Events
edit- 1932 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Clyde Sukeforth, Tony Cuccinello to the Brooklyn Dodgers and Joe Stripp for Ernie Lombardi, Babe Herman, and Wally Gilbert.
- 1954 - Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox.
- 1961 - The National League expansion franchise in New York Mets name George Weiss as team president.
- 1991 - The California Angels trade Dante Bichette to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dave Parker.
- 2003 - Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
Births
edit- 1855 - Bill Holbert, catcher, manager (d. 1935)
- 1860 - Billy O'Brien, infielder (d. 1911)
- 1864 - Pit Gilman, outfielder (d. 1950)
- 1865 - Tom Sexton, infielder (d. 1934)
- 1869 - Billy Rhines, pitcher (d. 1922)
- 1880 - Lou Polchow, pitcher (d. 1912)
- 1884 - Jud Daley, outfielder (d. 1967)
- 1888 - Hub Pernoll, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1891 - Dave Gregg, pitcher (d. 1965)
- 1894 - Gene Layden, outfielder (d. 1984)
- 1900 - Marty McManus, infielder, manager (d. 1966)
- 1905 - Jack Rothrock, outfielder (d. 1980)
- 1914 - Red Marion, outfielder (d. 1975)
- 1918 - Arnold Carter, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1946 - Ron Law, pitcher
- 1947 - Mike Strahler, pitcher
- 1950 - Dave McKay, infielder
- 1953 - Tim Ireland, infielder
- 1956 - Butch Wynegar, catcher; All-Star
- 1957 - Steve Lake, catcher
- 1957 - Ty Waller, infielder
- 1960 - Jerry Willard, catcher
- 1961 - Kirby Puckett, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1963 - Mike Rochford, pitcher
- 1965 - Kevin Brown, pitcher; All-Star
- 1970 - Brent Gates, infielder
- 1973 - Robert Dodd, pitcher
- 1978 - Matt Kata, infielder
- 1979 - José Núñez, pitcher
- 1981 - Bobby Jenks, pitcher; All-Star
- 1984 - Randor Bierd, pitcher
Deaths
edit- 1910 - Mike Hines, catcher (b. 1862)
- 1922 - Danny Hoffman, outfielder (b. 1880)
- 1928 - Nat Hudson, pitcher (b. 1859)
- 1963 - Charlie Harris, infielder (b. 1877)
- 1966 - Lee Magee, outfielder, manager (b. 1889)
- 1967 - Eddie Hunter, infielder (b. 1905)
- 1968 - Paul Carpenter, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1969 - Heinie Zimmerman, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1974 - Alex Pompez, Negro League owner; Hall of Fame (b. 1890)
- 1975 - Tracy Baker, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1978 - Kent Greenfield, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1980 - Al Wickland, outfielder (b. 1888)
- 1984 - Johnny Enzmann, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1988 - Zeb Terry, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1992 - Glenn Liebhardt, pitcher (b. 1910)
- 2003 - Al Gionfriddo, outfielder (b. 1922)