June 11 In Baseball

1904 - Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1-3 Hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants Singled . Wicker won 1–0 with a 12-inning one-hitter. It was the second time that Mertes broke up an extra-inning no-hitter.

1961 - At Tiger Stadium , Norm Cash became the first Detroit player to hit a fair ball over the Right Field roof.

1974 - New York Yankees Mel Stottlemyre made his 272nd consecutive Start , with no Relief appearances, to set an American League record.

1985 - Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Von Hayes became the first major-league player ever to hit two Home Run s in the first inning (a lead off homer and a Grand Slam ), as Philadelphia blasts the Mets , 26–7.

1988 - Rick Rhoden of the New York Yankees became the first Pitcher to start a game as a Designated Hitter since the rule was adopted in 1973 .

1990 - Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth No-hitter of his career, extending his major league record, as the Texas Rangers beat Oakland 5–0. Ryan was the first to pitch no-hitters in three different decades, to accomplish the feat for three different teams and, at age 43, the oldest to throw one.

--- Mark McGwire hit three Home Run s in consecutive At-bats and tied the major league record of five homers in consecutive games, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox 8–1.

--- Lee Smith set a major league record with a Save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the Angels ' 5–4 victory over the Orioles . Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988 .

1997 - Roger Clemens lost for the first time after 11 straight Win s to open the season as the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5–1.

2002 - Jared Sandberg became the 16th American League player to hit two Home Run s in an inning, and the third this season, as Tampa Bay beat the Dodgers 11–2.

2003 - Houston Astros Pitcher s Roy Oswalt , Pete Munro , Kirk Saarloos , Brad Lidge , Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first No-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8–0, and stopping New York at 6,980 games with at least One Hit . Baltimore Orioles Hoyt Wilhelm accomplished the feat in 1958 , 1–0. Houston sextet also set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history (four accomplished the feat twice).

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