Today in Jewish baseball history
1927 — Sol Mishkin collects three hits in his professional debut as the San Francisco Seals defeat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 in the Pacific Coast League.
1956 — Al Federoff’s RBI triple gives the San Diego Padres a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Mounties in a Pacific Coast League game.
1960 — Barry Effress’ 10th-inning walkoff RBI single — his third hit of the game — gives Minnesota a 12-11 victory over Southern Cal in the first game of the best-of-three College World Series finals. The Golden Gophers, who won the Series in three games, trailed 7-0 after two innings.
1971 — Mike Epstein, recently acquired by Oakland from Washington, hits homers in his first two times at bat, giving him four in a row over two games. The A’s beat the Senators 5-1. Game summary
1989 — Rick Wolff, 37, writing an article on minor-league baseball for Sports Illustrated, finishes a three-day stint playing second base for the South Bend White Sox of the Midwest League. He replaces Cesar Bernhardt and goes 4-for-7 against the Burlington Braves. Wolff will finish the year with the highest average (.571) of any Chicago White Sox farmhand.
1998 — Mike Lieberthal hits a walk-off pinch-hit three-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies overcome a 7-1 ninth-inning deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. Game summary
2002 — Yaron Peters hits a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning as South Carolina eliminates Nebraska from the College World Series, 10-8. The homer is his 29th of the season.
2006 — Jason Marquis allows five hits over eight innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Colorado Rockies 8-1. Game summary
2022 — Major League Baseball approves the sale of a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians to David Blitzer, whose sports holdings include the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. Blitzer is given the right to increase his stake to a controlling interest in several years.
Birthday
Zack Weiss, 1992 — The right-handed pitcher gave up two homers, two walks and four runs while facing just four batters for the Reds in his 2018 major-league debut. He made it back to the majors in 2023 with the Angels and Red Sox. He is currently in the Cardinals’ system.
Final MLB games
Fred Sington, 1939 — As a seventh-inning pinch hitter, he singles to left field, and a runner scores on the outfielder’s error in the Dodgers’ 7-6 loss to the Cardinals. He is not credited with an RBI. Goody Rosen has three hits in the game.
Brian Kowitz, 1995 — Enters in sixth inning as pinch runner for Ryan Klesko, then plays left field and strikes out in his lone at-bat in Braves’ 2-0 victory over Rockies.
In memoriam
Mel Allen, broadcaster, 1996 (age 83)
Recent transactions (2025)
Philadelphia Phillies assigned C Jordan Dissin from the Double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils to the High-A Jersey Shore Blue Claws.
New York Yankees recalled RHP Scott Effross from the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
New York Yankees assigned RHP Harrison Cohen to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders from the Double-A Somerset Patriots.
Boston Red Sox sent RHP Robert Stock outright to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
Chicago White Sox placed LHP Jared Shuster on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 5, with a blister on his left hand.
Evansville Otters (independent Frontier League) signed OF Ellis Schwartz (Geo. Washington U.)
Triple-A Louisville Bats activated LHP Evan Kravetz.
Toronto Blue Jays assigned LF RJ Schreck to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons from the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Miami Marlins outrighted 1B Matt Mervis to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds released LHP Rob Kaminsky.
Texas Rangers released OF Kevin Pillar.