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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.

 

 

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