b. 1915)
- 2007 - Ralph McLeod, outfielder (b. 1916)
- 2008 - Art Johnson, pitcher (b. 1919)
