Today in Jewish baseball history

1914 — Erskine Mayer of the Philadelphia Phillies scores the winning run and shuts out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0, allowing five hits. Game summary

1921 — Sammy Bohne hits his first of 16 career home runs off Whitney Glazner to help give the Cincinnati Redlegs a 3-2 lead over Pittsburgh. The game is suspended in the eighth inning because of a Pittsburgh protest, and the Pirates rally to win 4-3 when the game is resumed on June 30. Game summary

1934 — Hank Greenberg hits two home runs and drives in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 12-6. Game summary

1951 — Saul Rogovin, just acquired by the White Sox from the Detroit Tigers, pitches a two-hitter as Chicago beats the St. Louis Browns 4-2.  Game summary

1955 — Jack Cohen pitches a four-hitter as the Spartanburg Peaches beat the Asheville Tourists 7-0 in the Tri-State League.

1963 — Sandy Koufax allows six hits in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-0 win over the Milwaukee Braves. Game summary

1966 — Mickey Abarbanel of the Fox Cities Foxes pitches a no-hitter and strikes out 12 in a 9-1 victory over the Wisconsin Rapids Twins in the Midwest League.

1970 — Following a 12-strikeout game against El Paso, Steve Stone pitches a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Amarillo Giants defeat the Albuquerque Dodgers 4-0 in the Texas League.

1980 — Elliott Maddox’s three-run double in the eighth inning sparks a six-run rally as the New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Game summary

2000 — Center fielder Zack Smithlin hits a two-run single in the seventh, then throws out the potential tying run at home plate in the ninth inning to preserve Penn State’s 6-5 victory over Rutgers in an NCAA regional tournament.

2001 — Shawn Green collects four hits, including a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Colorado Rockies 11-10. Game summary

2007 — Kevin Youkilis hits an inside-the-park home run in the Boston Red Sox’s 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Game summary

2024 — Max Fried of the Atlanta Braves throws eight scoreless inning in a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals, allowing seven  hits and one walk while striking out six and lowering his season ERA to 2.97. Fried also picks off a runner attempting to steal second base. Game summary

Birthday

Skip Jutze, 1946 — The catcher, who converted to Judaism, played parts of six seasons in the majors from 1972 to 1977. He made his major-league debut with St. Louis and also played for Houston and Seattle. He hit the Mariners’ first grand slam homer.

MLB debut

Garrett Stubbs, 2019 — The starting catcher goes 2-for-4, including a double in his first at-bat and an RBI single two innings later in the Astros’ 9-6 win over the Cubs. Teammate Alex Bregman hits two home runs.  

Recent transactions (2025)

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.