Bill Robinson was born OTD in 1943.
He collected more than 1,100 hits and 166 homers over 16 seasons in the big leagues and won a ring with the We Are Family Buccos in 1979. He passed away in 2007.
Happy Birthday to Abner Doubleday, the undisputed inventor of baseball*
*Not really
Happy ’80s Birthday to Mike Griffin, who pitched in the big leagues for parts of six seasons and has been a minor league pitching coach since 1990.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jose Barrios, who appeared in ten games for the 1982 Giants.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Pete Dalena, who appeared in five games for the 1989 Indians. His lone hit was a pinch-hit double off Jeff Reardon.
6/26/86
The White Sox trade Scott Bradley to the Mariners for a PTBNL. Seattle sent Ivan Calderon to Chicago to complete the trade.
Calderon plays until 1993 and goes .293/28/83 in 1987 in Chicago.
6/26/85
Bob Sebra goes five innings against the Mariners in his debut and gets a no-decision.
He spends six seasons in the major leagues and wins 15 games.
6/26/88
Astros catcher Craig Biggio goes 0-2 in his big league debut but calls a shutout as Houston beat the Giants 6-0.
6/26/82
The White Sox hit 5 homers and pound the Mariners 13-3.
Tony Bernazard, Vance Law, Carlton Fisk, Steve Kemp, and Jerry Hairston all go Big Fly.
6/26/82
The Brewers outslug the Red Sox 11-10. The two teams combine for 5 HRs & 30 hits. Ben Oglivie and Charlie Moore have 3 RBI each
6/26/82
The Pirates send twelve men to the plate in an eight-run 8th inning against the Expos and win 14-5.
Pittsburgh scores 14 runs on 2 extra-base hits with Jason Thompson going 4 for 6 to lead the way.
6/26/83
Jody, Jody Davis (King of Wrigley Field) goes 3-for-5 with a homer and 6 RBI in a 9-5 win over the Expos.
He obviously had that extra biscuit for breakfast that day.
6/26/83
Dave Collins goes 3-for-6 with 5 RBI as the Blue Jays hammer the Mariners 19-7.
6/26/83
Rusty Staub ties a major-league record with his eighth consecutive pinch-hit.
Le Grand Orange was the best.
6/26/84
Jason Thompson goes 4-for-10 with 4 homers and 5 RBI in a doubleheader split with the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
6/26/85
Rickey goes 1-for-3 with 4 stolen bases because Rickey.
6/26/86
The Brewers sign their 1st round draft pick, a shortstop from Tampa named Gary Sheffield.
Sheff reports to Helena, Montana and hits .365 with 15 homers and 71 RBI in 57 games.
6/26/87
Tommy John and Roger Clemens give up 16 combined runs in less than 4 innings as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 12-11
6/26/86
The Phillies release Randy Lerch and his career is over. He finishes with 60 wins over eleven seasons.
6/26/83
Chris Welch hits Keith Moreland in the back of the head with a pitch and Zonk comes out to the mound to discuss the situation.
Cooler heads prevail and the Cubs win, thanks in large part to Jody Davis, who hits a grand slam and drives in 6.
6/26/86
The A’s fire manager Jackie Moore and replace him with Jeff Newman. They will eventually hire Tony LaRussa, which works out.
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