1990s – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

Jay Gainer (Courtesy of the Colorado Rockies)

May 14, 1993: Rockies’ Jay Gainer joins an exclusive club, homering on the first pitch he sees in majors

MolitorPaul

May 20, 1993: Blue Jays say ‘Cheers’ to the Red Sox at Fenway

May 26, 1993: George Tsamis records a win in ‘wet and wild’ matchup with Athletics

May 26, 1993: Ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and caroms over the fence

Mike Mussina (TRADING CARD DB)

June 6, 1993: Seven suspended, five injured in Orioles-Mariners brawl

June 23, 1993: Jay Buhner’s triple in 14th inning completes cycle and Mariners’ walk-off win

June 25, 1993: Kevin Mitchell extends hitting streak to 19 as Reds face five Padres rookie pitchers

June 26, 1993: Rookie Doug Brocail, Padres foil Rijo, Reds in shutout

Mitch Williams, Trading Card Database

July 2, 1993: Phillies salvage doubleheader split on Mitch Williams’s walk-off hit

StockerKevin

July 7, 1993: First-place Phillies outlast Dodgers in 20 innings in Kevin Stocker’s debut

Ken Griffey Jr. (TRADING CARD DB)

July 13, 1993: At Camden Yards’ first All-Star Game, a prodigious blast and the boo birds

Tim Flannery (Trading Card Database)

July 21, 1993: Spokane manager Tim Flannery ejected, but returns disguised as team mascot

July 28, 1993: Anthony Young’s 27-game losing streak ends with Mets’ walk-off win

Nolan Ryan (Trading Card DB)

August 4, 1993: Ventura, White Sox ‘knuckle under’ against Nolan Ryan, Rangers

August 5, 1993: Burnitz saves the day for Mets in 13th inning

August 7, 1993: Cleveland’s Bobby Ojeda returns to baseball after boat accident

Brien Taylor (Courtesy of Kurt Blumenau)

August 30, 1993: Brien Taylor’s last hurrah: eight shutout innings in Double A

September 3, 1993: Manny Ramirez returns to New York City

Jim Abbott: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

September 4, 1993: Jim Abbott throws a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium

September 6, 1993: Expos win with three Canadians in starting lineup

September 7, 1993: Hard-hittin’ Mark Whiten hits four home runs for Cardinals

September 8, 1993: Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets at Astrodome

September 11, 1993: A sign of things to come as Ramirez, Thome, Lofton lift Cleveland in 8th-inning rally

Dave Winfield (Trading Card DB)

September 16, 1993: Dave Winfield collects 3,000th career hit