MLB History for June 6
Love Baseball history? Here is a collection of some of greatest moments of baseball history that happened on June .
The ThisDayinBseball.com website provides dozens of June 6 events including these gems:
1921 - New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth becomes the 20th-century home run leader.
1921 - Bill Gatewood of the Detroit Stars pitches the first no-hitter in the history of the Negro National League.
1939 - Bert and George Bebble and Carl Stotz form the Little League organization in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
1965 – Switch-hitter Tom Tresh connects for three consecutive home runs in the New York Yankees’ 12 – 0 rout of the Chicago White Sox.
1971 – Willie Mays hits a 12th-inning home run.
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 6 and among the many are:
1980- Jerry Remy goes 4 for 4 with 4 RBIs.
1983- The Twins select Tim Belcher with the top pick in the draft.
The Baseball Almanac website carries a plethora of June 6 events like:
1941- Pittsburgh pitcher Rip Sewell sets an N.L. record by totaling 11 assists. 1944 - All major-league games are canceled as the country's focus is turned toward Europe while allied forces invade occupied France.
1992 - Eddie Murray of the Mets becomes the all-time leader in RBI by a switch-hitter. He passes Mickey Mantle with his 1,510th RBI.
