June 7 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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June 7

The record for June 7 in baseball history — 1 milestone, 15 debuts, 11 final games, 45 births, 19 deaths and 1,296 games played.

Featured event · 1992

Juan González's Three-Home-Run Game, 1992

Juan González hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins on June 7, 1992.

Jun 7, 1992Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

Milestones · June 7

1992

Juan González's Three-Home-Run Game, 1992

Juan González hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins on June 7, 1992.

Major-league debuts · June 7

1890

Jack McFetridge

Jack McFetridge made a major-league debut on June 7, 1890.

1972

Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts made a major-league debut on June 7, 1972.

1975

Dave Collins

Dave Collins made a major-league debut on June 7, 1975.

1977

Lary Sorensen

Lary Sorensen made a major-league debut on June 7, 1977.

1985

Bill Swift

Bill Swift made a major-league debut on June 7, 1985.

1990

Jeff Manto

Jeff Manto made a major-league debut on June 7, 1990.

1991

Juan Guzmán

Juan Guzmán made a major-league debut on June 7, 1991.

1995

Pete Walker

Pete Walker made a major-league debut on June 7, 1995.

1998

Alex Cora

Alex Cora made a major-league debut on June 7, 1998.

1999

Chris Woodward

Chris Woodward made a major-league debut on June 7, 1999.

2001

Juan Rincón

Juan Rincón made a major-league debut on June 7, 2001.

2005

Andy Marte

Andy Marte made a major-league debut on June 7, 2005.

2011

Charlie Blackmon

Charlie Blackmon made a major-league debut on June 7, 2011.

2011

Brad Hand

Brad Hand made a major-league debut on June 7, 2011.

2014

Kirby Yates

Kirby Yates made a major-league debut on June 7, 2014.

Final major-league games · June 7

1918

Dick Hoblitzell

Dick Hoblitzell played a final major-league game on June 7, 1918.

1928

Aaron Ward

Aaron Ward played a final major-league game on June 7, 1928.

1939

Tony Lazzeri

Tony Lazzeri played a final major-league game on June 7, 1939.

1942

Clint Brown

Clint Brown played a final major-league game on June 7, 1942.

1945

Clyde Sukeforth

Clyde Sukeforth played a final major-league game on June 7, 1945.

1991

Jim Presley

Jim Presley played a final major-league game on June 7, 1991.

2005

C. J. Nitkowski

C. J. Nitkowski played a final major-league game on June 7, 2005.

2005

Gabe White

Gabe White played a final major-league game on June 7, 2005.

2008

Shannon Stewart

Shannon Stewart played a final major-league game on June 7, 2008.

2008

Steve Trachsel

Steve Trachsel played a final major-league game on June 7, 2008.

2022

Dee Strange-Gordon

Dee Strange-Gordon played a final major-league game on June 7, 2022.

1,296 regular-season games played on June 7

2025

Miami Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays

Miami Marlins 11, Tampa Bay Rays 10.

2025

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 7.

2025

Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 4.

2025

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers

Chicago Cubs 6, Detroit Tigers 1.

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Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians

Houston Astros 5, Cleveland Guardians 3.

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Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 4.

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Baltimore Orioles at Athletics

Baltimore Orioles 7, Athletics 4.

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Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Seattle Mariners 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8.

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Texas Rangers at Washington Nationals

Texas Rangers 5, Washington Nationals 0.

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Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2.

2025

Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants

Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 3.

2025

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,296 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Ike Benners

b. June 7, 1856 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.

Gene Bagley

b. June 7, 1861 · Catcher for the New York Giants, 1886 to 1886.

Bones Ely

b. June 7, 1863 · Was the shortstop for Connie Mack's Athletics in the American League's first season, 1901, at thirty-seven.

Bill Popp

b. June 7, 1877 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1902 to 1902.

Hub Perdue

b. June 7, 1882 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1911 to 1915.

Dan McGeehan

b. June 7, 1885 · Second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1911 to 1911.

George Chalmers

b. June 7, 1888 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1910 to 1916.

Ed Wells

b. June 7, 1900 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1923 to 1934.

Jerry Conway

b. June 7, 1901 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1920 to 1920.

Gene Thompson

b. June 7, 1917 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1939 to 1947.

Bill McCahan

b. June 7, 1921 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1946 to 1949.

Herb Score

b. June 7, 1933 · Struck out 245 as a rookie and 263 the year after, then took a line drive in the eye at twenty-three.

Frank Reberger

b. June 7, 1944 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1968 to 1972.

George Mitterwald

b. June 7, 1945 · Catcher who batted .236 across two clubs, 1966 to 1977.

Don Money

b. June 7, 1947 · Made five errors in 157 games at third base in 1974, the best fielding season the position had seen.

Thurman Munson

b. June 7, 1947 · The Yankees' catcher and captain for eleven seasons, killed on August 2, 1979 in the crash of the plane he was flying.

Heathcliff Slocumb

b. June 7, 1966 · Pitcher across eight clubs, 1991 to 2000.

Jeff Pierce

b. June 7, 1969 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1995 to 1995.

Chris Richard

b. June 7, 1974 · First baseman who batted .255 across four clubs, 2000 to 2009.

Esix Snead

b. June 7, 1976 · Center fielder for the New York Mets, 2002 to 2004.

Donaldo Méndez

b. June 7, 1978 · Shortstop for the San Diego Padres, 2001 to 2003.

Doug Mathis

b. June 7, 1983 · Pitcher for the Texas Rangers, 2008 to 2010.

Dean Kiekhefer

b. June 7, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2016 to 2018.

Eduarniel Núñez

b. June 7, 1999 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2025 to 2025.

45 players were born on June 7; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Charlie Cady

d. June 7, 1909 · Right fielder across three clubs, 1883 to 1884.

George Decker

d. June 7, 1909 · Left fielder who batted .276 across four clubs, 1892 to 1899.

Tom Glover

d. June 7, 1948 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1934 to 1945.

Herman Bell

d. June 7, 1949 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1924 to 1934.

Harry McCluskey

d. June 7, 1962 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1915 to 1915.

Elmer Stricklett

d. June 7, 1964 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1904 to 1907.

Art Johnson

d. June 7, 1982 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1927 to 1927.

Rabbit Benton

d. June 7, 1984 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1922 to 1922.

Skippy Roberge

d. June 7, 1993 · Second baseman who batted .220 for the Boston Braves, 1941 to 1946.

Eddie Lake

d. June 7, 1995 · Shortstop who batted .231 across three clubs, 1939 to 1950.

Buddy Blair

d. June 7, 1996 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1942 to 1942.

Stan Goletz

d. June 7, 1997 · Baseball figure for the Chicago White Sox, 1941 to 1941.

Tom Buskey

d. June 7, 1998 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1973 to 1980.

Bob Garber

d. June 7, 1999 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1956 to 1956.

Greg Garrett

d. June 7, 2003 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1970 to 1971.

Chris Kitsos

d. June 7, 2004 · Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, 1954 to 1954.

José Pagán

d. June 7, 2011 · Lost the 1962 World Series with San Francisco and won it with Pittsburgh nine years later.

Rubén Quevedo

d. June 7, 2016 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2000 to 2003.

Frank Cipriani

d. June 7, 2022 · Right fielder for the Kansas City Athletics, 1961 to 1961.