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.
- 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).
[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
- 1958 - Andy Romero, minor league infielder and outfielder
- 1959 - Mike Davis, outfielder
- 1964 - Ron Jones, outfielder
- 1967 - John Doherty, pitcher
- 1969 - Brian Koelling, infielder
- 1970 - Bill Selby, infielder
- 1977 - Adam Pettyjohn, pitcher
- 1980 - Yhency Brazoban, pitcher
- 1982 - Bobby Keppel, pitcher
- 1982 - Josh Newman, pitcher
- 1983 - Jose Reyes, infielder
[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. 1888)
- 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)
