June 22

2008 – Mark Teixeira hits three home runs in the Braves' 8–3 win over the Mariners.

1987 - With their starting rotation decimated by injury, the New York Mets seek help from Tom Seaver, who was not offered a contract to his liking following the 1986 season (his 1986 salary was $1 million; the Boston Red Sox offered $500,000, which Seaver declined). Though no actual contract is signed, Seaver joins the club on June 6, and is hit hard on in an exhibition game against the Triple-A Tidewater Tides on June 11. After similarly poor outings on the 16th & 20th, he announced his retirement.

Born:
Walter Edward Masterson III (June 22, 1920 - April 5, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1939–42, 1945–49 and 1952–53), Boston Red Sox (1949–52) and Detroit Tigers (1956). He started the 1948 All-Star Game for the American League.

Died:
June 22, 1930 - Bill Dam, 45, utility outfielder for the 1909 Boston Doves.

June 22, 1910 - Tom Doran, 29, catcher for the Boston Americans and Detroit Tigers between 1904 and 1906.