1990 Dave Liddell, playing in his only major league game, appears as a pinch-hitter in the top of the eighth inning, singling in his lone plate...
1980 The Expos' first-round selection in the amateur draft is the University of Arizona standout Terry Francona, signed by the team's general...
1977 Dennis Eckersley's no-hit string of 22.1 innings ends when Ruppert Jones homers with two outs in the sixth frame, accounting for the...
1951 With two outs in the second inning of an eventual 1-0 loss to the Giants, Cardinals' southpaw Max Lanier walks Monte Irvin, gives up a...
1932 In Philadelphia, Lou Gehrig becomes the first player in the twentieth century to blast four home runs in one game and barely missed...
This Day in Baseball History June 3 1888 The first publication of Ernest L. Thayer's poem Casey at the Bat appears in the San Francisco...
JUNE 3 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ********************************************* 1934 Jim Gentile, "Diamond Jim", born in San Francisco, California [IMG]...
[IMG]
2005 In celebration of Rotary International's Centennial Year, The Player, a 13-foot tall bronze sculpture donated by the Denver Rotarians, is...
1995 Todd Helton, who will spend his 17-year career with the Rockies, is selected in the first round, eighth overall, by Colorado in the...
1987 The Seattle Mariners select Ken Griffey, Jr using their number one pick overall in the draft. The signing of 'Junior,' the son of major...
1955 In his last game with the club, Red Sox's first baseman Harry Agganis goes 2-for-4 in a 4-2 loss to the White Sox at Comiskey Park. The...
1941 Upon their arrival in Detroit, the Yankees learned the sad news that their captain, Lou Gehrig, seventeen days before his 38th birthday,...
This Day in Baseball History June 2nd 1883 Using 17 huge arc lights that provide 4,000 candle power each at Fort Wayne's League Park, the...
JUNE 2 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1930 Bob Lillis [IMG] 1931 Larry Jackson pitcher (5x MLB All-Star; MLB wins...
