Nolan Arenado’s Father’s Day Cycle & Prince Fielder’s Inside-the-Parker – OTD in HR History For Week of 6/16
We also have lots of milestone and walk-off homers featured this week.
With MLB’s regular season in full swing, my weekly home run videos have shifted from being random to looking at what happened on each specific day in home run history.
And since you’re on this email list, you get a sneak peek of what I’m sharing for the upcoming week before everyone else does. Enjoy!
I also wanted to share a quick update on emails moving forward
Effective immediately, I will be sending two emails per week (Mondays and Thursdays). The Monday emails will remain the same, but Thursday emails will include me selecting one current player and discussing the historical implications of their performance (whether it’s in a single season or the duration of their career).
I hope you enjoy it! If there are any players you’d like to see featured, please let me know. Thanks!
Monday, 6/16
6/16/2002: Mo Vaughn absolutely crushed this offering from David Wells over the right field wall at Shea Stadium.
6/16/1995: Andre Dawson’s first home run with the Marlins just so happened to also be his 400th career round-tripper.
6/16/1998: The Phillies entered the ninth inning staring at a six-run deficit, but Mike Lieberthal ended it with this three-run, walk-off home run.
Tuesday, 6/17
6/17/2004: Fred McGriff hit his 493rd and final MLB homer while playing for the Rays.
6/17/2001: Mike Piazza capped a six-run eighth-inning comeback to give the Mets a lead with this homer. They’d eventually win the ballgame, 8-7.
6/17/1997: Todd Zeile hit a walk-off homer for the Dodgers in a game vs. the Angels, and he put a little swag on it on his way out of the batter’s box.
Wednesday, 6/18
6/18/2017: Nolan Arenado hit for the cycle at Coors Field and became the fifth player to complete the feat by hitting a walk-off home run.
6/18/2005: Derek Jeter hit the first and only grand slam of his Hall of Fame career. He also added a solo homer during this game, just for funzies.
6/18/2006: Ryan Zimmerman sent Nats fans home happy with this walk-off blast against the Yankees.
Thursday, 6/19
6/19/2008: Prince Fielder hit plenty of balls over the fence in Milwaukee, but he instead opted to record an inside-the-park homer here.
6/19/2004: In a matchup of Japanese stars, Hideki Matsui took Hideo Nomo deep for a three-run dinger.
6/19/2015: Alex Rodriguez became the 29th member of the 3,000-hit club and became the third player to do so by hitting a home run.
Friday, 6/20
6/20/2003: Miguel Cabrera’s first career MLB homer was a little extra special because it gave the Marlins a walk-off win.
6/20/2004: On Father’s Day and with his dad watching in the stands, Ken Griffey Jr. slugged his 500th career home run.
6/20/2007: As a member of the Rangers, Sammy Sosa became the fifth player to join the 600-homer club.
Saturday, 6/21
6/21/1998: Carlos Delgado slugged this baseball onto Eutaw Street at Camden Yards. He finished the year with 38 homers and 115 RBI for the Blue Jays.
6/21/2008: Jim Edmonds enjoyed hitting a home run in the fourth inning so much for the Cubs that he decided to do it twice.
6/21/2003: Jim Thome slugged two game-tying home runs for the Phillies vs. the Red Sox. The first came in the eighth inning and the second came in the 12th. Philly would eventually win, 6-5.
Sunday, 6/22
6/22/2008: Mark Teixeira collected three homers and four RBI in a Braves victory. His first two came from the left side, while the final dinger came as a right-handed hitter.
6/22/2011: Chris Heisey enjoyed this three-home performance against the Yankees at Great American Ball Park. He finished the season with career-high marks in homers (18) and RBI (50).
6/22/1996: Rafael Palmeiro and Bobby Bonilla tied things up for the Orioles in the ninth by hitting back-to-back home runs. This was part of a five-run frame to seal a victory.
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Mike Lieberthal is a blast from the past. Looking forward to new format 👍🏼