Events edit
- 1933 - Chicago Cubs outfielder Kiki Cuyler breaks his leg and will miss nearly three months of the season.
- 1973 – The Alert Orange Baseball is used for the first time in an exhibition game between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians.
- 1975 - Mel Stottlemyre, suffering from a torn rotator cuff, is given his unconditional release by the New York Yankees.
- 1984 - The New York Yankees trade Graig Nettles to the San Diego Padres for Dennis Rasmussen and a player to be named later.
- 2000 - in the first Major League Baseball Opening Day played outside North America, the Chicago Cubs defeat the New York Mets in Japan.
- 2001 - Todd Helton signs a nine-year, $141.5 million contract extension making him the highest-paid player in Colorado Rockies history.
- 2002 - Rickey Henderson is added to the Boston Red Sox Opening Day roster as his contract is purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.
- 2005 - Andrés Galarraga announces his retirement.
- 2006 - Marquis Grissom announced his retirement after a 17-year major league career.
- 2006 - Lenny Harris is released from the Florida Marlins.
Births edit
- 1849 - George Hall, outfielder (d. 1923)
- 1855 - Bill Harbridge, outfielder (d. 1924)
- 1865 - Hank Gastright, pitcher (d. 1937)
- 1866 - George Carman, infielder (d. 1929)
- 1867 - Cy Young, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1955)
- 1873 - Duff Cooley, outfielder (d. 1937)
- 1876 - Harry Lochhead, infielder (d. 1909)
- 1876 - Frank Oberlin, pitcher (d. 1952)
- 1881 - Lou Schiappacasse, outfielder (d. 1910)
- 1883 - Rube Dessau, pitcher (d. 1952)
- 1888 - Leo Meyer, infielder (d. 1968)
- 1889 - Squanto Wilson, catcher (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Herb McQuaid, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1908 - Gibby Brack, outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1908 - Bill Strickland, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1910 - Bill Dietrich, pitcher (d. 1978)
- 1915 - Johnny Gorsica, pitcher (d. 1998)
- 1917 - Tommy Holmes, outfielder, manager; All-Star (d. 2008)
- 1944 - Denny McLain, pitcher; All-Star
- 1952 - Bill Castro, pitcher
- 1953 - Tom Hume, pitcher; All-Star
- 1954 - Mike Ramsey, infielder
- 1954 - Tom Tellmann, pitcher
- 1955 - Karl Pagel, infielder
- 1958 - Domingo Ramos, infielder
- 1961 - Mike Kingery, outfielder
- 1962 - Billy Beane, outfielder; General Manager
- 1963 - Laz Díaz, umpire
- 1966 - Eric Gunderson, pitcher
- 1967 - Brian Jordan, outfielder; All-Star
- 1967 - Gerónimo Peña, infielder
- 1968 - Juan Bell, infielder
- 1971 - Sean Lowe, pitcher
- 1972 - Alex Ochoa, outfielder
- 1975 - Marcus Jones, pitcher
- 1975 - Danny Kolb, pitcher; All-Star
- 1976 - Scott Atchison, pitcher
- 1976 - Kevin Nicholson, infielder
- 1978 - Eric Bruntlett, infielder
- 1984 - Kila Ka'aihue, infielder
Deaths edit
- 1894 - Jim Gallagher, infielder
- 1907 - Cozy Dolan, outfielder (b. 1872)
- 1933 - Harry Salisbury, pitcher (b. 1855)
- 1945 - Jim Hughey, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1945 - Ray Tift, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1958 - Jimmy Archer, catcher (b. 1883)
- 1959 - Johnny Allen, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1905)
- 1960 - Kid Carsey, pitcher (b. 1870)
- 1962 - Otto Miller, catcher (b. 1889)
- 1963 - Wilcy Moore, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1968 - Buddy Napier, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1979 - Luke Easter, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1984 - Hugh Poland, catcher (b. 1910)
- 1988 - Ted Kluszewski, infielder; All-Star (b. 1924)
- 1990 - Phil Masi, catcher; All-Star (b. 1916)
- 1994 - Ray Bare, pitcher (b. 1949)
- 1995 - Terry Moore, outfielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1912)
- 2004 - Al Cuccinello, infielder (b. 1914)