June 1

1920 In a slugfest at Dunn Field, the Detroit Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 11-10. Detroit's Ty Cobb goes two-for-five with two RBIs and a run scored.

1941 Mel Ott's 2-run homer, the 400th of his career and his 1,500th RBI, gives the New York Giants a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Born
June 1, 1981, Carlos Alberto Zambrano was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, popularly known as "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Chicago Cubs since 2001. He is signed with the Cubs until the 2012 season

June 1, 1941 Wilmer Dean Chance was born in Wooster, Ohio. He is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He won the 1964 Cy Young Award when, as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, he led the American League in wins (20), innings pitched (278-1/3) and earned run average (1.65 — to this day, a franchise record) and was 3rd in the A.L. in strikeouts. He pitched 11 shutouts that season, winning five of those by a 1-0 score.

Died
George Watkins died at age 69 on June 1, 1970. He was a Major League Baseball player, born on June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, Texas, who owns the record for the highest batting average in their rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930, with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Logan Gaffney Drake died on June 1, 1940 at age 41. He swas a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 through 1924 for the Cleveland Indians. Listed at 5' 10.5", 165 lb., Drake batted and threw right-handed. He was born on December 26, 1899 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.