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    1922 Buck Weaver applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement in professional baseball, one of six attempts to clear his name. The Black Sox infielder remained banned for life due to allegations of throwing the 1919 World Series to the Reds, although he batted .324 and played errorless ball in the Fall Classic.
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    1958 On the eve of conferences to discuss the impact of major league telecasts on minor league attendance, Senator Kenneth Keating urges baseball to proceed with caution. The Republican legislator representing New York believes broadcasting big-league games in out-of-town markets could doom the existence of the minor leagues, which have already formally appealed to Congress about their 'desperate plight.'

    1959 State Senator Joe Cowgill introduces a bill to build an eight-million-dollar stadium in Delaware Township, dependent on the nearby Phillies' decision to move to southern New Jersey. The proposed legislation results from team owner Bob Carpenter threatening to leave Philadelphia if the City of Brotherly Love doesn't build a new ballpark.

    1972 Bernice Gera, barred for five years due to gender discrimination, wins her landmark lawsuit against the National Association of Baseball Leagues (NABL). The Ernest (NY) housewife will become the first female umpire in a professional game when she makes her debut in June at Geneva, N.Y., arbitrating a New York-Penn League contest.
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    1978 At the age of 90, Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy dies of pneumonia in a Buffalo hospital. The former Cubs (1926-30), Yankees (1931-46), and Red Sox (1948-50) skipper compiled a 1460-867 (.627) record, winning nine pennants and seven World Championships during his 24-year tenure in the dugout.
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    1988 After hitting a meager .211 last season and not being offered a new contract by San Diego, former National League Most Valuable Player Steve Garvey decides to retire. The perennial All-Star first baseman for the Dodgers and Padres ends his 19-year career with a lifetime .294 batting average
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    1996 Cuban defector Livan Hernandez agrees to a $4.5 million four-year deal, including a record $2.5 million bonus, to pitch for the Marlins. The 20-year-old right-hander, a Villa Clara native, will post a mediocre 24-24 record during his four years with the club but plays a pivotal role in the team's 1997 World Championship, posting wins in both of his World Series starts.
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    2005 The owners unanimously approve the $223-million sale of the Brewers to Mark Attanasio, a Los Angeles investor. The purchase of the team, formerly owned by the family of commissioner Bud Selig, ensures Milwaukee will keep their team due to a 30-year lease to play in newly built Miller Park.

    2005 Marvin Miller, 88, the former executive director of the Major League Players Association who helped change the nature of the player-owner relationship forever, receives the Fuchs Award from the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The honor, named for Judge Emil E. Fuchs, who owned the hometown Braves from 1929 through 1935, is given for "long and meritorious service to baseball."

    2005 At the owners' meeting in Scottsdale (AZ), major league baseball and the players association agree in principle on a stricter drug-testing policy in response to the scrutiny of national lawmakers. Addressing a problem ignored for years, the new program, which includes steroids but not amphetamines, will randomly conduct tests year-round, with first-time offenders suspended for ten days and a fourth violation resulting in a one-year ban for the offending player.

    2005 Hoping to sway the veterans' committee, North Dakota's House of Representatives approves House Concurrent Resolution 3006, proclaiming native son Roger Maris (Indians, A's, Yankees, Cardinals) should gain election to the Hall of Fame. The lawmakers' action, which Rep. Andy Maragos sponsored, orders the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the 85 members of the baseball veterans' committee, including 60 living members enshrined in Cooperstown.
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    2006 Johnny Estrada, who filed for arbitration after being traded from the Braves for relievers Lance Cormier and Oscar Villarreal, agrees to a $2 million, one-year contract to catch for the Diamondbacks. The former All-Star backstop had limited playing time after a midseason home plate collision with Angels' center fielder Darin Erstad.
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    2006 Legal proceedings begin to determine if Arte Moreno violated a ten-year-old contract that Anaheim claims to have cost the city $100 million in tourism and merchandising revenue when the owner changed the team's name from the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Some of the people in the crowded courtroom for the much-anticipated trial wear Angel-colored red T-shirts imprinted with the words, "We Are Not L.A." to show their displeasure with the Halos' new identity.

    2009 Appearing on Larry King Live, President George W. Bush makes it very clear he doesn't have any interest in becoming baseball's commissioner when Bud Selig leaves the post. The former owner of the Rangers, who leaves office in seven days, tells the CNN talk show host he isn't looking to get back into the game in any capacity.

    2009 After the all-time career saves leader passes a physical, the Brewers announce their $6 million, one-year deal with free-agent reliever Trevor Hoffman. The 41-year-old right-hander, a fixture in the Padres bullpen since 1993, has compiled 554 saves in 930 relief appearances during his 16-year tenure in the major leagues.
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    2010 Royals' general manager Dayton Moore hires former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost as a special advisor. The 54-year-old former major league catcher met the Kansas City GM when they worked in the Braves organization.

    2010 Ryan Church and the Pirates agree on a $1.5 million, one-year deal. Pittsburgh plans to use a 31-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder, who batted .273 with the Mets and Braves in an injury-plagued season last year, to be the team's fourth outfielder, backing up Brandon Moss, Andrew McCutchen, and Lastings Milledge.
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    2020 Major League Baseball suspends Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and skipper AJ Hinch this season without pay for their role in Houston's sign-stealing scheme, with team owner Jim Crane firing both men an hour later. In addition to the suspensions, other MLB penalties include the club forfeiting their 2020 and 2021 first-and second-round draft picks and a $5 million fine, the most substantial amount allowed under the organization's constitution.
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    On January 13 in Baseball History...
      • 1922 - Buck Weaver, one of the eight Black Sox banned for life following the 1919 World Series, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement.
      • 1939 - Yankees owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert dies. Four days later Ed Barrow is elected president to succeed Colonel Ruppert.
      • 1972 - Former umpire, now housewife, Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971. Gera is slated to umpire in the New York-Pennsylvania League starting in June.
      • 1988 - Steve Garvey retires. He hit just .211 in his last season and was not offered a new contract by the Padres.
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    1942 Dave Campbell, born in Manistee, Michigan
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    1970 Steve Cooke pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Lihue, Hawaii
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    1973 Rod Myers outfielder (KC Royals, Duke Coach), born in Conroe, Texas
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    1984 Mike Pelfrey born in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
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    1922 The Senators name Clyde Milan to replace George McBride, who guided Washington to a fourth-place finish with an 80-73 record in his only season as a big-league skipper. The team's new player-manager, an outfielder with the club since 1907, will see his sixth-place club finish 16 games under .500 during his final year in baseball.

    1954 Former Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe elope, getting married at City Hall in San Francisco where reporters and adoring fans mob the newlyweds. The couple, who had captivated the nation with their romance, will divorce just 274 days after the ceremony, with the filmstar accusing her husband of "mental cruelty."

    1963 The White Sox trade shortstop Luis Aparicio and outfielder Al Smith to the Orioles for knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, who will post during his six seasons in the Windy City a 41-33 record along with 98 saves while compiling a minuscule ERA of 1.92. Chicago also obtains outfielder Dave Nicholson, former Rookie of the Year Ron Hansen, and Pete Ward.
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    1970 After seeing his upstart team win the World Series three months ago, Mets general manager Johnny Murphy dies after suffering a massive heart attack. The 61-year-old baseball executive, a talented reliever for the Yankees in the 1930s and early '40s, will be succeeded by Bob Scheffing, the team's special assignment scout.
     
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    1981 Frank Robinson is named manager of the Giants, replacing Dave Bristol, who was dismissed by Bob Lurie at the winter baseball meetings in Dallas last month. Robinson becomes the first black skipper in the National League after being the first in baseball history when he managed the Indians in 1975.
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    1987 The BBWAA elects Ray Dandridge, hurler Catfish Hunter, outfielder Billy Williams (Cubs, A's) to the Hall of Fame. The right-hander, an ace with the A's and Yankees, became one of the game's first big-money free agents, and the Chicago flychaser established a National League record by playing in 1,117 consecutive games.
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    Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams pose with framed images of their plaques during the 1987 Hall of Fame Weekend Induction Ceremony​
    Dandridge Known as “Hooks,” is considered among the greatest defensive third basemen in baseball history and was a three-time Negro Leagues All-Star. Some of his best years came with the Newark Eagles (1936-1944). Dandridge Because of his race, Dandridge never got a chance to play in the mainstream major leagues. By the time Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947, Dandridge was considered too old. Still he hit .362 with the AAA Minneapolis Millers (New York Giants affiliate) in 1949 and batted .360 with the Millers in his final season in 1955.

    1998 The Astros trade James Mouton to the Padres in exchange for hurler Sean Bergman. The right-hander will post a 12-9 record in Houston, and the Friars' new outfielder will hit a meager .190 in his only season in San Diego.
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    2002 Barry Bonds, stating his heart has always been in San Francisco, avoids arbitration by agreeing to a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants. The contract also calls for a 10-year personal services commitment at the end of the 37-year-old left fielder's playing days.
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    2006 The Dodgers trade right-hander Edwin Jackson and prospect lefty Chuck Tiffany to the Devil Rays to obtain All-Star penmen Danys Baez, Lance Carter, and a player to be named later. Baez, who saved 41 games for Tampa Bay last season, will be the team's closer until Eric Gagne is ready to return from elbow surgery.
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    2007 According to an anonymous team official, the Blue Jays avoid arbitration by coming to terms with Lyle Overbay (.312, 22, 92). The 29 -year-old first baseman agrees to a four-year deal worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.
    2008 The Cardinals and Blue Jays swap their All-Star third baseman when Scott Rolen (.265, 8, 62) goes north of the border, and Troy Glaus (.262, 20, 58) heads to the Gateway to the West. Rolen, known not to be a fan of Tony La Russa, his former manager, joins one-time teammate David Eckstein on the left side of the diamond in Toronto.
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    2008 To replace Andruw Jones, their former Glove Glover in centerfield, the Braves acquire Mark Kotsay from the rebuilding A's in exchange for reliever Joey Devine and a minor league pitching prospect. Additionally, Atlanta will pick up approximately $5 million of their new outfielder's $7.35 million salary.
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    2009 The Angels avoid arbitration when the team agrees to a $5,775,000, one-year deal with Chone Figgins, the club's versatile switch-hitter. The 30-year-old, who led the team with 34 stolen bases last season, has employed mostly third base, but he has also played second, shortstop, and in the outfield by Halos' skipper Mike Scioscia.
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    2010 Adam LaRoche, reportedly turning down a more lucrative two-year deal with the Giants, finalizes a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks that guarantees the first baseman $6 million for next season. The 30-year-old corner infielder played for Atlanta, Boston, and Pittsburgh last year, compiling a .277 batting average with 25 homers along with 83 RBIs.
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    2012 The Yankees deal Jesus Montero, considered to be the top catching prospect in the major leagues, to the Mariners to obtain Michael Pineda, a promising 22-year-old starting pitcher. The trade adds an All-Star right-hander, who posted a 9-10 record along with an ERA of 3.03, averaging nearly a strikeout per frame in 171 innings of work last season in Seattle, to the Bronx Bombers' starting rotation.
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    2015 The Braves continue their youth movement, dealing Evan Gattis and right-handed prospect James Hoyt to the Astros for minor leaguers Rio Ruiz, Andrew Thurman, and Mike Foltynewicz. Earlier in the offseason, Atlanta obtained four prospects from the Padres in exchange for Justin Upton and added starting pitcher Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins, another pitching prospect, from St. Louis when they traded Jayson Heyward and reliever Jordan Walden to the Cardinals.

    2016 "I think it is a plan that is in the best interest of the entire bay area, and I have to give him [St. Pete's mayor Rick Kriseman] an awful lot of credit for perseverance and for crafting a plan that has the best interests of the citizens of St. Petersburg, protects their investment in that stadium and, at the same time, recognizes the fiscal reality of the situation." - BOB BUCKHORN, mayor of Tampa, Florida The St. Petersburg's City Council votes 5-3, supporting a measure that allows the Rays to explore new stadium sites in Hillsborough County, which has not been up for discussion due to the team's agreement play at Tropicana Field until 2027. The heralded deal looks out for taxpayers while securing the franchise's commitment to remain in the Tampa Bay area's environs.

    2016 At the home of the Japanese consul general in Atlanta, Hank Aaron is presented with the Gold Rays with Rosette, the fourth class of Order of the Rising Sun, one of Japan's highest honors. The 81-year-old American home run king is commended, along with Sadaharu Oh, for his efforts towards the World Children's Baseball Fair, an organization that fosters an environment of world understanding and cultural exchange through the celebration of the sport.
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    2020 The Red Sox and Alex Cora mutually agree to part ways in light of the Major League Baseball's investigation of the team's alleged use of electronics to steal signs. During his two seasons with Boston, the 43-year-old skipper compiled a 192-132 (.593), winning 108 games and capturing the 2018 World Series in his first year at the helm.

    2021 A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle mint baseball card sets a new record with a $5.2 million price tag, surpassing the sale of the one-of-a-kind autographed Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfactor BGS 9 card that sold for $3.93 million last August. Entrepreneur and actor Rob Gough purchased the rare piece of memorabilia, one of only nine known to exist in its condition, in a deal brokered by PWCC Marketplace, a leader in the trading card investment market.
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    On January 14 in Baseball History...
      • 1919 - John McGraw, Charles A. Stoneham, and Tammany politician Judge Francis X. McQuade buy controlling interest in the Giants from the John Brush estate. Having drawn just 265,000 fans in 1918, the club is sold at a bargain price. The trio will spend many days in courtrooms fighting among themselves, as well as fending off government charges about Stoneham's business practices.
      • 1940 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit players and farm hands. Citing cover-ups of the movement of players within its organization, Landis hands freedom to Roy Cullenbine, Benny McCoy, Lloyd Dietz, and Steve Rachunok from the parent roster and orders $47,250 paid as compensation to 14 players. Johnny Sain is one of 23 players who will later make it to the major leagues.
      • 1954 - Baseball and Hollywood are officially linked as former Yankees great Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe.
      • 1970 - Johnny Murphy, the Mets general manager who had seen his team rise from the N.L. cellar to the world championship, dies of a heart attack at age 61. Murphy was a star relief pitcher for the Yankees in the 1930s and early 1940s.
      • 1976 - Ted Turner completes his purchase of 100 percent of the Atlanta Braves.
      • 1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Hunter made his name as the ace of the Oakland A's staff in their championship years and made his fortune as one of the first free agents. Williams set a N.L. record by playing in 1,117 consecutive games and accumulating 426 home runs and a batting title.
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