Template:Today in Baseball/June 9

December 25: Today's featured birthday is that of Willy Taveras, who turns 43.

• 1946 - Mel Ott, manager of the Giants, is ejected in both games of a doubleheader, the first time this has happened in major league history.
• 1961 - Ryne Duren strikes out seven batters in a row, a new American League record.
• 1966 - Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles (pictured), Tony Oliva, Don Mincher and Harmon Killebrew give the Twins the first five-home run inning in major league history.
• 1972 - Fumio Narita hits his second career grand slam, the first pitcher to have done so in NPB history.
• 2007 - Jun-hyuk Yang collects his 2,000th hit. No prior Korea Baseball Organization player had reached that mark.

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