Today in Jewish baseball history
1871 — Lipman Pike scores seven runs as the Troy Haymakers defeat the Mutual Club of New York 37-16. Boxscore
1944 — Dick Conger pitches a three-hitter as the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Hollywood Stars 3-0 in the Pacific Coast League. More than $1 million is raised for War Bonds before the game.
1948 — Brooklyn-born New York Giants third baseman Sid Gordon is given a special day at Ebbets Field. He homers twice, but the Dodgers win 7-5. Game summary
1951 — Sid Gordon’s bases-loaded single in the ninth inning gives the Boston Braves a 4-3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Game summary
1953 — Al Rosen of Cleveland homers in his fifth consecutive game as the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1. Game summary
1962 — Sheldon Brodsky singles in the winning run in the 12th inning as the Greenville Spinners defeat the Augusta Yankees 6-5 in the South Atlantic League.
1963 — Sandy Koufax ties a Dodgers franchise record with his seventh shutout of the season, allowing three hits and striking out nine as Los Angeles beats the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0. Game summary
1973 — Ken Holtzman allows five hits and strikes out 12 in the Oakland A’s 3-0 victory over the California Angels. Game summary
1980 — Steve Ratzer pitches a four-hitter as the Denver Bears beat the Omaha Royals 6-0 in the American Association. In his next start, Ratzer allows four hits in a 2-0 victory over the Iowa Oaks. He finishes the season 15-4 with a 3.59 ERA and is named the league’s Pitcher of the Year.
1989 — Eddie Zosky, Toronto’s No. 1 draft pick out of Fresno State, hits an RBI single in his pro debut with the Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League. Zosky begins at the Double-A level because Knoxville’s two shortstops had combined for 33 errors.
2011 — Kevin Youkilis draws a bases-loaded walk in the top of the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 2-1 victory. Game summary
2013 — Josh Satin hits his first of three career home runs off Randall Delgado in the New York Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Game summary
2019 — Jake Rosenberg’s seventh-inning grand slam leads Israel to an 8-0 victory over host Bulgaria in the European Championship qualifier. Winning pitcher Matt Soren allows two hits over seven innings.
2023 — Harrison Bader breaks a tie with a three-run homer in the eighth inning of the New York Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Game summary
2023 — Zack Gelof hits a home run in his fourth consecutive game, but the Las Vegas Aviators lose 10-7 to the Round Rock Express in the Pacific Coast League. A day earlier, Gelof hit a walk-off RBI single in an 8-7 victory.
2024 — In his first game back from an injury rehab assignment, Dean Kremer allows two hits over five scoreless innings, striking out eight and walking two in the Baltimore Orioles’ 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Game summary