Today in Jewish baseball history
1876 — Lipman Pike of the St. Louis Brown Stockings, who had hit 16 home runs during five seasons in the National Association, hits his first of four National League (major-league) home runs in a 3-0 win over the Hartford Dark Blues.
1929 — Lefty Weinert pitches a no-hitter in the Memphis Chickasaws’ 2-1 victory over the Birmingham Barons in the Southern Association. Birmingham’s run scores on an error.
1947 — New York Giants pitchers Bill Ayers and Ken Trinkle combine to intentionally walk Hank Greenberg three times in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 6-3 victory. Game summary
1951 — Alan Richter’s 12-game hitting streak is ended by the Toledo Mud Hens’ Billy Hoeft in the American Association. During the streak, the Louisville Colonels’ shortstop batted an even .400.
1952 — Al Rosen’s two-run homer in the eighth inning gives the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 win over the Washington Senators in the second game of a doubleheader. Game summary
1952 — Detroit Tigers catcher Joe Ginsberg hits a home run with one out in the ninth inning to spoil Vic Raschi’s no-hit bid in an 11-1 New York Yankees victory. Game summary
1954 — Al Rosen of the Indians hits two home runs and drives in five runs in the All-Star Game in Cleveland. The American League wins 11-9. Game summary
1959 — Stan Charnofsky has four hits including two triples as the Edmonton Elks defeat the Regina Senators 9-5 in the Western Canada Baseball League.
1959 — The North Platte Indians manage only two hits in the game, but Jim Abdella drives in the winning run in the eighth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Kearney Yankees in the Nebraska State League.
1960 — Birmingham A’s rookie pitcher Alan Koch allows six hits in a 1-0 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Southern League.
1967 — Mike Epstein hits two homers and a triple and drives in four runs as the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. He contributes a two-run double in the first inning of the nightcap, won by Washington 6-1. Game 1 summary Game 2 summary
2018 — Kevin Pillar goes 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Boston Red Sox 13-7. Game summary
Birthday
Ed Corey, 1894 — Born Abraham Simon Cohen, he attended spring training as a highly touted rookie pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in 1918. However, he severely fractured his ankle when he got his spikes stuck in home plate during a slide. He made his only major-league appearance in the second game of a doubleheader on July 2, 1918.
MLB debut
Jeremy Bleich, 2018 — Enters in relief in seventh inning and faces just two batters, yielding two-run double and a hit batter in A’s 7-1 loss to Giants.
In memoriam
Jimmie Reese, infielder, 1994 (age 92)
Recent transactions (2025)
Athletics optioned 2B Zack Gelof to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
Boston Red Sox activated 3B Alex Bregman from the 10-day injured list.
Triple-A Buffalo Bisons sent LF RJ Schreck on a rehab assignment to the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays.
Texas Rangers signed free-agent 1B Rowdy Tellez to a minor-league contract and assigned him to the Triple-A Round Rock Express.