Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: June 1 Posted on June 1, 2021 by Baseballia 1941Mel Ott hits a two-run home run, the 400th of his MLB career and his 1,499th and 1,500th RBI, helping the New York Giants to a 3 – 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. He will hit 511 homers in his Hall of Fame career.