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    1855 John Morrill National League pennant: 1877, 78, 83; Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1932)
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    1957 Dave "Smoke" Stewart pitcher (Oakland Athletic), born in Oakland, California
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    1962 Alvaro Espinoza shortstop (NY Yanks, NY Mets)
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    FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+
    1912 Cracker Jacks, a sugar-coated popcorn with a mixture of peanuts confection immortalized in the song,Take Me Out to the Ball Game, introduces ‘A Prize in Every Box.’ In 1914, the manufacturer will insert the first of two company-produced baseball card issues featuring major league players, including those from the short-lived Federal League.
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    1935 Lou Gehrig signs a one-year deal with the Yankees for a reported $30,000, a seven thousand raise, but less than the $35,000 he had requested. Last season, the All-Star first baseman hit .363 with 49 homers and led the American League with 165 RBIs.
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    1942 Indian first baseman Hal Trosky tells the Des Moines Register he is leaving the team, citing his recurring migraine headaches, first experienced in 1938, as the reason for his early retirement. The 29-year-old good-hitting infielder, who will finish his 11-year career with a .302 batting average, will attempt a comeback with the White Sox in 1944.
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    1946 Danny Gardella becomes the first major league player to jump to the Mexican League. The outfielder goes south of the border, lured by a salary of $10,000, more than double the amount offered by the Giants.
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    1953 After being hit by enemy fire during a combat mission, Ted Williams safely crash-lands his Panther jet at the Suwon's K-13 Airbase in Korea, skidding along the airstrip for nearly a mile before coming to a stop. The midnight-blue F9F is a total wreck, but the Marine reservist, who quickly evacuates the burning aircraft, suffers only minor injuries.
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    1970 “....I have decided on the basis of facts developed at these conferences that Mr. McLain's involvement in 1967 bookmaking activities and his associations at that time leave me no alternative but to suspend him from all organized baseball activities pending the completion of my review of his situation." - BOWIE KUHN, commissioner of baseball announcing Denny McLain's suspension. After a five-and-a-half-hour meeting with Denny McLain, the pitcher's lawyer, William Aiken, and baseball's security chief, Henry Fitzgibbon, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends the Tigers right-hander indefinitely for bookmaking and his associations at that time. Yesterday, the 1968 Cy Young Award recipient appeared voluntarily before a Federal grand jury in Detroit.

    1977 Unlike his previous decisions concerning the A's, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn does not void a deal as not being in the best interest of baseball when he allows the Rangers to purchase southpaw Paul Lindblad from Oakland for $400,000. The left-handed reliever will appear in 42 games for Texas this season, posting a 4-5 record with an ERA of 4.20 for the second-place club.
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    1981 When the player-management panel cannot reach a compromise, baseball implements a compensation plan that allows the team signing a ranking free agent to give up a roster player and an amateur draft choice in return. The owners' move, seen by the players as undermining the value of free agency, will lead to a midseason strike, forcing the cancellation of 713 games.

    1983 Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first player to be awarded $1,000,000 via arbitration. The 22-year-old Mexican southpaw has compiled a career record of 34-20 during his three years with the Dodgers.
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    1987 After signing a contract as a free agent with the A's less than a month ago, 37-year-old Vida Blue unexpectedly retires from baseball. The veteran southpaw, who played a significant role in the A's consecutive world championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974, compiled a 209-161 record during his 17-year major league career, including stints with the Giants and Royals.
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    2002 The 37-year-old Jose Canseco (.258, 16, 49) signs a minor league contract with the lame-duck Expos. The 17-year veteran, the American League Rookie of the Year in 1985 and its MVP a season later, is 38 homers shy of the coveted 500 mark.
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    2008 In a deal that includes a $10 million club option, sophomore Ian Kinsler (.286, 14, 55) inks a five-year, $22 million contract with the Rangers. With the signing of the 24-year-old second baseman and last season's contract extension for All-Star shortstop Michael Young, Texas has locked up the middle of their infield through 2013.
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    2009 Despite his poor performance last season, the Braves give Jeff Francoeur (.239, 11, 71) a significant raise over his previous salary of $460,000, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $3,375,000 with the outfielder. The deal, a compromise between their two offers, comes just hours before a scheduled salary arbitration hearing in Arizona.
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    2010 The Nationals finalize a $2 million, one-year deal that includes the opportunity to earn up to $3 million in performance-based bonuses, with former Yankee pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 9.64 ERA). The 29-year-old right-hander, who hasn't been the same since injuring his foot running the bases in a 2008 interleague game against Houston, underwent shoulder surgery last July and is not expected to pitch in the first few months of the season.
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    2012 Before a 3-1 loss to the Devils at the Bell Centre, the NHL's Canadiens pay an emotional tribute to the late Gary Carter with a five-minute video set to The Eagles' song New Kid in Town. During warmups, the team don No. 8 Carter jerseys with the team's mascot Youppi!, who once represented the Expos, wearing the former NL club's colors instead of his usual bleu-blanc-rouge, honoring the memory of the only Montreal player enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

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    2014 Avoiding arbitration, Homer Bailey (11-12, 3.49) and the Reds agree to a $105 million, six-year deal, including a $25 million mutual option for 2020. The 27-year-old starter from Texas, the author of two major league no-hitters, will continue to be part of Cincinnati's young rotation, including Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, and southpaw Tony Cingrani, all under the age of 30.
    2019 The Dodgers announce the death of 92-year-old Don Newcombe, baseball's first standout black pitcher who played a pivotal role during the 1950s when the team played in Brooklyn. The right-handed hurler, who posted a career mark of 149-90 along with an ERA of 3.56 earned run average in ten seasons that included brief stints with the Reds and the Indians, won the Cy Young (1956), the MVP (1956), and the Rookie of the Year (1949) awards, a feat matched only by Justin Verlander.
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    On February 19 in Baseball History...
      • 1946 - Giants outfielder Danny Gardella becomes the first major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the Mexican League. It's the first shot in a series of events that will dominate baseball in 1946 even more than the return of all the war veterans. Gardella's attempt to return to the major leagues a few years later will initiate a major court battle.
      • 1953 - Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet after flying a combat mission in Korea.
      • 1970 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the suspension of Tigers ace Denny McLain, effective April 1, for McLain's alleged involvement in a bookmaking operation. The suspension will last three months. McLain declares bankruptcy.
      • 1977 - The A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000, calling into question Bowie Kuhn's policy on player sales. Kuhn voided an Oakland sale of players on June 18, 1976 as 'not being in the best interest of baseball,' but had not specified the amount allowable in a player sale.
      • 1983 - Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration case with the Dodgers and becomes the first player to win a $1 million salary through that process. The Dodgers had offered Valenzuela $750,000 for the 1983 season.
      • 1987 - Less than one month after signing with the club as a free agent, pitcher Vida Blue stuns the A's by announcing his retirement.
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