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2011 Ron Santo is elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously by the Golden Era Committee, receiving 15 of its possible 16 votes. The former Cubs'...
1990 Toronto trades first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez to the Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe...
12.5.24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS 1894 Philip K Wrigley baseball executive (owner Chicago Cubs 1932-77) [IMG] 1905 Gus Mancuso catcher (World Series...
Today in Baseball History December 4th 1906 The Norwich Reds, winners of the Connecticut State League championship, have all of its assets sold at...
12/4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS 1868 Jesse Burkett, Hall of Fame left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15...
2015 New Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro selects veteran Indians executive Ross Atkins for the team’s general manager position and executive...
2009 Placido Polanco agrees to an $18 million, three-year deal with the Phillies, the club that traded him to Detroit in 2005 to make room for a...
2007 Baseball pioneer Walter O'Malley is elected posthumously to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee, garnering the minimum votes necessary...
2003 Mike Lowell signs a four-year, $32 million deal with the Marlins. However, the All-Star third baseman's contract reverts to a one-year deal...
1968 The Cardinals have a busy day on the trading block, making deals with the Red Sox and Padres, sending infielder Dick Schofield to Boston for...
1956 The Tigers once again trade pitcher Virgil Trucks along with Ned Garver, Gene Host, Wayne Belardi, and $20,000 to the A's for Bill...
Today in Baseball History December 3rd 1926 In a Chicago Tribune article detailing the team's business side, the Cubs causally reveal Weeghman...
12/3 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS 1922 Joe Collins first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)...
1981 Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela becomes 3rd consecutive LA Dodgers player to be named National League Rookie of the Year; Rick Sutcliffe 1979,...
1963 The major league rules committee bans oversized catcher gloves, starting with the 1965 season. The larger catcher mitt was devised in 1960...
1952 Commissioner Ford Frick plans to take action against Jackie Robinson for the comments the infielder made two days ago on the NBC show,...
FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+ 1887 International Baseball League disbands; teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo form the...
12/2 OTD BIRTHDAYS 1847 Deacon White, Hall of Fame catcher (NL batting champion, RBI leader 1877); Boston Red Stockings), born in Caton, New York...
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