June 3

[edit] Events

[edit] 1888

• Casey at the Bat, a poem by Ernest L. Thayer, appears in the San Francisco Examiner

[edit] 1932

• Lou Gehrig becomes the first player in the 20th century to hit 4 home runs in one game. He barely misses a fifth as the New York Yankees set a record with 50 total bases in the game and beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 20-13.

• John McGraw resigns as the manager of the New York Giants after 32 years, 3 World Series victories, and 9 National League pennants.

[edit] 1933

• The Philadelphia A's score 11 times in the 2nd inning, but still lose the game, 17-11 to the New York Yankees who scored 10 in the fifth.

[edit] 1978

• Davey Johnson of the Philadelphia Phillies hits his second pinch-hit grandslam of the season becoming the first major league player to hit two pinch-hit homers in the same season.

[edit] 1987

• The Chicago Cubs hit 3 grandslams and beat the Houston Astros, 22-7.

[edit] 1989

• The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs play in the longest baseball game in major league history. The contest lasted 22 innings and took 7 hours and 14 minutes before the Astros came out ahead, 5-4.

• Nolan Ryan pitches a complete game, one-hitter, the 11th of his career as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-1.

[edit] 1995

• Pedro Martinez pitches 9 perfect innings before allowing a double in the 10th. His Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres, 1-0.

[edit] 2001

• Manny Ramirez hits a 491 foot blast in Toronto. It is the longest home run hit in SkyDome history.

[edit] 2002

• Buck Martinez is fired by the Toronto Blue Jays becoming the fifth manager of the year to get the boot.

[edit] 2003

• Derek Jeter is named the captain of the New York Yankees

• Sammy Sosa's bat shatters and exposes a cork center. He is suspended 8 games for using a corked bat.

[edit] Births

• See the All-Time Team for June 3rd birthdays