1 8 8 6 ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Metropol it ans , ▁but ▁achieved ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁when ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁season ▁record ▁with ▁ 3 0 7 ▁strike outs ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Association , ▁a ▁mark ▁that ▁stood ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁Le fty ▁Gro ve ▁broke ▁it ▁with ▁ 3 2 0 ▁SO ▁while ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁International ▁League . ▁June ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Jul io ▁Bon etti , ▁ 4 0 , ▁pitch er ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns ▁and ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁over ▁part ▁of ▁three ▁seasons ▁sp anning ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 4 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁seven ▁Italian - born ▁players ▁in ▁ ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁history . ▁June ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁Dick ▁Cr ut cher , ▁ 6 2 , ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bra ves ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1 5 . ▁June ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁John ▁Kal ah an , ▁ 7 3 , ▁catch er ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁one ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁season . ▁June ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁Andy ▁Dun ning , ▁ 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁pitch er ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Al leg hen ys ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁New