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⚾Sandy Koufax is immaculate
& fires a no hitter
June 30, 1962 At Dodger Stadium, With the aid of 13 strikeouts and a Frank Howard home run, 26 year old Sandy Koufax no-hits Bob Miller and the Mets, 5 - 0 in Los Angeles. Sandy starts off the game by fanning the side on nine pitches in the 1st inning, Richie Ashburn, Rod Kanehl, and Felix Mantilla, to complete an immaculate inning. He is the first National League pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches since Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance, in 1924 and the first Dodger southpaw to throw a no-hitter since Nap Rucker accomplished the feat in 1908.
Did you know?
June 30, 1908, At New York's Hilltop Park, Boston Red Sox ace Cy Young pitches the third no-hitter of his career when he shuts down the New York Highlanders, 8-0. Young almost duplicates his perfect game of 1904, walking just one batter - leadoff hitter Harry Niles. Niles is then caught stealing and the next 26 batters make out. Young also tallies three hits and drives in half the Pilgrims' runs off Rube Manning. At 41 years and 3 months, he is the oldest pitcher to turn the no-hit trick. Nolan Ryan will beat him in 1990 at the age of 43.
TRIVIA:
Which former Double-Unique credits someone named Sal with denying him a chance at a perfect [0.00] career World Series ERA?
Hint: #1 The career World Series ERA he ended with is even better than that of Christy Mathewson, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson or Mariano Rivera.
Hint: #2 His final numbers in career Wild Card ERA are (gulp!) even better.
June 30, 1934 On the 25th anniversary of Forbes Field, a granite monument to Barney Dreyfuss to the left of the exit gate is unveiled before the start of the Cubs-Pirates match. The Windy City squad wins, 4 - 2, behind Bill Lee, the 8th straight win for the Cubs.
June 30, 1938 - The Phillies play their final game in the Baker Bowl, losing 14 - 1 to the Giants. They will play future games in A's-owned Shibe Park. Hank Leiber hits the last homer in the history of the 51 year-old ballpark, while Slick Castleman is the last winning pitcher.The Baker Bowl also served as the home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons (1933-1935).
June 30, 1950 -- Joe and Dom DiMaggio both homer in the same game for the only time in their careers when each goes deep in Red Sox's 10-2 rout of the Yankees. Dom's sixth-inning solo shot off Joe Ostrowski pads Boston's large lead, and Joe's round-tripper to left field in the top of the eighth frame is much too little too late in the Fenway contest. It has been 15 years since two brothers homered in the same game.
June 30, 1959 The Giants' Sam Jones throws a 2 - 0 one-hitter against the Dodgers, allowing only Jim Gilliam's controversial single in the 8th, a grounder that SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays's 2-run home run against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.
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June 30, 1961 Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the Senators, 5 - 1, to give the 2nd place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in three runs and Mickey Mantle lines a shot over CF Willie Tasby that rebounds for an inside-the-park home run. Ford becomes the first pitcher in American League history to win eight games in one month.
June 30 , 1962 --The Houston Colt .45s walk off with a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati, cut short due to fog. The Reds must have thought they'd entered some Biblical plague what with the heat, humidity, a blinding fog and those Texas-sized mosquitoes. It is so thick that the outfielders can't see home plate. A six-run rally puts Houston on top early. The shortened contest allows Houston's skipper Harry Craft to get to the hospital in time for the birth of his first daughter.
June 30, 1970 A sellout crowd of 51,050 is on hand for the dedication of Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, rushed to completion so the Reds can host the All-Star game. There is no electricity in the refreshments areas, and the scoreboard occasionally misfires, but Hank Aaron doesn't misfire as he hits the park's first home run off Cincinnati starter Jim McGlothlin in the 1st inning. The Braves win, 8 - 2.
June 30, 1978 Larry Doby becomes the second African-American manager in major league history when the Chicago White Sox name him as replacement for the fired Bob Lemon. Under Doby’s guidance, the White Sox will struggle to a record of 37-50 for the duration of the season.
June 30, 1995, Cleveland's Eddie Murray singles in the 6th inning against Minnesota's Mike Trombley for his 3,000th career hit, making him just the 20th player to reach the mark. The visiting Indians beat the Twins, 4 - 1. Murray becomes only the second switch-hitter-after all-time leader Pete Rose-to reach the milestone.
June 30, 1993 70-year-old Minnie Minoso appears as a DH for the St. Paul Saints in a game against Thunder Bay in the independent Northern League. Minoso grounds back to pitcher Yoshi Seo in his only at bat.
Quote of the day:
Koufax was quoted as saying “In essence, every pitcher takes the mound trying to pitch a no-hitter. The main idea is to keep the batter from getting a base-hit, isn’t it? But you have to be lucky to keep 27 batters from dunking one in or hitting one on the nose.”
Milestones
Birthdays:Highlights: Ron Swoboda | Debuts:Notable: Dom McMahon |
Final Games:Highlights: Bill Stoneman | Passings:Notable: Jerry May |
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