Events
edit- 1888 - Deacon White signs with the Detroit Wolverines after a prolonged battle with manager Bill Watkins, under whom White had said he'd never play.
- 1963 - The New York Mets purchase Carl Willey from the Milwaukee Braves.
- 1972 - The American League approves the sale of the Cleveland Indians by Vernon Stouffer to a group headed up by Nick Mileti for an estimated $9.7 million.
- 1972 - The New York Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Boston Red Sox for Sparky Lyle.
- 1991 - At Sotheby's, a 1909-10 tobacco card in mint condition of Honus Wagner is sold for $451,000 to Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall.
- 1997 - The New York Mets trade Héctor Ramírez to the Baltimore Orioles for Manny Alexander and Scott McClain.
- 2002 - 38-year-old Dante Bichette announces his retirement.
- 2008 - Javy López announces his retirement.
Births
edit- 1856 - Bill McClellan, infielder (d. 1929)
- 1866 - Jack Boyle, catcher (d. 1913)
- 1868 - Ed Fuller, pitcher (d. 1935)
- 1880 - Ernie Quigley, umpire (d. 1960)
- 1881 - Bill Chappelle, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1882 - Jimmy Sebring, outfielder (d. 1909)
- 1889 - Tillie Shafer, infielder (d. 1962)
- 1904 - Bob Elson, announcer (d. 1991)
- 1906 - Marv Owen, infielder (d. 1991)
- 1906 - Moose Solters, outfielder (d. 1975)
- 1906 - Overton Tremper, outfielder (d. 1996)
- 1909 - Ed Cole, pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1913 - Hank Steinbacher, outfielder (d. 1977)
- 1915 - Norm Branch, pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1918 - Bill Butland, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Carl Miles, pitcher
- 1921 - George Crowe, infielder; All-Star
- 1926 - Billy Goodman, infielder; All-Star (d. 1984)
- 1932 - Al Schroll, pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1935 - Gene Oliver, catcher (d. 2007)
- 1935 - Frank Pulli, umpire
- 1940 - Dick Ellsworth, pitcher; All-Star
- 1944 - Matt Galante, manager
- 1948 - Jake Brown, outfielder (d. 1981)
- 1948 - Carlos Velázquez, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1952 - Eddie Bane, pitcher
- 1952 - Bob Costas, announcer
- 1952 - Eric Rasmussen, pitcher
- 1953 - Dan Boitano, pitcher
- 1960 - Scott Bradley, catcher
- 1960 - Matt Sinatro, catcher
- 1963 - Rich Monteleone, pitcher
- 1965 - Glenallen Hill, outfielder
- 1966 - Sean Berry, infielder
- 1968 - Ramón Martínez, pitcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Cory Lidle, pitcher (d. 2006)
- 1974 - Jason Phillips, pitcher
- 1978 - Jeremy Griffiths, pitcher
- 1979 - Juan Uribe, infielder
- 1982 - Mike Morse, infielder
- 1985 - Justin Masterson, pitcher
- 1986 - Dexter Fowler, outfielder
Deaths
edit- 1902 - Johnny Ryan, outfielder (b. 1853)
- 1905 - Gus Krock, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1940 - Libe Washburn, outfielder (b. 1874)
- 1944 - Claude Hendrix, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1953 - Michael Driscoll, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1960 - Gordon Rhodes, pitcher (b. 1907)
- 1962 - Joe Martina, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1969 - Floyd Speer, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1993 - Steve Olin, pitcher (b. 1965)
- 1996 - Pete Whisenant, outfielder (b. 1929)
- 2001 - Newt Kimball, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 2007 - Don Dennis, pitcher (b. 1942)
- 2007 - Willard Schmidt, pitcher (b. 1928)