Event:
Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game
More Notable Events on June 8:
1991 Victory parade held in Washington D.C., Persian Gulf War
1974 U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign military-economic contract
1949 Siam changes name to Thailand
1940 Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced
1783 Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption