Baseball History on June 5

Major League Baseball Events on June 5 | Baseball Almanac

Baseball history on June 5, including a list of every Major League baseball player born on June 5, a list of every Major League baseball player who died on June 5, a list of every Major League baseball player who made their big league debut on June 5, and a list of every Major League baseball player whose final big league game was on June 5.
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Baseball History on June 5

Major League Baseball Events on June 5

1852John Dyler1919John McCloskey
1865Jim Andrews1921George Rettger
1869George Ulrich1924Bill Reynolds
1870Fred Zahner1924John Sullivan
1873Irv Hach1925Sam Trott
1874Jack Chesbro1930Lou Say
1874Frank Huelsman1933Sam LaRocque
1874George Yeager1944Phil Knell
1876Offa Neal1945Fred Lewis
1878Billy Maloney1948Jack McCarthy
1878Fred Mitchell1952Bruno Haas
1881Beany Jacobson1957Pete Wilson
1881Bob Lindemann1960Rip Jordan
1887Allan Collamore1961Syd Smith
1889Truck Hannah1975Drew Rader
1890Larry Douglas1976Otis Lambeth
1890Gene Madden1980Johnny Jones
1893Herb Hall1980Jimmie Keenan
1895Ray Rohwer1986Joe Mulligan
1896Wade Lefler1986Jesse Winters
1900John Cavanaugh1991Luis Suarez
1902Charlie Gooch2000Don Liddle
1903Billy Urbanski2012Hal Keller
1905Owen Kahn2017Hector Wagner
1916Eddie Joost2018Chuck Taylor
1918Al Javery2019Aubrey Gatewood
1918Dave Odom2020John Miller
1924Lou Brissie
1941Duke Sims
1945Chip Coulter
1948Mark Schaeffer
1951Randy Elliott
1951Darryl Jones
1953Paul Siebert
1954Dennis Blair
1966Bill Spiers
1967Ray Lankford
1970Gene Schall
1972Mike Coolbaugh
1974Russ Ortiz
1975Jason Green
1978Travis Chapman
1983Bill Bray
1984Robinson Chirinos
1987Manny Piña
1988Jake Petricka
1988André Rienzo
1989Jimmy Nelson
1989Layne Somsen
1991Andrew Heaney
1992Dereck Rodríguez
1995Phoenix Sanders
1996Joe Ryan
1998Chris Murphy
1999Royce Lewis
1884John Cattanach 1877Nat Hicks
1905Bill McCarthy 1890Pat Dealy
1912Dave Robertson 1896Hank Gastright
1912Carl Thompson 1897Effie Norton
1912Huck Wallace 1910Ed Hahn
1913Merito Acosta 1912Doc Martin
1914George LeClair 1914Pat Moran
1917Dallas Bradshaw 1928Billy Mullen
1923Otto Vogel 1929Lena Blackburne
1926Kiddo Davis 1929Joe O'Rourke
1938Ray Stoviak 1932Mickey Heath
1940Crash Davis 1932Howie Storie
1943Mickey Rocco 1940Red Nonnenkamp
1945Milt Welch 1945Armando Roche
1945Barney White 1945Milt Welch
1949Frankie Pack 1946Emmett O'Neill
1955Babe Birrer 1946Lefty Wilkie
1955Clete Boyer 1948Bill Dietrich
1955Nelson Burbrink 1949Frankie Pack
1955Wayne Causey 1949Forrest Thompson
1961Chi-Chi Olivo 1953Allie Clark
1965Jesse Hickman 1954Jim Willis
1968Wayne Granger 1958Ed Mayer
1970Bert Blyleven 1966Gordie Richardson
1981Brad Havens 1970Gerry Arrigo
1983Greg Gagne 1970Del Bates
1986Casey Candaele 1973Bobby Brooks
1986Manny Hernández 1974Jim Deidel
1987Jay Aldrich 1974Gonzalo Marquez
1987Mike Dunne 1976Bill Champion
1990Jimmy Kremers 1976Ed Sprague
1991Jeff Johnson 1977Bob Johnson
1992Tom Marsh 1984Kevin Rhomberg
1992Pete Young 1987Ron Meridith
1993Mark Ettles 1989Steve Trout
1993Angel Miranda 1990Richard Dotson
1996Damon Mashore 1994Frank Seminara
1996Matt Wagner 1996Esteban Beltre
1997Jason McDonald 1996Marcus Moore
1997Ryan McGuire 1997John Cummings
2000Jason Tyner 1999Pat Kelly
2001Brandon Knight 2000Jason Rakers
2002Ryan Ludwick 2003Pat Strange
2003Jeremy Griffiths 2004Joey Dawley
2003Julio Manon 2004Simon Pond
2005Ryan Doumit 2005Roger Cedeno
2007Andy Sonnanstine 2005Seth Greisinger
2008Chris Carter 2006Terrence Long
2009Jess Todd 2008José Cruz
2012Sean Doolittle 2008Rob Mackowiak
2013Ian Krol 2008Terry Tiffee
2014Justin Bour 2011Jose Ascanio
2014J.T. Realmuto 2011Robinson Cancel
2015Jon Moscot 2011Chad Reineke
2015Scott Schebler 2012Andrew Carignan
2015Pat Venditte 2012Mike Costanzo
2017Brett Phillips 2012Kila Ka'aihue
2018Zack Littell 2013Jon Garland
2018Austin Wynns 2014Josh Lueke
2021Cory Abbott 2015Edgar Ibarra
2021Chris Gittens 2016Jon Moscot
2022Steele Walker
2023Andrew Abbott

Players Born on, Died on, Debut on, Finished on June 5

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Baseball history on June 5 includes a total of Major League baseball players born that day of the year, Major League baseball players who died on that date, baseball players who made their Major League debut on that date, and Major League baseball players who appeared in their final game that date.

On June 5 in Baseball History...

  • 1948 - Richie Ashburn of the Phillies hits safely for the 23rd straight game in a 6-5 win at Chicago, setting a 20th-century N.L. record for a rookie.
  • 1974 - Oakland's Reggie Jackson and Billy North engage in a clubhouse fight at Detroit. Jackson injures his shoulder, and Ray Fosse, attempting to separate the combatants, suffers a crushed disk in his neck that virtually ends his season.
  • 1977 - The Dodgers retire former manager Walter Alston's uniform, number 24, on Old-Timers Day. Doug Rau then pitches the current Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the Padres.
  • 1981 - Houston's Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as baseball's all-time walks allowed leader, giving up two walks in a 3-0 win over the Mets to raise his total to 1,777. Ryan also fans ten batters while pitching a five-hitter.
  • 1987 - Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows one run in six and two-thirds innings to earn the win as the Mets beat the Pirates 5-1 at Shea Stadium.
  • 1989 - The Toronto SkyDome opens, but the Blue Jays lose 5-3 to the Brewers. Baseball's newest and most modern stadium features a fully retractable roof, a hotel, the world's largest video display board, and a Hard Rock Cafe.
  • 1997 - Seattle shortstop Alex Rodriguez becomes only the second Mariners player ever to hit for the cycle in a 14-6 victory at Detroit. Rodriguez did it the hard way, hitting his triple in the eighth and his double in the ninth. A lucky Mariners fan collected a $1 million prize in a radio promotion due to Rodriguez's feat.

Did you know that there were baseball players born on every date of the year and baseball players who died on every date of the year? Use the calendar below to select any date in baseball history.
 

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Bill James, on the same page of the same book we used at the top of this page, said, "But as I began to do research on the history of baseball (in order to discuss the players more intelligently) I began to feel that there was a history a baseball that had not been written at that time, a history of good and ordinary players, a history of being a fan, a history of games that meant something at the time but mean nothing now." To that end, I have created Baseball Almanac. A site to worship baseball. A site by a fan who is trying to tell the history of good and ordinary baseball players.