June 6

2009 - For the second day in a row, Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies blows a save against Andre Ethier and the Los Angeles Dodgers. On June 5, with two out, the bases loaded and the Dodgers down by a run, Ethier hit a line drive to right field to drive in Casey Blake and James Loney for the Dodgers' 4-3 walk off victory. On the sixth, with a save opportunity, Lidge gave up a solo home run to Rafael Furcal in the ninth inning that tied the game at two. In the twelvth inning, Ethier hit his second home run of the day (the first being in the fourth inning) off Chad Durbin to give the Dodgers the 3-2 walk off victory.

1998 - Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan has his uniform number 8 retired by the Cincinnati Reds in a ceremony at Cinergy Field.

1996 - The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, as John Valentin of Boston hits for the cycle and the White Sox complete a triple play. It marks the first time since July 1, 1931 that both events occur in the same game. The cycle makes Valentin, who had turned an unassisted triple play in 1994, the first player to turn an unassisted triple play and hit for the cycle. Troy Tulowitski will join Valentin in accomplishing both feats.

Born
Matthew Thomas Belisle (born June 6, 1980, in Austin, Texas) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.