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2012 The Nationals, avoiding salary arbitration, sign Mike Morse to a reported two-year contract extension. The 29-year-old...
2009 Jonathan Papelbon, avoiding arbitration, agrees to a one-year contract with the Red Sox. The 28-year-old All-Star closer has compiled a...
1997 Former outfielder Curt Flood, who played most notably with the Cardinals, dies of throat cancer at 59. After being traded to the Phillies...
1947 Negro League standout Josh Gibson, sometimes referred to as the 'black Babe Ruth,' suffers a stroke at a movie theater, dying a few hours...
This Day in Baseball History January 20th 1871 Ivers Whitney Adams incorporates the Boston Red Stockings with $15,000 and the help of Harry...
Baseball Birthdays January 20 1876 William Veeck, Sr sportswriter and baseball executive (Chicago Cubs president, 1919-33), born in Boonville,...
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2010 Jonathan Papelbon inks a deal with the Red Sox for the richest salary ever given to a relief pitcher with just four years of major league...
2000 Major league owners vote unanimously to consolidate the administrative functions of both the National and American leagues, giving the...
1972 At the age of 36 years and 20 days, former Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax, who placed himself on the voluntarily retired list because of an...
1942 Eleanor Gehrig receives a telegram from Samuel Goldwyn's creative publicity chief William Hebert about the selection of Teresa Wright to...
FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+ 1900 Boston Beaneater catcher Marty Bergen, reportedly depressed by his son's death in 1898, allegedly...
1/19 BASBALL BIRTHDAYS 1962 Chris Sabo 3rd baseman (Reds 3-time MLB All Star), born in Detroit, Michigan [ATTACH] 1966 Anthony Young Pitcher (NY...
