Baseball Guru
06-28-2001, 10:18 PM
This Day in Baseball History - June 28
"When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser." -MARK FIDRYCH, major league pitcher (1976-80)
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(1949) Joe DiMaggio returns to the line-up after missing the first 69 games of the season due to an ailing heel. The Yankee Clipper will hit four HRs in a three-game sweep against the Red Sox.
(1959) Phillies' Wally Post becomes the first major leaguer to throw out two runners from the outfield in one inning as the team lose to the Giants, 6-0.
(1970) In the final games played at Forbes Field, the Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Cubs 3-2 and 4-1, in front of 40,198 fans, to gain a first place tie with the Mets; Al Oliver hits the park's last home run.
(1976) Tiger Rookie Mark 'the Bird' Fidrych amuses a national television audience talking to the baseball as he one-hits the Yanks, 5-1.
(1984) Dwight Evans game-ending HR gives the Red Sox an 11-inning 9-6 victory over the Mariners. The three-run shot also completes the cycle for the Bosox outfielder.
(1987) In a seven-game day, American League batters combined to hit a record 28 HRs.
(1996) Darryl Strawberry's 300th career round-tripper is a dramatic ninth inning, two-run dinger which gives the Yankees a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Royals.
(2000) Jeff Cirillo hits three homers, doubles, drives in six runs and scores five times as the Rockies beat the Giants, 17-13.
(2000) The Rockies draw their 20 millionth fan to one ballpark faster than any other team in major league history; talking less than six years, Colorado eclipses the Dodgers' mark of taking nine years in two stadiums to reach the milestone.
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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
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"When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser." -MARK FIDRYCH, major league pitcher (1976-80)
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(1949) Joe DiMaggio returns to the line-up after missing the first 69 games of the season due to an ailing heel. The Yankee Clipper will hit four HRs in a three-game sweep against the Red Sox.
(1959) Phillies' Wally Post becomes the first major leaguer to throw out two runners from the outfield in one inning as the team lose to the Giants, 6-0.
(1970) In the final games played at Forbes Field, the Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Cubs 3-2 and 4-1, in front of 40,198 fans, to gain a first place tie with the Mets; Al Oliver hits the park's last home run.
(1976) Tiger Rookie Mark 'the Bird' Fidrych amuses a national television audience talking to the baseball as he one-hits the Yanks, 5-1.
(1984) Dwight Evans game-ending HR gives the Red Sox an 11-inning 9-6 victory over the Mariners. The three-run shot also completes the cycle for the Bosox outfielder.
(1987) In a seven-game day, American League batters combined to hit a record 28 HRs.
(1996) Darryl Strawberry's 300th career round-tripper is a dramatic ninth inning, two-run dinger which gives the Yankees a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Royals.
(2000) Jeff Cirillo hits three homers, doubles, drives in six runs and scores five times as the Rockies beat the Giants, 17-13.
(2000) The Rockies draw their 20 millionth fan to one ballpark faster than any other team in major league history; talking less than six years, Colorado eclipses the Dodgers' mark of taking nine years in two stadiums to reach the milestone.
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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
LETS GO METS!!!
HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!