Baseball Daily Rewind

June 27, 1938, future Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx belts the 400th homer of his career, off Bob Feller in the 5th inning in a 7-3 loss vs Cleveland. He joined an exclusive list that at that time included only Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.Powered by beehiiv

June 27, 1940 To honor the lyricist of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Jack Norworth Day is celebrated at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Neither Norworth nor his partner Albert Von Tilzer, who wrote the music, had ever seen a game when they created the song in 1908.Powered by beehiiv

June 27, 1955, budding Boston Red Sox star Harry Agganis dies unexpectedly from a blood clot after a bout with pneumonia. The 25-year-old Agganis had led all American League first basemen in assists in 1954 and was hitting .313 at the time of his death.Powered by beehiiv

June 27, 1958 At Comiskey Park, White Sox hurler Billy Pierce retires 26 consecutive batters before pinch-hitter Ed Fitzgerald doubles weakly inside the right field line for the Senators' only hit. The 31 year-old southpaw goes on to strike out Albie Pearson on three pitches to one-hit Washington, […]

June 27, 1962 – Notorious head-hunter Don Drysdale, who hit 20 batters in 1961, had never been hit by a pitch. Bob Shaw filled that void, plunking him in a game at Dodger Stadium in the fifth inning. For good measure, relief pitcher Hank Fischer also drilled Drysdale in the seventh inning. […]

June 27, 1967 Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 – 1. The future Hall of Famer will miss 28 games. Kaline was off to his best start in his career, hitting .328 and leading the team […]

June 27, 1971 Roberto Clemente's 1,200th RBI comes in the form of a tie-breaking, 8th-inning, pinch-hit homer off Joe Hoerner, culminating Pittsburgh's come-from-behind 10 – 9 victory over Philadelphia in the second game of a doubleheader. Clemente is the first of only six players in the 33-year […]

June 27, 1972 Nolan Ryan (8-5) triples and scores the go-ahead run in the 7th as California beats the Twins, 3 – 1. Poor baserunning in the 4th doesn't help the Twins' cause: with Harmon Killebrew on third base and Steve Braun on second with no outs, Jim Nettles flies out to left field. Killebrew […]

June 27, 1973 In the opener of a twin bill at Shea Stadium, Buzz Capra pitches four innings of no-hit relief against the Philadelphia Phillies to get the save for starter George Stone as the Mets beat the Phillies, 7-6. A few hours earlier, the 25 year-old right-handed reliever had attended his […]

June 27, 1977, Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits two home runs in one inning and becomes the all-time National League leader with 17 career grand slams. McCovey homered off Jack Billingham with one out to make the score 8-4; nine batters later, with two outs and the bases loaded in […]

June 27, 1934 The temperature reaches 115 degrees at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Dizzy Dean leaves the game with two out and the score tied 7 – 7 in the top of the 9th. Reliever Jim Mooney retires Mel Ott, and when Bill DeLancey homers in the bottom of the inning to win the game, Dean is given […]

June 27, 1980, At Candlestick Park 31 year-old left-hander Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the rival San Francisco Giants. Reuss, who wins an 8-0 decision, narrowly misses a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell commits a throwing error on Jack Clark's two-out […]

June 27, 1986, Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants sets a major league record when he is caught stealing four times. Cincinnati Reds catcher Bo Diaz nails the Giants' rookie each time, but San Francisco still manages to win the game, 7-6, in 12 innings.Powered by beehiiv

June 27, 1987 A's rookie Mark McGwire hits three home runs and drives in five runs helping to defeat the Indians, 13 – 3. He will finish the season with 49 round-trippers, far surpassing the rookie record of 38, once shared by Frank Robinson and Wally Berger.Powered by beehiiv

June 27, 2008, At Yankee Stadium, Carlos Delgado of the Mets sets a franchise record with nine RBI's in a 15-6 rout of the Yankees. Delgado is 3-for-5 with two homers and a double. The outburst occurs in the first game of a doubleheader split between Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium.Powered by […]

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On June 26, 1985 At Jack Russell Stadium, the organist is ejected by umpire Keith O'Connor from a Class A Florida League game for playing "Three Blind Mice" following a close call which goes against the Clearwater Phillies. The self-taught musician becomes famous, signing autographs, "Wilbur Snapp, […]

June 26, 1983, At Shea Stadium, Rusty Staub of the New York Mets ties a major league record by delivering his eighth consecutive pinch-hit. Staub's pinch-hit, which comes in the ninth inning of an 8-4 loss, vs Ron Reed. The hit matches the single-season mark set by the Phillies' Dave Philley on […]

June 26, 1979, the New York Yankees re-acquire outfielder Bobby Murcer from the Chicago Cubs for minor league pitcher Paul Semall. The 33-year-old outfielder batted .258 in a part-time role for Chicago. The Yankees had traded the former All-Star and fan favorite to the San Francisco Giants after […]

June 26, 1976– At Royals Stadium, Marty Pattin and Steve Mingori combine on a one-hit shutout as the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels, 3 – 0. Dave Collins single in the 6th inning broke up the no hit bid for Pattin. Pattin improved to 2-7 on the season. Pattin will finish the year […]