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2002 In the hunt for a playoff spot, the Expos acquire the Indians' #1 starter, right-hander Bartolo Colon, and Tim Drew as part of a six-player deal, which sends first baseman Lee Stevens and three minor league prospects, and cash to Cleveland. Montreal's farmhands, infielder Brandon Phillips, southpaw Cliff Lee, and outfielder Grady Sizemore will all become major league All-Stars.
2003 In the 50-minute bottom of the first inning at Fenway Park against the Marlins, the Red Sox establish a major league record by scoring ten runs before making an out. With a single, double, and triple, leadoff hitter Johnny Damon ties a major league mark with three hits in an inning as the home team equals an American League record for most runs in the first frame with 14.

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2007 In his 325th game, Ryan Howard becomes the fastest player to hit 100 home runs, accomplishing the feat 60 contests quicker than the previous mark set by Ralph Kiner in 1948. The Phillies slugger's milestone round-tripper is memorable when he launches a 505-foot shot, the longest blast ever hit at Citizens Bank Park.

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2008 In a 15-6 Mets victory over the Yankees at the Stadium, Carlos Delgado, with a double, three-run homer, and a grand slam, establishes a new team record with 9 RBIs in one game. The first baseman, who breaks Dave Kingman's 1976 club mark, also surpasses Sky King on the all-time home run list with the first of his two homers, moving into 34th place with his 443rd career round-tripper.

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2010 Josh Hamilton hammers the longest home run to date at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington when he sends a pitch 485 feet over the right-center field wall. The Texas outfielder's second-inning two-run round-tripper off Roy Oswald contributes to the team's 10-1 rout of the Astros.
2010 In a surprising swap between last-place teams, the Indians send Russell Branyan back to the Mariners in exchange for Class AAA outfielder Ezequiel Carrera and shortstop Juan Diaz. The trade allows the Tribe to put Matt LaPorta, a highly touted rookie acquired from Milwaukee in the trade for CC Sabathia two years ago, at first base, and for Seattle, the move signals that GM Jack Zduriencik wants his players to know that winning is still a priority for the under-achieving M's.

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2010 Phillies southpaw Jamie Moyer surpasses Hall of Famer Robin Roberts for allowing the most home runs in a career. In his 11-2 victory over Toronto, the 47 year-old starter gives up a two-run homer to Vernon Wells in the third inning, yielding his record-breaking 506th gopher ball.

 

2010 In the fifth inning of an eventual 2-1 Rays' loss to Arizona, Evan Longoria confronts B.J. Upton in the dugout after the outfielder doesn't appear to hustle after Rusty Ryal's deep drive to left-center field, allowing the hit to become a triple. The nose-to-nose exchange becomes heated, and Upton, who takes exception to his third baseman's criticism, needs to be restrained by teammates.
2011 The Dodgers seek bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court, citing MLB's refusal to sign off on a transaction that would provide the team with $385 million. Although there will be no disruptions for the team, the filing of Chapter 11 permits the Dodgers to use $150 million for daily operations, giving owner Frank McCourt time to seek a media deal that will ensure the club's long-term financial stability.
2016 At Great American Ball Park, Cubs' third baseman Kris Bryant becomes the third major leaguer to collect five extra-base hits in one contest and first with three home runs and two doubles. The 24-year-old Chicago infielder's offensive output joins the ranks of Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton (Camden Yards, 2012) and Braves first baseman Joe Adcock (Ebbets Field, 1954), who both hit four homers and a double to accomplish the feat.

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2016 With approximately 100 fans in attendance, the Rangers rally after a 3 1/2 hours rain delay to beat the Yankees 9-6. Kirby Yates, replacing Aroldis Chapman in the ninth with a runner on first and no outs and the team ahead 6-5, plunks three batters and yields two-run singles to Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus, giving Texas an eventual 9-6 victory at 2:44 am in the Bronx ballpark..
2021 Pirates' starter Max Kranick retires all 15 batters he faces, throwing five perfect innings before torrential rain delays the Busch Stadium contest for 64 minutes. The 23-year-old right-hander, removed from the game after play resumes, gets the victory when the team beats the Cardinals, 7-2, becoming the first hurler since 1893 with a perfect start of at least five innings in his major-league debut.

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On June 27 in Baseball History...

• • 1959 - With the players voting, Henry Aaron gets a unanimous vote for the All-Star Game, making him the first player so selected.
  • 1973 - David Clyde, 18 and fresh out of Houston's Westchester high school, makes his eagerly awaited debut with Texas before 35,698, the largest Rangers' crowd of the year. Clyde, the number one pick in the draft, walks the first two Twins he faces, then gets Bob Darwin, George Mitterwald, and Joe Lis on swinging third strikes. Clyde goes five innings and gives up only one hit � a two-run home run � walks seven and strikes out eight. He is the winner, 4-3.
  • 1977 - Willie McCovey smashes two home runs in the sixth inning to pace a 14-9 Giants victory over the Reds. McCovey becomes the first player to twice hit two home runs in one inning, having also done it on April 12, 1973. He also becomes the all-time N.L. leader with 17 career grand slams.
  • 1980 - Jerry Reuss pitches an 8-0 no-hitter for the Dodgers against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Reuss, who strikes out only two but doesn't walk a batter, is deprived of a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell throws wildly to first base on Jack Clark's easy grounder in the first inning.
  • 1986 - Give him an 'A' for effort. San Francisco second baseman Robby Thompson is caught stealing four times in the Giants' 7-6, 12-inning win over the Reds, establishing a new major league record. Thompson was thrown out by Bo Diaz in the fourth, sixth, ninth and 11th innings.

Baseball Birthdays on June 27...

• • 1861 - Hayes, Jackie
  • 1868 - Daley, Bill
  • 1871 - Smalley, Will
  • 1877 - Durham, Bull
  • 1887 - Benton, Rube
  • 1892 - Ross, George
  • 1893 - Wheatley, Charlie
  • 1894 - Bluhm, Red
  • 1900 - Davenport, Lum
  • 1906 - Terwilliger, Dick
  • 1914 - Bartling, Irv
  • 1915 - Martin, Fred
  • 1918 - White, Fuzz
  • 1921 - Kretlow, Lou
  • 1921 - Behrman, Hank
  • 1923 - Zernial, Gus
  • 1925 - Terwilliger, Wayne
  • 1926 - Jarvis, Roy
  • 1926 - Porto, Al
  • 1929 - Marlowe, Dick
  • 1930 - Trowbridge, Bob
  • 1931 - Coles, Chuck
  • 1932 - Kasko, Eddie
  • 1934 - Hobaugh, Ed
  • 1938 - Plaskett, Elmo
  • 1942 - Breeden, Danny
  • 1943 - Petrocelli, Rico
  • 1953 - Zdeb, Joe
  • 1959 - Johnson, Roy
  • 1960 - Gutierrez, Jackie
  • 1963 - Simmons, Nelson
  • 1966 - Conine, Jeff
  • 1967 - Hancock, Lee
  • 1970 - Edmonds, Jim
  • 1970 - Jordan, Ricardo
  • 1974 - Larkin, Andy
  • 1975 - Ward, Daryle
  • 1976 - Estrada, Johnny
  • 1976 - Woodward, Chris
  • 1977 - Pena, Juan

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1914 Charles Urbanus player, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1980)

1937 Ron Luciano umpire in the American League (1969-79), born in Endicott, New York (d. 1995)

1941 Al Downing (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey

1949 Don Baylor, American baseball player (Astros, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP), born in Austin, Texas

1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
1967 Matt Karchne pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania

1971 Greg Keagle right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York

1971 Ron Mahay player, born in Crestwood, Illinois
1975 Chad Green outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dunkirk, New York
1977 Chris Spurling player (Detroit Tigers), born in Dayton, Ohio

 

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1907 Branch Rickey is behind the plate when the Senators steal 13 bases in the Highlanders' 16-5 loss to the Senators at Hilltop Park. Although the New York catcher is not a terrific player, 'the Mahatma' will become one of the premier baseball administrators in the history of the game.
1910 At Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans, Joe Tinker steals home twice, becoming the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat in the same game. The Cubs shortstop's thievery helps Chicago beat the Reds, 11-1.

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1911 After playing home games at the Highlanders' Hilltop Park for the past six weeks, the Giants return to the Polo Grounds with a 3-0 victory over Boston. Their home, devastated by an April fire, re-opens with temporary wooden stands until the completion of a renovated structure made of steel and concrete next season.
1913 Due to the relocation of the Covington (KY) Blue Sox franchise to Kansas City, organized baseball declares war on the new independent Federal League. The City of Fountains is considered the territory of the American Association.
1918 After moving up to the mound for a possible cutoff play, White Sox backstop Ray Schalk continues to second base, taking a throw from first baseman Chick Gandil to double up Browns Ray Demmitt, who failed retouch second base, attempting to get back to first. The play makes the future Hall of Famer the first catcher to make a putout at every single base, a feat not accomplished again until this date in 1964 when Johnny Roseboro tags Willie Mays out in a rundown play when the outfielder tries to steal second.

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1919 Red Sox right-hander Carl Mays, before his July trade to today’s opponents, hurls two complete games in a doubleheader, beating the Yankees, 2-0, in the first game and losing the nightcap, 4-1, at the Polo Grounds. The 26-year-old submariner accomplished the same feat last season on August 30 when he beat the A's 12–0 and 4–1 in a twin bill played at Fenway Park.

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1939 In a twin bill sweep at Shibe Park, the Yankees set the major league record for home runs in a game and two consecutive games when the team hit eight homers in the opener and another five in the nightcap on their way in sweeping the A's, 23-2 and 10-0. In the first game of the twin bill, the Bronx Bombers collect 53 total bases to establish an American League record.
1939 At Shibe Park, Lou Gehrig receives a tremendous standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd when he brings out the lineup card to the umpires before the second game of a twin bill. A's manager Connie Mack, who rarely leaves the dugout, goes to home plate to shake the terminally ill Yankee captain's hand.

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1941 White Sox rookie Don Kolloway hits two home runs and a single in the team's 6-4 victory over the Indians at Cleveland Stadium. The 22-year-old second baseman also steals four bases, including second, third, and home in the ninth inning to add an insurance run for Chicago.

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1949 Joe DiMaggio returns to the lineup after missing the first 69 games of the season due to an ailing heel, which required an operation for bone spurs. The Yankee Clipper will go 5-for-11 (.455), connecting for four home runs and driving nine runs in the team's three-game sweep against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

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1959 In a 6-0 loss to the Giants, Wally Post becomes the first major leaguer to throw out two runners from the outfield in one inning. In the bottom of the first, the Phillies' outfielder nails Orlando Cepeda at second base and then starts a 9-6-3 double play on Daryl Spencer's fly ball to right field.

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1969 After ending an 11-game losing streak in their previous contest, the expansion Padres are the victims of a 19-0 shutout for the second time this season when Dodgers right-hander Don Drysdale equals the National League record for the largest margin of victory in a shutout. Los Angeles scores more than half of their runs in the third inning, crossing the plate ten times.

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1970 In the final two games at Forbes Field, the Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, to gain a first-place tie with the Mets. After returning from their 18-day road trip, the team will play at Three Rivers Stadium, abandoning the old Pittsburgh ballpark that served as the Bucs' home since 1909.
1973 White Sox's first baseman Dick Allen fractures his left leg after colliding with Angels' baserunner Mike Epstein at the bag. The Chicago slugger, hitting .310 with 16 homers at the time, will miss most of the season, and his team, only one game out of first place, will finish the 17 games behind Oakland, the AL West Division winners.
1974 "He thinks he's in a sales convention dealing with a bunch of short-order cooks. That's not the way to go about getting a winner. Somebody ought to sit him down and straighten him out." - DOUG RADER, Astros third baseman's comments concerning Ray Kroc's ownership style of the Padres.
Padres president Buzzie Bavasi, inspired by disparaging remarks made by Astro third baseman Doug Rader about Ray Kroc, team owner and the board chairman of McDonald's, stages a Short-Order Cooks' Night, giving fans wearing a chef's hat free admission. The Houston captain, who compared Kroc's management of the Friars to a sales convention of short-order cooks, joins in on the fun by wearing a chef's hat and an apron and carrying a skillet and spatula when he brings the lineup card to home plate.
1976 At Tiger Stadium, Mark Fidrych, known as the 'Bird,' amuses a Monday Night Baseball national TV audience, talking to the baseball when he one-hits the Yankees, 5-1. The unsung Detroit rookie, who made the team on the final cut of spring training, will finish the season with a 19-9 record.

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1979 The Giants trade Bill Madlock, along with Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts, to the Pirates for hurlers Ed Whitson, Fred Breining, and Al Holland. The 'Mad Dog' will play a pivotal role for Pittsburgh this season, batting .328 in 88 games for the World Champion Bucs.

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1984 Dwight Evans completes a cycle with a walk-off home run, becoming only the fourth major league player to accomplish the feat. The Red Sox outfielder's game-ending three-run blast in the 11th inning gives Boston a dramatic 9-6 victory over Seattle at Fenway Park.

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1986 Indian knuckleballer Phil Niekro and Angels right-hander Don Sutton become the first pair of 300-game winners to start against one another in this century. Both future Hall of Famer pitch into the seventh inning, but neither gets the decision in the Halos’ 9-3 victory over the Tribe at Anaheim Stadium.

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1987 In a seven-game day, American League batters combined to hit a record 28 home runs. The A's contribute five round-trippers to the new mark when Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco, known as the Bash Brothers, both go deep twice, with teammate Reggie Jackson adding another in the team's 10-0 rout of Cleveland.

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1989 In an area known as Camden Yards, the razing of structures on the 85-acre parcel of land begins to make room for the Orioles' new ballpark in downtown Baltimore. The fan-friendly baseball-only facility, which debuts in 1992, sets the standard for all new ballparks to be built in the future as teams try to copy the "retro" look done so successfully by the HOK architectural firm.
1991 In the Reds' 8-5 victory over Houston at Riverfront Stadium, Barry Larkin hits three consecutive home runs to join Ernie Banks (1955 Cubs) and Freddie Patek (1980 Angels) as the only shortstops to go deep three times in a game. The trio of round-trippers also gives the future Hall of Famer a major league record-tying five homers over a two-game span.

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1994 In the Giants’ 7-4 loss at Dodger Stadium, Matt Williams becomes the second National Leaguer to hit 28 home runs before the start of July, tying the mark established in 1971 by Willie Stargell. The San Francisco third baseman will finish the strike-shortened season with league-leading 43 round-trippers, losing a legitimate opportunity to break Babe Ruth’s mark of 60 when the season prematurely ends on August 11.
1999 Padres shortstop Damian Jackson swipes five bags in the team’s 8-7 victory at Qualcomm Stadium, establishing the modern-day rookie record for stolen bases. In 2009, Rockies freshman Dexter Fowler matches the mark in a contest that also involves San Diego.

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2000 After giving up 11 runs in the first four innings, the Rockies storm back to beat San Francisco, 17-13. Colorado third baseman Jeff Cirillo hits three homers, doubles, drives in six runs, and scores five times in the Coors Field slugfest.
2000 In less than six seasons, the Rockies draw their 20 millionth fan to one ballpark faster than any other team in major league history. Colorado eclipses the Dodgers' mark of needing nine years in two stadiums to reach the milestone.
2001 After twenty seasons in San Diego, Padre outfielder Tony Gwynn announces he'll retire at the end of the season. The future Hall of Famer has the highest lifetime batting average (.338) among all active players.

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2004 With his seventh-inning triple in the Phillies' 14-6 win over Montreal at Citizens Bank Park, David Bell becomes the eighth player in franchise history and the first since Gregg Jefferies in 1995 to hit for the cycle. The Philadelphia third baseman joins his grandfather Gus Bell (1951) as the only grandson and grandfather combination to have accomplished the feat.

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2006 The last-place Pirates set a franchise record with their 13th consecutive defeat, dropping a 4-3 decision to White Sox at PNC Park. Pie Traynor's 1939 Bucs had held the dubious mark, losing a dozen in a row during their 68-85 sixth-place finish in the National League.
2006 In his worst outing as a Met during two seasons with the team, Pedro Martinez is routed by his former Red Sox teammates in his return when the Mets drop a 10-2 decision. The Fenway crowd, who chanted, "Pedro! Pedro!" before the game, showed their appreciation of the Dominican's history as a Red Sox player with a standing ovation during yesterday's video tribute which highlighted the right-hander's achievements with Boston.
2007 With the third of his five hits in the Astros' 8-5 victory over Colorado at Minute Maid Park, Craig Biggio collects his 3000th hit to become the 27th major leaguer to reach the plateau, and the ninth player to accomplish the feat playing for one team. The hustling Houston second baseman reaches the milestone in the seventh inning with a single off Aaron Cook, trying to stretch the historic hit into a double.

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2007 Frank Thomas hits a three-run homer off Twins hurler Carlos Silva in the first inning of the Blue Jays' 8-5 loss at the Metrodome to become the 21st major leaguer to hit 500 home runs. The 'Big Hurt,' who has hit 50 homers (10%) against the Twins, also hit the first home run of his career in Minnesota in 1990.

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2008 In Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers, without the benefit of a hit for the entire game, defeat the Angels, 1-0. The combined losing effort of Halo hurlers Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo isn't considered officially as a no-hitter because the home team didn't have to bat in the ninth.
2009 Mariano Rivera joins Trevor Hoffman in becoming only the second pitcher to record 500 major league saves. The right-handed reliever, who also registers his first RBI of his 15-year career, reaches the milestone by getting the last four outs in the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Mets at Citi Field.

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2010 In a scene reminiscent of Dave Dravecky breaking his arm throwing a ball to a batter in 1989, Tiger reliever Joel Zumaya crumbles to his knees in extreme pain after releasing a pitch in a game against Minnesota at Target Field. The hard-throwing right-hander will miss the remainder of the season, but because there is no ligament damage to his elbow, the prognosis for next season is optimistic.
2010 The Cubs place Carlos Zambrano, suspended for three games for his recent tirade against teammate Derrek Lee, on the restricted list. Doctors, mutually selected by Major League Baseball and the players' union, will evaluate the excitable right-hander after his first-inning meltdown in the visitors' dugout after surrendering four runs to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
2010 The Cubs honor Ron Santo for his 50 years in baseball, giving the former third baseman and current WGN radio analyst a "Santo 50" white flag autographed by the players and a photo of the Wrigley Field marquee with the message, "Thank you, Ron, for 50 great years." The seventy-year-old will also throw out the ceremonial first pitch and sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch.

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2011 After playing 299 games without a grand slam, the Mets hit two bases full homers in the span of seven at-bats during their 14-3 rout of Detroit at Comerica Park. Jason Bay breaks the nearly two-year drought with a fourth-inning round-tripper, and Carlos Beltran goes deep, six batters later in the fifth frame.
2012 During an on-field ceremony before the game against Arizona at Turner Field, the Braves honor Chipper Jones, who was officially inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame earlier in the day. Joining Hank Aaron (44), Warren Spahn (21), Eddie Mathews (44), Phil Niekro (35), Dale Murphy (3), Greg Maddux (31), Tom Glavine (47), John Smoltz (29), and Bobby Cox (6), 40-year-old Atlanta third baseman becomes the tenth person to have his number retired by the franchise with the unveiling of his jersey #10 on the outfield wall.

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2015 Steven Matz, who goes 3-for-3 at the plate, becomes the first pitcher to drive in four runs in his major league debut, delivering a two-run double in his first at-bat and then driving in another pair with a sixth-inning single. The Mets' 24-year-old rookie right-hander from Stony Brook, NY, gives up five hits and two runs in 7.2 innings en route to earning his first victory when the Mets beat Cincinnati at Citi Field, 7-2.

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On June 28 in Baseball History...

• • 1907 - Branch Rickey, catcher for the New York Yankees, watched 12 Washington players steal safely in a 16-5 Senators win.
  • 1910 - Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs became the first major leaguer to steal home twice in the same game.
  • 1919 - Carl Mays of Boston pitched two complete games against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox won the first game, 2-0, and lost the nightcap, 4-1.
  • 1970 - Pittsburgh swept the Chicago Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, in the Pirates' final games at Forbes Field.
  • 1984 - Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox completed the cycle with a three-run, 11th-inning homer to beat the Seattle Mariners, 9-6.
  • 1986 - Phil Niekro of the Cleveland Indians and Don Sutton of the California Angels became the first 300-game winners to start against each other in this century. Neither Niekro nor Sutton got a decision as the Angels scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to win, 9-3.
  • 1987 - Mark McGwire homered twice to tie a major league record with five homers over two games, and Steve Ontiveros pitched a two-hitter as the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians, 10-0.
  • 1994 - Matt Williams tied Willie Stargell's 1971 N.L. record for home runs before July with his 28th in San Francisco's 7-4 loss to Los Angeles.

Baseball Birthdays on June 28...

• • 1861 - McQuery, Mox
  • 1861 - McQuaid, Mart
  • 1865 - Scheibeck, Frank
  • 1866 - Petty, Charlie
  • 1868 - Taber, John
  • 1870 - Hart, Burt
  • 1871 - Fisher, Newt
  • 1877 - Blewett, Bob
  • 1880 - Lynch, Mike
  • 1886 - Miller, Fred
  • 1889 - Mundy, Bill
  • 1890 - Williams, Ken
  • 1907 - Cascarella, Joe
  • 1910 - Gamble, Lee
  • 1911 - Hitchcock, Jim
  • 1920 - Shepard, Bert
  • 1921 - Filipowicz, Steve
  • 1927 - Lane, Dick
  • 1935 - Blaylock, Bob
  • 1936 - Gladding, Fred
  • 1937 - Emery, Cal
  • 1938 - McFarlane, Orlando
  • 1940 - Wagner, Gary
  • 1941 - Talbot, Fred
  • 1941 - Boehmer, Len
  • 1941 - Downing, Al
  • 1942 - Fletcher, Tom
  • 1944 - Breeden, Hal
  • 1946 - Sims, Greg
  • 1949 - Baylor, Don
  • 1950 - Speier, Chris
  • 1952 - Sambito, Joe
  • 1958 - Vasquez, Rafael
  • 1958 - Christiansen, Clay
  • 1964 - Grace, Mark
  • 1964 - Reimer, Kevin
  • 1966 - Bolick, Frank
  • 1966 - Jeter, Shawn
  • 1967 - Witmeyer, Ron
  • 1967 - Karchner, Matt
  • 1969 - Revenig, Todd
  • 1970 - Polcovich, Kevin
  • 1971 - Mahay, Ron
  • 1971 - Keagle, Greg
  • 1973 - Koskie, Corey
  • 1977 - McGlinchy, Kevin

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