The following are baseball related events, births, and deaths that took place on December 30.
Events
edit- 1907 – The Mills Commission erroneously reports that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York in 1839.
- 1926 – The Chicago Tribune breaks a story that the Detroit Tigers had thrown a four-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant.
- 1943 – The Philadelphia Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Babe Phelps and cash considerations.
- 1995 – Kenny Rogers signs with the New York Yankees to a four-year contract.
- 2002 – Roger Clemens signs a $10.1 million, one-year deal with the New York Yankees.
Births
edit- 1931 – Frank Torre, infielder
- 1935 – Sandy Koufax, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1976 – A. J. Pierzynski, catcher; All-Star
- 1977 – Grant Balfour, pitcher
Deaths
edit- 1962 – Joe Boley, infielder (b. 1896)