April 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1938 Ron Hansen shortstop (MLB All Star 1960, 60²; AL Rookie of the Year 1960;...
[MEDIA] [IMG] 1990 Cincinnati Reds Paul O'Neil, Barry Larkin, Lou Pinella, Chris Sabo, and Eric Davis [IMG]
Dizzy Dean the announcer [IMG] [MEDIA] Joe Pepitone [IMG]
Today in Baseball History April 4th 1911 Hugh Chalmers, an auto manufacturer, introduces and sponsors the Most Valuable Player award. The first...
April 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** Tris Speaker(1888-1958) HOF outfielder (World Series 1912, 15, 20; AL MVP 1912;...
[IMG] [IMG]
April 3 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1926 Alex Grammas [ATTACH] 1930 Wally Moon [IMG]\ 1963 Chris Bosio pitcher...
[IMG] One of the top shortstops of his era, Luke Appling captured two batting titles and holds the whitesox Franchise record with 2,749 hits. The...
1962 The Indians trade Gold Glove first baseman Vic Power and left-handed pitcher Dick Stigman to the Twins for 20-game loser Pedro Ramos, who...
*************************************** This Day in Baseball History April 2nd 1931 Thought by some to be a belated April Fools' Day hoax,...
April 2 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1856 Tommy Bond, Irish baseball pitcher and right fielder (Triple Crown 1877;...
2001 In the first major league game ever played in Puerto Rico, the Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 8-1, in the major league season opener. In...
1987 The Pirates trade Tony Pena, a three-time Gold Glove catcher, to the Cardinals in exchange for three youngsters, Mike LaValliere, Mike...
1970 Federal Bankruptcy Referee Sidney Volinn, after ruling the team is insolvent, orders the Seattle Pilots to sell the club to a group headed...
1950 At Gilmore Field, the Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars unveil their new look, wearing shorts and rayon shirts on Opening Day. The team...
April 1 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1915 Jeff Heath outfielder (MLB All Star 1941, 43, 45; Cleveland Indians),...
New bats big hit with Yankees Paul Goldschmidtis one of a handful of Yankees using a new torpedo-shaped bat this season. The Yankees hit nine...
[MEDIA]
