Events
edit- 1908 - Honus Wagner, at age 34, announces his retirement.
- 1932 - Babe Ruth signs a one-year contract with the New York Yankees for $75,000 and a percentage of the exhibition gate.
- 1954 - The Baltimore Orioles purchase Eddie Waitkus from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1961 - New York approves a bond issue for the construction of Shea Stadium.
- 1984 - The New York Mets sign suspended outfielder Jerry Martin as a free agent.
- 1985 - Denny McLain is convicted of racketeering, extortion, and cocaine possession in Tampa, Florida.
- 1992 - Anaheim Angels pitcher Matt Keough is hit in the head by a batted ball during an exhibition game in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is taken to the hospital and undergoes emergency surgery to remove a blood clot.
- 1992 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trade John Smiley to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings.
- 2000 - The Toronto Blue Jays trade David Segui to the Texas Rangers, the Rangers trade Lee Stevens to the Montreal Expos, and the Expos trade Brad Fullmer to the Blue Jays.
- 2001 - Sammy Sosa signs a four-year contract extension with the Chicago Cubs.
Births
edit- 1854 - Blondie Purcell, outfielder, manager (d. ????)
- 1859 - Jerry Denny, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1862 - Dan Abbott, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1864 - Harry Sage, catcher (d. 1947)
- 1865 - Patsy Donovan, outfielder, manager (d. 1953)
- 1871 - Bill Bernhard, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1874 - Bill Duggleby, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1881 - Art Kruger, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1888 - Ralph Works, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1899 - Vic Keen, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1902 - Jake Flowers, infielder (d. 1962)
- 1904 - Buddy Myer, infielder; All-Star (d. 1974)
- 1906 - Lloyd Waner, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1982)
- 1912 - Bud Bates, outfielder (d. 1987)
- 1912 - Ed Edelen, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1913 - Ken O'Dea, catcher; All-Star (d. 1985)
- 1916 - Tom Gorman, pitcher; umpire (d. 1986)
- 1918 - Vern Olsen, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1927 - Clint Courtney, catcher (d. 1975)
- 1930 - Hobie Landrith, catcher
- 1932 - Don Blasingame, infielder; All-Star (d. 2005)
- 1943 - Rick Reichardt, outfielder
- 1944 - Rick Renick, infielder
- 1947 - Tom Bradley, pitcher
- 1953 - Jay Franklin, pitcher
- 1953 - Rich Puig, infielder
- 1954 - Dan Duran, outfielder
- 1956 - Juan Espino, catcher
- 1959 - Charles Hudson, pitcher
- 1963 - Fieldin Culbreth, umpire
- 1965 - José Mota, infielder
- 1967 - Don Florence, pitcher
- 1970 - Quinton McCracken, outfielder
- 1970 - Curt Schmidt, pitcher
- 1976 - Abraham Núñez, infielder
- 1979 - Hee-seop Choi, infielder
- 1981 - Curtis Granderson, outfielder
- 1982 - Brian Wilson, pitcher; All-Star
- 1983 - Stephen Drew, infielder
- 1983 - Brandon League, pitcher
- 1984 - Harvey García, pitcher
Deaths
edit- 1884 - Art Croft, infielder (b. 1855)
- 1896 - Kid Madden, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1899 - John Healy, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1910 - Charlie Reipschlager, catcher (b. 1856)
- 1935 - Ed Fuller, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1939 - Sam Dungan, outfielder (b. 1866)
- 1954 - George Grantham, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1955 - Red Booles, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1958 - Leon Cadore, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1959 - Ben Shaw, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1962 - Sumpter Clarke, outfielder (b. 1897)
- 1962 - Harry Feldman, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 1962 - George Orme, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1963 - Tom Walsh, catcher (b. 1885)
- 1969 - Néstor Chávez, pitcher (b. 1947)
- 1969 - Andy Rush, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1971 - Ralph Birkofer, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1972 - Pie Traynor, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1899)
- 1974 - Felton Snow, Negro League infielder and manager (b. 1905)
- 1987 - Bob Kline, pitcher (b. 1909)
- 1988 - Jigger Statz, outfielder (b. 1897)
- 1994 - Eric Show, pitcher (b. 1956)
- 2000 - Carlos Velázquez, pitcher (b. 1948)
- 2005 - Dick Radatz, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1937)
- 2008 - Bob Purkey, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1929)