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)