Today in Jewish baseball history

1912 — Erskine Mayer pitches a seven-inning no-hitter to lead the Portsmouth Pirates past the Norfolk Tars 6-0 in the Virginia League. Mayer will win 26 games for Portsmouth before joining the Philadelphia Phillies late in the season.

1934 — Joe Goldfine of the Superior Blues hits three doubles and draws three walks in a 21-14 loss to the Duluth White Sox in the Northern League.

1945 — Goody Rosen’s two-run triple in the 13th inning gives the Brooklyn Dodgers a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rosen also hits a two-run single in the second inning. Game summary

1945 — Joe Kratzer singles in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Lancaster (Pa.) Red Roses defeat the York White Roses 5-4 in the first game of an Interstate League doubleheader.

1948 — Sid Gordon goes 4-for-4 in the second game of a doubleheader as the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1 and move into first place. Game summary

1959 — Player/manager Hal Charnofsky drives in six runs with a homer and two doubles as the Modesto Reds defeat the Visalia Redlegs 13-6 in the first game of a California League doubleheader.

1960 — Norm Sherry’s grand slam home run in the sixth inning breaks a 3-3 tie, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3. Game summary

1961 — Howie Kitt yields just three hits and strikes out 15, but errors are costly as the Modesto Reds lose 2-0 to the Stockton Ports in the California League. Modesto manages just a ninth-inning single off pitcher Nat Martinez.

1969 — Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman is named National League Player of the Month after going 6-0 with a 2.16 ERA and 44 strikeouts in seven games.

1981 — Steve Gelfarb hits a home run to send the game into extra innings and singles in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the West Haven A’s defeat the Buffalo Bisons 7-6 in the first game of an Eastern League doubleheader.

2004 — Winning pitcher Jason Marquis goes 3-for-4 with a double — his first three-hit game since high school — as the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Game summary

2005 — Mike Lieberthal becomes the third Philadelphia Phillies catcher to play in 1,000 games. He will retire as the team’s all-time leader with 1,174 games behind the plate, not including 38 for the Los Angeles Dodgers during his final season.

2006 — Arizona State freshman outfielder Ike Davis is named Pac-10 Conference Rookie of the Year after hitting .339 with nine homers and a conference-leading 65 RBIs.

2017 — Blake Gailen’s two-run homer in the seventh ties the game, and the Lancaster (Pa.) Barnstormers go on to defeat the Somerset (N.J.) Patriots 11-10 in the Atlantic League. Gailen’s homer is his team-record 498th career hit for Lancaster.

2024 — Henry Godbout hits a three-run homer, giving Virginia a 4-2 victory over Penn in the NCAA Regional tournament.

MLB debut

Andy Cohen, 1926 — Hits RBI single as pinch hitter in top of the ninth, then stays in the game at second base and handles his only fielding chance in Giants’ 12-1 win over Phillies. 

Final MLB games

Eddie Turchin, 1943 — Plays final three innings at third base, registering one putout and one assist, and goes 0-for-1 in Indians’ 8-7 loss to Senators.

Adam Stern, 2010 — Grounds into force out to shortstop as pinch hitter in ninth inning of Brewers’ 13-5 loss to Marlins. 

Recent transactions (2025)

Miami Marlins designated 1B Matt Mervis for assignment.

Texas Rangers placed 1B Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list with a right hand fracture.

Texas Rangers designated CF Kevin Pillar for assignment.

Boston Red Sox placed 3B Alex Bregman on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain.

Cleveland Guardians assigned RHP Aaron Davenport to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers from the Double-A Akron RubberDucks

The Athletics placed 2B Zack Gelof on the 60-day injured list.

Houston Astros recalled  LHP Colton Gordon from the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys.

Double-A Reading Fightin Phils sent C Jordan Dissin on a rehab assignment to the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws.

Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Max Lazar from the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.