Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 6

Events

 * 1973 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's uniform No. 21 in a pre-game ceremony before 51,695 fans at Three Rivers Stadium.
 * 1973 - At Fenway Park, New York Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes the first designated hitter in Major League history, walking with the bases loaded off Luis Tiant.
 * 1977 - The Seattle Mariners play their first regular-season game.
 * 1982 - The first game at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is played.
 * 1992 - The Baltimore Orioles play the first game in Oriole Park at Camden Yards history.
 * 1996 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park becomes the first pitcher born in South Korea to win a Major League game.
 * 2001 - the Philadelphia Phillies hold a pre-game ceremony to retire Jim Bunning's number 14 jersey.

Births

 * 1860 - Bob Hogan, pitcher (d. 1932)
 * 1863 - Dick Johnston, outfielder (d. 1934)
 * 1890 - Tom Fitzsimmons, infielder (d. 1971)
 * 1890 - Red Smith, infielder (d. 1966)
 * 1900 - Joe Wyatt, outfielder (d. 1970)
 * 1903 - Mickey Cochrane, catcher, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1962)
 * 1906 - Benny Frey, pitcher (d. 1937)
 * 1908 - Ernie Lombardi, catcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1977)
 * 1914 - Dee Moore, catcher (d. 1997)
 * 1925 - Hal Schacker, pitcher
 * 1927 - Jim Romano, pitcher (d. 1990)
 * 1929 - Don Elston, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1995)
 * 1937 - Phil Regan, pitcher, manager; All-Star
 * 1943 - Marty Pattin, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1951 - Bert Blyleven, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1954 - Ken Clay, pitcher
 * 1964 - Kenny Williams, outfielder
 * 1967 - Tommy Greene, pitcher
 * 1969 - Bret Boone, infielder; All-Star
 * 1970 - Tim Belk, infielder
 * 1971 - Lou Merloni, infielder
 * 1972 - Marty Malloy, infielder
 * 1974 - Danny Clyburn, outfielder
 * 1976 - Alex Pelaez, infielder
 * 1977 - Andy Phillips, infielder
 * 1977 - Barry Wesson, outfielder
 * 1978 - Blaine Neal, pitcher
 * 1979 - Oriole Bird, Orioles Mascot
 * 1983 - Bronson Sardinha, outfielder

Deaths

 * 1909 - Doggie Miller, catcher, manager (b. 1864)
 * 1916 - Fred Mann, outfielder (b. 1858)
 * 1918 - Bill Bowman, catcher (b. 1869)
 * 1928 - Ike McAuley, infielder (b. 1891)
 * 1965 - Rudy Kneisch, pitcher (b. 1899)
 * 1979 - Al Evans, catcher (b. 1916)
 * 1979 - Rudy Kallio, pitcher (b. 1892)
 * 1983 - Nelson Greene, pitcher (b. 1900)
 * 1984 - Glenn Wright, infielder (b. 1901)
 * 1987 - Bud Morse, infielder (b. 1904)
 * 1994 - Bill Ford, pitcher (b. 1915)
 * 1994 - Goody Rosen, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1912)
 * 1998 - John Wyatt, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1935)
 * 2000 - Don Johnson, infielder; All-Star (b. 1911)
 * 2002 - Tom Sunkel, pitcher (b. 1912)
 * 2004 - Lou Berberet, catcher (b. 1929)
 * 2004 - Ken Johnson, pitcher (b. 1923)
 * 2004 - Gene Karst, writer (b. 1906)
 * 2007 - Ed Bahr, pitcher (b. 1919)