Baseball History Unpacked - June 7
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 7 including:
1906 - The Chicago Cubs, now in first place again, score 11 runs in the first inning off Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity en route to a humiliating 19-0 defeat of the New York Giants.
1910 - In his major league debut, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Eddie Stack stops the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 on three hits.
1906 - The Chicago Cubs, now in first place again, score 11 runs in the first inning off Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity en route to a humiliating 19-0 defeat of the New York Giants.
1910 - In his major league debut, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Eddie Stack stops the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 on three hits.
This Day in Baseball June 7
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 - 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place. — thisdayinbaseball.com
The ThisDayinBseball.com website provides dozens of June 7 events including these gems:
1892 - Jack Doyle becomes the first player to collect a pinch hit when he singles, coming off the bench to bat for Cleveland hurler George Davies.
1894 - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout
1908 - The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row.
1936 - A home run by George Selkirk in the 16th inning gives Red Ruffing and the New York Yankees a 5 – 4 win over Cleveland.
1977 - The Chicago White Sox select Harold Baines with the number-one pick in the June draft.
Baseball History on June 7 from Baseball Almanac
Baseball history on June 7, including every baseball player who was born on June 7, died on June 7, made their debut on June 7, and ended their big league career on June 7, by Baseball Almanac. — www.baseball-almanac.com
The Baseball Almanac website carries a plethora of June 7 events like:
1932 - Pitcher John Quinn, at 47, becomes the oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2.
1946 - One hour before game time, Pirates players vote 20-16 in favor of a walkout rather than play against the Giants.
1969 - The Washington Senators name Jeff Burroughs the number one pick in the June free-agent draft.
June 7th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to Don Money, the Cubs have the No. 1 pick in the draft, and Lefty becomes the strikeout King on Today in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 7 and among the many are:
1980 - Bobby Bonds leads off the game for St. Louis with a home run off David Palmer.
19080 - Tommy John throws a two-hit shutout against the Mariners to record his 200th career win.
1987 - The Twins trade Mark Salas to the Yankees for Joe Niekro.
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