This Day in Baseball June 14
1876 - George Hall and Ezra Sutton both have 3 triples.
1913 - Ray Schalk hits his first career home run off HOF Walter Johnson.
1963 - Duke Snider hits 400th home run.
1965 - Reds starter Jim Maloney, who strikes out 18 batters, no-hits the Mets for ten innings, but loses 1-0.
1969 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics collects 10 RBI. This guy could be good.
1996 - Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the world record for the most consecutive games played.
The Best Bseball Players Born June 14
Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for June 14: — www.mlb.com
MLB.com shares the top June 14 birthdays like:
1861 - Charlie Buffinton
1926 - Don Newcombe
1847 - Dick McBride
1889 - Ray Morgan
1957 - Greg Brock
Baseball History Unpacked - June 14
1870 - At the Capitoline Grounds in Brooklyn, the Cincinnati Red Stockings see their 130-game consecutive winning streak (81 official games and 49 exhibitions) come to an end.
1979 - The Giants lose to the Cubs 8-6, but Willie McCovey hits his 513th career home run.
June 14 Baseball-Reference Bullpen
1876 - George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the first major league player to hit for the cycle.
1952 - Boston Braves pitcher Warren Spahn ties the National League record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts in an 15-inning game.