June 8

2001 - Damion Easley of the Detroit Tigers hits for the cycle against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the first player to accomplish this feat in interleague play.

Born
Phillips Steere Paine was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of six seasons between 1951 and 1958. Born: June 8, 1930(1930-06-08) Chepachet, Rhode Island Died: February 19, 1978 (aged 47) Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Vibert Ernesto Clarke (June 8, 1928, in Colon, Panama – June 14, 1970) was a professional baseball player who played 1 season for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball.

Died
Ledell "Cannonball" Titcomb (August 21, 1866 – June 8, 1950) was an American Major League Baseball player who played for several teams in the National League and American Association. He pitched a total of five seasons finishing up with a 30-29 win/loss record and a 3.47 E.R.A.. Cannonball pitched a no-hitter on September 15, 1890 against the Syracuse Stars, a 7-0 victory. Also, in two games at third base, he fielded all five of his chances cleanly, while putting up a respectable 2.50 range factor Titcomb died at the age of 83 in Kingston, New Hampshire, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Kingston.

Frank Joseph Nicholas Dasso (August 31, 1917 – June 8, 2009) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1945 and 1946 seasons.

Kenneth Lawrence Hunt (July 13, 1934, in Grand Forks, North Dakota – June 8, 1997) was a professional baseball player who played six seasons for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, and Washington Senators of Major League Baseball.  He was the stepfather of child actor Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster on "The Munsters") and appeared in one episode in 1965 titled "Herman the Rookie".