TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JUNE 29
June 29 1916 — The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds played a nine-inning game with just one baseball. 1923 — Brooklyn’s Jacques Fournier went 6-for-6 with a home run, two…
MLB NEWS
DAVE PARKER, HARD-HITTING HALL OF FAME OUTFIELDER NICKNAMED ‘THE COBRA,’ DIES AT 74 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JUNE 28
June 28 1910 — Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs became the first major leaguer to steal home twice in the same game, an 11-1 win over Cincinnati. 1919 —…
MLB NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: REDS’ NICK MARTINEZ NEARLY NO-HITS PADRES Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JUNE 27
June 27 1917 — Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I. 1939 — The Brooklyn Dodgers and…
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: METS LOSE GRIFFIN CANNING, STILL SHUT OUT BRAVES Five pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout as the New York Mets overcame the loss of starting pitcher Griffin Canning…
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: JACOB DEGROM, RANGERS STYMIE ORIOLES Jacob deGrom took a no-hitter into the eighth inning while Josh Jung drilled a two-run homer and drove in three runs as the…