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This Day in Baseball History: June 3rd
By Administrator | June 3, 2009
In 1910, Philadelphia A’s hurler Chief Bender no-hit the Indians, 4-0.
In 1925, Yankees infielder Lou Gehrig pinch-hit for Pee Wee Wanninger beginning his streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games.
In 1937, Negro Leagues star Josh Gibson was credited with a drive that hit just two feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium — about 580 feet from home plate… it was estimated that the ball would have traveled nearly 700 feet if unimpeded.
In 1941, Mel Ott hit his 400th home run and scored his 1500th career run to help beat the Reds, 3-2.
In 1955, Stan Musial hit the 300th home run of his career.
In 1958, a proposition that allowed the city to sell 300 acres of Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers for their new stadium passed in Los Angeles by a slim margin of 24,293 votes.
In 1961, after playing in only six games with the Braves, Billy Martin was traded to the Twins for Billy Consolo.
In 1975, Angels’ fireballer Nolan Ryan recorded his 100th career victory… he beat the Orioles 1-0 and tied Sandy Koufax’s big league mark by notching his fourth no-hitter.
In 1980, the New York Mets selected 18-year-old Darryl Strawberry from Los Angeles’s Crenshaw High School with the first pick in the annual entry draft.
In 1995, Joe Garagiola Jr. was named the first general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Born Today: Jim Gentile (1934), Steve Lyons (1960), Jose Molina (1975)
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