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2003 Due to a conflict with the major league schedule, the annual Hall of Fame game in Cooperstown, previously held the day after the...
1977 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Ted Turner for one year due to his tampering to obtain free-agent outfielder Gary Matthews, who signed a...
Today in Baseball History January 2nd 1879 The Northwestern League, considered the first minor league circuit in baseball history, is organized...
1.2.25 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ****************************** 1885 José Méndez HOF pitcher (NgL World Series 1924; 3 × NgL NL pennants; Kansas City...
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Ted Gray, Detroit native & #Tigers hurler for 8 seasons, born #OTD 100 yrs ago. A strikeout whiz on WWII Navy All Star teams, won 10 (career best...
Yogi Berra and Warren Spahn [IMG]
1982 Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, which replaced Sportsman's Park as the Cardinals' home in 1966, will now be known as Busch Stadium....
1961 Tiger Stadium is the official new name for the Detroit ballpark at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. The facility, which opened...
1940 In a decision that foreshadows a significant blow to Detroit's farm system, Kenesaw Mountain Landis voids the last month's trade, which...
FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+ 1923 Having promised his fans and former teammates he'd live to see 1923, Wee Willie Keeler dies on...
1/1/25 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS Tim Keefe (1857-1933) Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown 1888; MLB record 0.86 ERA, single season 1880; NY Giants) [IMG]...
President Jimmy Carter throws out the ceremonial first pitch from the mound for a strike before Game 6 of the 1995 World Series in Atlanta! [MEDIA]
A 3x Batting champ, and the owner of a .341 lifetime Batting average “Gladiator" Pete Browning [IMG]
