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The Devil Rays organization played the first official games in franchise history: | The Devil Rays organization played the first official games in franchise history: | ||
| − | * The [[ | + | * The [[GCL Devil Rays|Devil Rays]] lost, 10-1, to the [[GCL Yankees|Yankees]] in a Rookie-level [[Gulf Coast League]] game at [[Al Lang Stadium]] in [[St. Petersburg, FL]]. |
** [[Pablo Ortega]] threw the first pitch, a ball. | ** [[Pablo Ortega]] threw the first pitch, a ball. | ||
** [[Alex Sanchez]] recorded the organization's first hit, a bunt single, in the first inning.<ref name="gcl">{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Chris |title=Debut of the Devil Rays: 7,600 Watch Rookies Play |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=June 20, 1996 |page=1C}}</ref> | ** [[Alex Sanchez]] recorded the organization's first hit, a bunt single, in the first inning.<ref name="gcl">{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Chris |title=Debut of the Devil Rays: 7,600 Watch Rookies Play |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=June 20, 1996 |page=1C}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 11 October 2012
June 19 in Tampa Bay baseball:
Contents
1996
Games
The Devil Rays organization played the first official games in franchise history:
- The Devil Rays lost, 10-1, to the Yankees in a Rookie-level Gulf Coast League game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, FL.
- Pablo Ortega threw the first pitch, a ball.
- Alex Sanchez recorded the organization's first hit, a bunt single, in the first inning.[1]
- The Butte Copper Kings lost, 5-4, to the Idaho Falls Braves in an Advanced-Rookie Pioneer League game at Alumni Field in Butte, MT.
- Jim Kerr hit the organization's first home run, a solo shot, in the fifth inning.
- Matt Quatraro, catching, suffered the first game-related injury during a home-plate collision.[2]
- The scheduled game between the the Hudson Valley Renegades and the New Jersey Cardinals of the Short-Season New York-Penn League was postponed due to rain.[3]
2012
Transactions
- Outfielder Rich Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Durham to Tampa Bay.[4]
- Pitcher Jeremy Hellickson was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to right shoulder fatigue, retroactive to June 15.[4]
References
- ↑ Anderson, Chris (June 20, 1996). "Debut of the Devil Rays: 7,600 Watch Rookies Play". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 1C.
- ↑ Topkin, Marc (June 20, 1996). "Butte falls 5-4". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C.
- ↑ Hayes, M. (June 20, 1996). "Butte loses 5-4 to Idaho Falls". Tampa Tribune. p. Sports 6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Transactions: June 2012". RaysBaseball.com. MLB Advance Media. http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=tb#month=6&year=2012&team_id=139. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
