MLB History for June 3
June 3rd is an amazing day in baseball history! Here are some great moments of baseball history that happened on June 3.
The ThisDayinBseball.com website provides dozens of June 3 events including these gems:
1888 - The first publication of Ernest L. Thayer’s poem Casey at the Bat appears in the San Francisco Examiner.
1907 - Stoney McGlynn of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches both games in a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds
1918 - Dutch Leonard, facing only 28 batters, tosses his second career no-hitter.
1925 - Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox collects his 3,000th hit.
1937 - Josh Gibson is credited with a drive that hits just two feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium.
1967 - Harmon Killebrew 503 foot homerun the longest home run ever hit in Metropolitan Stadium
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 3 and among the many are:
1980 - The New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry with the overall No.1 pick in the draft.
1981 - Dave Righetti and Ron Davis throw 11 shutout innings at the Orioles.
1981 - Rick Burleson goes 5-5 with 3 RBIs.
The Baseball History Comes Alive website carries a plethora of June 3 events like:
1932 - Tony Lazzeri Hits for the Natural Cycle.
1932 - Lou Gehrig Hits Four Home Runs.
1932 - John McGraw Retires
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 3 including:
1911 - Chicago Cubs slugger Frank Schulte hits a grand slam off Rube Marquard to beat the New York Giants, 8-4.
1953 - Congress cites the research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving that Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday.
