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June 11
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on June 11.
- 1904 - Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1/3 hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants singled. Wicker won 1 - 0 with a 12-inning one-hitter. It was the second time that Mertes broke up an extra-inning no-hitter.
- 1927 - Philadelphia Athletics field a team of seven future Hall of Famers: Ty Cobb (RF), Mickey Cochrane (PH), Eddie Collins (2B), Jimmie Foxx (1B), Lefty Grove (P), Al Simmons (CF) and Zack Wheat (LF).
- 1938 - Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive no-hitters as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3 - 0.
- 1961 - At Tiger Stadium, Norm Cash became the first Detroit player to hit a fair ball over the right field roof.
- 1968 - Roberto Clemente makes his 4th and final conquest of the Candlestick crosswind: “Clemente’s line drive homer (No. 8) over the left-field fence into the teeth of a strong wind tied the score…” The foregoing account by Les Biederman certainly makes explicit the 'crosswind conquest' aspect while Bob Stevens of the SF Chronicle really puts this blast into context: “Clemente led off with a horrible-looking drive far into the left-field stands – one of the longest ever hit in that spot.” That 'horrible-looking drive' looks pretty good to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who proceed to pound Ray Sadecki and reliever Ron Herbel for three additional runs, a setback from which the Giants will not recover.
- 1969 - Roberto Clemente's grand slam caps a sixth-run sixth inning which turns a three-run Pittsburgh deficit into a like-sized surplus, an advantage the Bucs will not relinquish. "It was a frustrating contest for the Spacemen," muses Houston Post writer Joe Heiling, "what with four errors, ineffective relief work, poor defense and some lapses in running the bases. That doesn’t leave much to talk about, naturally, but the Astros did swing the bat – they collected 12 hits to the Bucs’ 15 – to win any ordinary game. But this one left the ordinary class after Clemente’s grand slam. The Astros had surged out front, 6-3, and you’d have thought the Astros were home free. But with one out, Jerry May and Patek put singles back to back and a walk to pinch-hitter Carl Taylor eventually jammed the sacks. Matty Alou beat out an infield hit for one run and rookie Richie Hebner walked to force in the run that made it 6-5. Which is a score that didn’t last very long. Like one pitch. Billingham threw it and Clemente hit it – into the red mezzanine seats in left, just above the auxiliary scoreboard. Suddenly it was 9-6 and the Astros wore the look of losers."
- 1974 - New York Yankees Mel Stottlemyre made his 272nd consecutive start, with no relief appearances, to set an American League record.
- 1985 - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Von Hayes became the first major-league player ever to hit two home runs in the first inning (a lead off homer and a grand slam), as Philadelphia blasts the Mets, 26 - 7.
- 1988 - Rick Rhoden of the New York Yankees became the first pitcher to start a game as a designated hitter since the rule was adopted in 1973.
- 1990 - Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career, extending his major league record, as the Texas Rangers beat Oakland 5 - 0. Ryan was the first to pitch no-hitters in three different decades, to accomplish the feat for three different teams and, at age 43, the oldest to throw one.
- 1995:
- Mark McGwire hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats and tied the major league record of five homers in consecutive games, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox 8 - 1.
- Lee Smith set a major league record with a save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the Angels' 5 - 4 victory over the Orioles. Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988.
- 1997 - Roger Clemens lost for the first time after 11 straight wins to open the season as the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5 - 1.
- 2002 - Jared Sandberg became the 16th American League player to hit two home runs in an inning, and the third this season, as Tampa Bay beat the Dodgers 11 - 2.
- 2003 - Houston Astros pitchers Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8 - 0, and stopping New York at 6,980 games with at least one hit. Baltimore Orioles Hoyt Wilhelm accomplished the feat in 1958, 1 - 0. Houston sextet also set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history (four accomplished the feat twice).
- 2009 - The Chiba Lotte Marines set a Nippon Pro Baseball record with 15 runs in an inning, en route to a 23-2 romp of the Hiroshima Carp. #9 hitter Toshiaki Imae drives in six in the rout. Scott Dohmann is the worst of three hurlers in the 15-run inning, allowing 6 earned runs without retiring a soul. Amazingly, no Marines homer in the big inning.
[edit] Births
- 1858 - Tony Suck, catcher (d. 1895)
- 1860 - Pat Friel, outfielder (d. 1924)
- 1860 - Pop Joy, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1872 - George Huff, manager (d. 1936)
- 1879 - Roger Bresnahan, catcher, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1944)
- 1884 - Allie Strobel, infielder (d. 1955)
- 1885 - Chris Mahoney, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1886 - Wheezer Dell, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1886 - Claud Derrick, infielder (d. 1974)
- 1887 - Bill Culp, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1892 - Clarence Woods, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1892 - Archie Yelle, catcher (d. 1983)
- 1894 - Jack Calvo, outfielder (d. 1965)
- 1894 - Walt Whittaker, pitcher (d. 1965)
- 1896 - Charlie Hollocher, infielder (d. 1940)
- 1899 - Horace Allen, outfielder (d. 1981)
- 1902 - Ernie Nevers, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1912 - Dan Topping, owner (d. 1974)
- 1913 - Tom Baker, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1913 - Len Levy, coach (d. 1993)
- 1913 - Levi McCormack, minor league player (d. 1974)
- 1919 - Earl Jones, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1929 - Frank Thomas, outfielder; All-Star
- 1937 - Ken Bracey, minor league pitcher and manager
- 1939 - Jimmy Stewart, infielder
- 1946 - Danny Morris, pitcher
- 1948 - Dave Cash, infielder; All-Star
- 1951 - Tom Austin, college head coach
- 1953 - Bo-sung Chun, KBO infielder and manager
- 1958 - Andy Romero, minor league infielder and outfielder
- 1959 - Perry Costello, umpire
- 1959 - Mike Davis, outfielder
- 1959 - Brian Gorman, umpire
- 1961 - Yasuo Yoshida, NPB catcher
- 1964 - Ron Jones, outfielder
- 1967 - John Doherty, pitcher
- 1969 - Alex Ferran, minor league outfielder/pitcher
- 1969 - Brian Koelling, infielder
- 1969 - Hector Roa, minor league infielder
- 1970 - Bill Selby, infielder
- 1974 - Luis Cordova, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Adam Pettyjohn, pitcher
- 1980 - Yhency Brazoban, pitcher
- 1982 - Bobby Keppel, pitcher
- 1982 - Josh Newman, pitcher
- 1982 - Hamilton Sarabia, minor league outfielder
- 1983 - Jose Reyes, infielder; All-Star
- 1987 - Sam Jew, Bundesliga pitcher
[edit] Deaths
- 1903 - Kid Keenan, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1912 - Leonidas Lee, outfielder (b. 1860)
- 1918 - Mike Hickey, infielder (b. 1871)
- 1922 - Chief Johnson, pitcher (b. 1886)
- 1923 - George Hall, outfielder (b. 1849)
- 1934 - Tim Manning, infielder (b. 1853)
- 1935 - Fred Abbott, catcher (b. 1874)
- 1939 - John Henry, outfielder (b. 1863)
- 1951 - Tom Leahy, catcher (b. 1869)
- 1953 - Tex Vache, outfielder (b. 1889)
- 1957 - Fred Raymer, infielder (b. 1875)
- 1961 - Frank Woodward, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1962 - Bert Abbey, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1962 - Nap Kloza, outfielder (b. 1903)
- 1964 - Jack Blott, catcher (b. 1902)
- 1968 - Charles Chase, minor league outfielder (b. 1946)
- 1968 - Bill Regan, infielder (b. 1899)
- 1973 - Bill Burwell, pitcher, manager (b. 1895)
- 1973 - Walt Golvin, infielder (b. 1894)
- 1973 - Kemp Wicker, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1976 - Chet Covington, pitcher (b. 1910)
- 1976 - Jim Konstanty, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1917)
- 1979 - Fred Martin, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1980 - Rube Marshall, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1982 - Jack Hallett, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1983 - Dick Aylward, catcher (b. 1925)
- 1988 - Newt Allen, Negro League infielder (b. 1901)
- 1991 - Goldie Holt, coach (b. 1902)
- 1993 - Jack Conway, infielder (b. 1919)
- 1998 - Harry Anderson, outfielder (b. 1931)
- 2001 - Lou Lombardo, pitcher (b. 1928)
- 2002 - Bob Wren, minor league infielder, college coach (b. 1920)
- 2007 - Vern Hoscheit, coach (b. 1922)
- 2009 - Woodie Held, infielder (b. 1932)
- 2009 - Freddy Rodriguez, pitcher (b. 1924)
