This Day In Baseball History, June 24.

  • Wednesday, June 24, 2015

1936   Joe DiMaggio becomes the first Yankee and fifth player in major league history to hit two home runs in one inning. The 21 year-old rookie outfielder’s homers come in the fifth frame in an 18-11 trouncing of the White Sox at Comiskey Park.

1947   At Forbes Field, Jackie Robinson steals home in the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates. It is the Brooklyn infielder's first thievery of the dish, something the rookie will accomplish 19 times during his ten-year career.

1953   The Braves sign right-hander Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut as an amateur free agent.

The 17 year-old bonus baby will become the first former Little Leaguer to play in the major leagues.

1962   The longest game ever played in Yankee history ends thanks to a home run hit by Jack Reed in the 22nd inning. The Mississippi native's lone big league career homer helps the Bronx Bombers beat Detroit in Tiger Stadium, 9-7.

1968   Jim Northrup becomes the sixth big leaguer to hit two grand slams in the same game. The “Slammer’s” power surge in the fifth (off Eddie Fisher) and sixth (off Billy Rohr) frames enables the Tigers to rout the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, 14-3.

1970   In the last game ever played at Crosley Field, Lee May and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth to give the Reds a 5-4 win. After the game, home plate is presented to Mayor Eugene Ruehlman and is flown by helicopter to the Reds' new home, Riverfront Stadium.

1979   In a 5-1 defeat to Texas, future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson makes his major league debut with the A's. The 20 year-old outfielder singles and doubles and swipes the first of his 1,406 stolen bases, a major league record.

1988   In one of the longest games ever played, it takes 27 innings for the Bluefield Orioles to beat the hometown Burlington Indians, 3-2. The Appalachian League contest, which ended at 3:27 in the morning, lasted eight hours and 15 minutes.

1988   In a tribute held at Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver (41) becomes the only Met player to have his uniform number retired. In addition to managers Casey Stengel (37) and Gil Hodges (14), the future Hall of Fame right-hander, who compiled a 198-124 record (.615) during a dozen seasons with the Amazins, becomes the third person to be honored by the franchise in this manner.

1993   During the Marlins' fire sale, San Diego goes shopping and acquires Gary Sheffield, Rich Rodriguez, and an unheralded rookie right-hander. The little-known freshman reliever is former Lookouts pitcher Trevor Hoffman, who will go on to save 552 games for the Padres during his fifteen and half years with the franchise.

1997   Randy Johnson breaks Ron Guidry's American League record for strikeouts in a game by a left-hander. The Mariners southpaw whiffs 19 A's, but still losses the Kingdome contest, 4-1.

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