June 2nd in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 2 and among the many are:
1984 - Complete with video, Dale Murphy and Gary Redus square off in the NBC Super Slam contest.
1987 - Cubs star Andre Dawson drove in 7 runs in a 13-2 win vs Nolan Ryan and the Houston Astros.
1989 - The Phillies trade Chris James to the Padres for John Kruk and Randy Ready.
Baseball History on May 27 from Baseball Almanac
The info from the BaseballAlmanac.com for May 27 reads with many items including:
1960 - Baltimore manager Paul Richard creates a new catchers mitt to prevent errors.
1997 - Kenny Lofton touches all the bases in a weird infield Home run.
There is more too concerning Hank Greenberg, Ken Brett, and Dale Murphy.
This Day In Baseball May 27
1928 - George Sisler has his contract purchased by the Boston Braves.
1937 - Carl Hubbell earns his 24th straight win on the mound in 2 relief innings.
These items and more are listed, including pieces about Art Fromme, Dan McGann, Roberto Clemente, Doug Rader, Ken Brett, Dave Winfield, Mario Soto, Jeff Bagwell, Dale Murphy, and more.