June 27, 1930
At Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, Jack Quinn becomes the oldest player to hit a home run in major league history. The A’s pitcher is nine days shy of his 47th birthday when he connects for the solo shot.
June 26, 2010
Needing 149 pitches to accomplish the feat, Edwin Jackson no-hits the Rays at Tropicana Field, 1-0. The Diamondbacks’ right-hander walks eight batters and hits another en route to joining Randy Johnson as the second pitcher in franchise history to throw a no-hitter.
June 25, 1937
Augie Galan becomes the first National Leaguer to hit a home run from each side of the plate. The switch-hitter’s pair of homers, one from the left side off Freddie Fitzsimmons in the fourth inning and from the right side in the eighth against Ralph Birkofer, helps the Cubs beat Brooklyn at Wrigley Field, 11-2.
June 24, 1955
In an 18-7 Washington loss to the Tigers, Senator third baseman Harmon Killebrew hits his first major league home run. The 18-year-old rookie, who becomes known as ‘Killer’, will finish his 22-year Hall of Fame career with 573 homers.
June 23, 2014
Devin Mesoraco becomes the first major leaguer to hit a solo, two-run, three-run, and grand slam homer sequentially in successive games when he blasts a ninth-inning homer in the Reds’ 6-1 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The 26-year-old Cincinnati catcher, who will extend his home run streak to five consecutive games with a solo shot tomorrow, accomplishes the unusual feat by clearing the fences at PNC Park (solo HR), Great American Ball Park (two and three-run HRS), and Wrigley Field (grand slam).
June 22, 1993
On his final day as a professional baseball player, 45-year-old Carlton Fisk catches his 2,226th game to surpass Bob Boone as the all-time leader. ‘Pudge’ played the first 11 seasons in his 24-year major league career with the Red Sox.
June 21, 2009
Tony La Russa gets his 2,500th victory as a manager when St. Louis defeats Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium, 12-5. Joining Connie Mack and John McGraw, the Reds’ manager, who also piloted the White Sox and A’s, becomes only the third major league manager to reach the milestone.
June 20, 1901
John W. (Jack) Taylor goes the distance but takes the loss when the Orphans are defeated by the Beaneaters at Boston’s South End Grounds. The right-hander’s start begins a stunning streak of 187 consecutive complete games that ends in August of 1906 when he is relieved by another pitcher, after amassing an amazing 1,727 innings of work that includes finishing up 15 games in relief.
June 19, 1942
For the first and only time in a career that spans 1,787 contests, Joe DiMaggio strikes out three times in a game. Indians’ pitcher Mel Harder does the deed in the Tribe’s 5-4 victory over the Yankees at Cleveland Stadium.
June 18, 1967
Astros pitcher Don Wilson no-hits the Braves, 2-0, striking out 15 of the 30 batters he faces. The right-handed fireballer, who will pitch another no-no for Houston next season, becomes the tenth rookie to throw a no-hitter.