Events
edit- 1941 - Paul Dean signs a contract with the New York Giants.
- 1955 - The Chicago Cubs sell Dave Cole to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1961 - The Boston Red Sox announce that rookie Carl Yastrzemski will start the regular season in left field, succeeding the legendary Ted Williams.
- 1989 - The New York Yankees trade Joel Skinner and a minor leaguer to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.
- 1998 - Rupert Murdoch purchases the Los Angeles Dodgers from Peter O'Malley for a reported $311 million, the highest price ever paid for a US sports franchise.
- 2001 - The San Diego Padres sign Rickey Henderson and send him to Triple-A to get in shape.
- 2005 - After avoiding salary arbitration by signing a one-year $10.5 million deal worth in the off season, Lance Berkman agrees to a six-year, $85 million contract with the Houston Astros.
Births
edit- 1871 - Joe McGinnity, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1929)
- 1881 - Billy Maharg, infielder/outfielder (d. 1953)
- 1884 - Clyde Engle, infielder (d. 1939)
- 1891 - Rube Schauer, pitcher (d. 1957)
- 1894 - Red Torkelson, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1894 - Bill Wambsganss, infielder (d. 1985)
- 1897 - Elmer Bowman, pinch hitter (d. 1985)
- 1908 - Gee Walker, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1981)
- 1927 - Richie Ashburn, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1997)
- 1935 - Fritz Brickell, infielder (d. 1965)
- 1947 - Garry Jestadt, infielder
- 1947 - Ángel Mangual, outfielder
- 1947 - Don Rose, pitcher
- 1948 - Paul Powell, outfielder
- 1953 - Tim Corcoran, infielder/outfielder
- 1955 - Mike Norris, pitcher; All-Star
- 1962 - Iván Calderón, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2003)
- 1963 - Chuck Jackson, infielder
- 1964 - Jeff Hamilton, infielder
- 1968 - Pete Young, pitcher
- 1971 - D. T. Cromer, infielder
- 1974 - Rocky Coppinger, pitcher
- 1974 - Jason LaRue, catcher
- 1977 - David Ross, catcher
- 1981 - Jose Castillo, infielder
- 1988 - Clayton Kershaw, pitcher
Deaths
edit- 1902 - Tom Burns, infielder, manager (b. 1857)
- 1926 - Bill Hutchison, pitcher (b. 1859)
- 1928 - Tom Lovett, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1934 - Ray Jansen, infielder (b. 1889)
- 1944 - Joe Dunn, catcher (b. 1885)
- 1949 - Truck Eagan, infielder (b. 1877)
- 1954 - Charlie Babb, infielder (b. 1873)
- 1954 - Frank Fahey, outfielder (b. 1896)
- 1965 - Pop Lloyd, Negro League infielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1884)
- 1968 - Rafael Almeida, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1969 - Josh Swindell, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1972 - Gordie Hinkle, catcher (b. 1905)
- 1976 - Bert Gallia, pitcher (b. 1891)
- 1981 - Zinn Beck, infielder (b. 1885)
- 1983 - Frank Oceak, coach (b. 1912)
- 2000 - Dewey Williams, catcher (b. 1916)
- 2003 - Joe Buzas, infielder (b. 1919)