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1893 George Sisler baseball player (d. 1973)

1943 Jesus Alou outfielder (SF Giants)

1972 Steve Karsay baseball player

1979 Norris Hoppe baseball player

1982 Corey Hart baseball player

1982 Dustin McGowan baseball player

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1933 Babe Ruth, who made $75,000 last season, takes a $23,000 pay cut, a decrease which is indicative of the depression era. The 38 year-old Yankee slugger remains productive, batting .301, hitting 34 home runs, and driving in 103 runs for the second-place club that finishes seven games behind the Senators.

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1936 Paul Dean agrees to a $10,000 deal to pitch for the Cardinals after posting a 19-11 record in his sophomore year. After compiling 38 victories in his first two seasons, Dizzy's 23-year-old right-handed brother will have his career shortened by arm troubles, retiring after a nine-year tenure in the major leagues with a 50-34 mark.

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1946 In Birmingham, Alabama, police pull 27-year-old southpaw Edward Klep from the Cleveland Buckeyes lineup, a visiting Negro American League team. The authorities order the first white player in organized black baseball to change into his civilian clothes and sit in the "whites only" section of Rickwood Field away from his teammates.

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1947 During a four-hour hearing with Commissioner Chandler at the Sarasota Terrace Hotel, Dodger manager Leo Durocher admits to playing occasional card games for money with Kirby Higbe. Before Opening Day, Chandler will suspend the Brooklyn skipper for the entire 1947 season for "association with known gamblers."

 

952 During spring training at St. Petersburg, Cardinals pitcher Bob Slaybaugh is hit in the face with a line drive during batting practice that will subsequently result in the loss of his left eye. The 21-year-old southpaw will attempt a comeback in 1953 and again in 1954 before retiring from professional baseball.
1961 The NY State Senate approves $55 million in funding to build a new stadium in Flushing Meadows Park for the new National League's expansion team. Until the Queens' ballpark is completed, which will become known as Shea Stadium, the Mets will play in the Polo Grounds during the first two years of their existence.
1982 When Fernando Valenzuela ends his three-week holdout, the Dodgers automatically renew the southpaw's contract for a reported $350,000. The National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award recipient, after earning just $42,500 in his freshman season, still refuses to sign the deal that makes him the highest-paid second-year player in baseball history, having asked for a raise to $850,000.

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1984 The Tigers trade utility player John Wockenfuss and outfielder Glenn Wilson to the Phillies for first baseman Dave Bergman and relief pitcher Willie Hernandez, who will win the American League's MVP and Cy Young awards. The 29-year-old closer from Aguada (PR) posts a 9-3 record and a 1.92 ERA en route to saving 32 games in 33 opportunities for the World Champs.

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2001 During an exhibition game against the Giants, Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the National League Cy Young winner's pitch sends it over catcher Rod Barajas' head.

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2006 At Mickey Mantle's Manhattan restaurant, the U.S. Postal Service unveils the Baseball Sluggers postage stamps, to be issued before the game against the White Sox at Yankee Stadium on July 15. The four featured Hall of Famers all have roots in New York, with Mickey Mantle (Yankees), Mel Ott (Giants), and Roy Campanella (Dodgers) playing their entire careers in the Big Apple, and the fourth, Hank Greenberg, setting schoolboy records at James Monroe High School in the Bronx.

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2008 The Twins agree to a new deal with their All-Star closer, signing Joe Nathan (1.88, 37 saves) to a $47 million, four-year contract, including a 2012 club option. The 33 year-old right-hander's 160 saves over the past four seasons is tied with Mariano Rivera of the Yankees for most in the American League.

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2008 On the South Lawn of the White House, the Washington Nationals Presidential character mascots take part in the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll. Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington all appeared very comfortable in their surroundings.

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On March 24 in Baseball History...

• • 1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president of the Cardinals, dies unexpectedly. He leaves the club and the bulk of his estate to his niece, Mrs. Helene Hathaway Britton, the first female owner of a major league club.
  • 1933 - Babe Ruth, another victim of the Depression, takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.
  • 1952 - During Spring Training, Cardinal prospect Bob Slaybaugh was hit in the left eye with a line drive pitch and subsequently lost the eye. The young pitcher returned to the mound in 1953 and again in 1954 before he retired from professional baseball.
  • 1961 - The New York State Senate approves $55 million for a new baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens.
  • 1982 - Fernando Valenzuela ends his holdout and reports to the Dodgers spring training camp in Vero Beach, Florida. After earning just $42,500 as the winner of the N.L. Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards in 1981, the 21-year-old lefthander had asked for a raise to $1 million in 1982. The Dodgers unilaterally renewed his contract for a reported $350,000 instead.
  • 1984 - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee agrees to stage a six-team exhibition baseball tournament as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles.

Baseball Birthdays on March 24...

• • 1849 - Jackson, Sam
  • 1863 - McCauley, Jim
  • 1865 - Klusman, Billy
  • 1869 - Lawson, Al
  • 1872 - Selbach, Kip
  • 1874 - Thomas, Roy
  • 1882 - Bernard, Joe
  • 1891 - Shore, Ernie
  • 1892 - Trautman, Fred
  • 1893 - Sisler, George
  • 1906 - Veltman, Pat
  • 1907 - Dugas, Gus
  • 1912 - McLaughlin, Jud
  • 1917 - Bartosch, Dave
  • 1925 - Kryhoski, Dick
  • 1937 - Tillman, Bob
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  • 1937 - Egan, Dick
  • 1942 - Alou, Jesus
  • 1956 - Templeton, Garry
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  • 1958 - Hurst, Bruce
  • 1960 - Taylor, Dwight
  • 1961 - Chambers, Al
  • 1962 - Robinson, Ron
  • 1970 - Alvarez, Wilson
  • 1972 - Karsay, Steve
  • 1972 - Cabrera, Jose
  • 1974 - Arnold, Jamie
  • 1976 - Davenport, Joe

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