1931 — Jim Levey of the St. Louis Browns hits his first of 11 career home runs off Tommy Bridges and finishes with four RBIs in a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Game summary

1950 — Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians hits his first of 192 career home runs off Fred Hutchinson in a 7-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Rosen will lead the American League with 37 homers that season. Game summary

1952 — Jack Cohan, a former Fresno Cardinals pitcher who lost a leg in the Korean War, receives a lifetime pass to all California League ballparks from the American Legion.

1955 — Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first Jewish athlete to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which began publication in 1954.

1960 — The Chicago White Sox trade pitcher Barry Latman to the Cleveland Indians for Herb Score. Latman will go 35-37 with a 4.27 ERA in four seasons in Cleveland including an All-Star selection in 1961.

1964 — In the third inning, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out the side (Leo Cardenas, Johnny Edwards and Jim Maloney) and on nine pitches, becoming the first pitcher in major-league history to achieve the feat twice. However, the Cincinnati Reds win 3-0. Game summary

2009 — Josh Whitesell hits the first grand slam in the Reno Aces’ franchise history, as well as a two-run homer, accounting for all of his team’s runs in a 9-6 loss to Salt Lake in the Pacific Coast League.

2010 — Ryan Lavarnway of the Salem (Va.) Red Sox is named Carolina League Player of the Week.

2011 — Sam Fuld goes 4-for-4 in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Game summary

2014 — The New York Mets trade Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Zack Thornton and Blake Taylor. Davis will play in 131 games for the Pirates and have his contract purchased by Oakland after the season. 

2015 — Danny Valencia goes 4-for-4 with two doubles as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5. Game summary

2023 — Shawn Goosenberg goes 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Winston-Salem Dash to a 13-8 victory over the Asheville Tourists in the South Atlantic League.

MLB debut

Kenny Rosenberg, 2022 — Allowed two hits and one earned run in the eighth inning of the Angels’ 8-3 loss to the Astros. Rosenberg walked one and struck out two.

Recent transactions (2025)

Philadelphia Phillies assigned C Jordan Dissin to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils from the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws.

Double-A Springfield Cardinals placed 3B Noah Mendlinger on the 7-day injured list.

Double-A Birmingham Barons activated SS Shawn Goosenberg.

Items based on the author’s “Day by Day in Jewish Sports History” (KTAV 2008)