Events
edit- 1936 - Hank Greenberg signs with the Detroit Tigers to a $20,000 contract.
- 1936 - Red Ruffing signs a $12,000 contract with the New York Yankees.
- 1940 - Chuck Klein signs for his third stint with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1951 - In an exhibition game at University of Southern California, Mickey Mantle propels a home run estimated at 654 to 660 feet.
- 1952 - The St. Louis Cardinals purchase Gene Mauch from the New York Yankees.
- 1969 - An indemnity of $540,000 is paid to the Pacific Coast League for the MLB expansion into San Diego and Seattle.
- 1974 - The Boston Red Sox release Orlando Cepeda and Luis Aparicio.
- 1976 - The American League approves the sale of the Toronto Blue Jays to the Labatt Brewing Company for an estimated at $7 million.
- 1977 - Rico Petrocelli is released by the Boston Red Sox .
- 1977 - The Oakland Athletics trade Claudell Washington to the Texas Rangers for two prospects and cash consideration.
- 1987 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Gary Redus to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Cowley.
- 1997 - The Florida Marlins trade Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd.
- 2000 - The Kingdome is demolished.
- 2001 - The Colorado Rockies trade Brian Rose to the New York Mets for Mark Leiter.
Births
edit- 1850 - Morrie Critchley, pitcher (d. 1910)
- 1869 - Jack McCarthy, outfielder (deceased)
- 1874 - Gene DeMontreville, infielder (d. 1935)
- 1879 - Charles Moran, infielder (d. 1934)
- 1889 - Joe Burns, outfielder (d. 1987)
- 1889 - Brad Hogg, pitcher (d. 1935)
- 1893 - Frank Brower, outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1895 - Joe Klugmann, infielder (d. 1951)
- 1901 - Jim Battle, infielder (d. 1965)
- 1909 - Alex Mustaikis, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1913 - Bill Zuber, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1917 - Clayton Lambert, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1936 - Harry Kalas, announcer
- 1942 - Mel Queen, pitcher, manager
- 1949 - Roger Hambright, pitcher
- 1955 - Dan Morogiello, pitcher
- 1958 - Chris Codiroli, pitcher
- 1961 - Mike Warren, pitcher
- 1961 - Mickey Weston, pitcher
- 1962 - Kevin Seitzer, infielder; All-Star
- 1963 - Luis Medina, designated hitter
- 1964 - Mike Loynd, pitcher
- 1967 - Jarvis Brown, outfielder
- 1968 - Gerald Alexander, pitcher
- 1968 - Shane Reynolds, pitcher; All-Star
- 1968 - José Vizcaíno, infielder
- 1971 - Frank Lankford, pitcher
- 1971 - Jesús Tavárez, outfielder
- 1972 - Jason Maxwell, infielder
- 1979 - Jason Dubois, outfielder
- 1981 - Josh Wilson, infielder
- 1982 - Brendan Ryan, infielder
Deaths
edit- 1922 - Count Gedney, outfielder (b. 1849)
- 1936 - Dan Costello, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1937 - Jerry Nops, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1938 - Harry Hempstead, executive (b. ????)
- 1942 - Jimmy Burke, infielder, manager (b. 1874)
- 1944 - Neil Stynes, catcher (b. 1868)
- 1947 - Jim Bluejacket, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1958 - Clarence Kraft, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1960 - Dan Tipple, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1967 - Squanto Wilson, catcher (b. 1889)
- 1973 - George Sisler, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1893)
- 1975 - Harley Young, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1986 - Mel Bosser, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1990 - Chet Brewer, Negro League pitcher and manager (b. 1907)
- 2002 - Whitey Wietelmann, infielder (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Marius Russo, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1914)