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On March 26 in Baseball History...

• • 1937 - On the advice of Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio reduces the weight of his bat from 40 ounces to 36 ounces.
  • 1960 - Baltimore chief Lee MacPhail moves an Orioles-Reds series scheduled for Havana, Cuba, to Miami. The Reds, with a farm club in Cuba, want the trip, but the Orioles fear increased political unrest in the area.
  • 1976 - The A.L. approves the purchase of the new Toronto franchise by Labatt Breweries for $7 million.
  • 1979 - The Padres and Giants announce that the 1980 exhibition series between the two teams will be played in Tokyo. But Giants owner Bob Lurie leaves the decision up to his players, who reject the agreement.

Baseball Birthdays on March 26...

• • 1850 - Critchley, Morrie
  • 1869 - McCarthy, Jack
  • 1874 - DeMontreville, Gene
  • 1879 - Moran, Charles
  • 1884 - Geyer, Rube
  • 1888 - Hogg, Brad
  • 1889 - Burns, Joe
  • 1891 - Barry, Hardin
  • 1893 - Brower, Frank
  • 1895 - Klugmann, Joe
  • 1901 - Battle, Jim
  • 1909 - Mustaikis, Alex
  • 1913 - Zuber, Bill
  • 1914 - Epps, Hal
    "You don't live to 90 without a few blessings, not without making an enemy or two. But everyone who knew him described (Hal) Epps as a gentleman and a sportsman. He was so popular that long after he retired he received an average of three letters a week." - Sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz in the Houston Chronicle
    
  • 1917 - Lambert, Clayton
  • 1939 - Neiger, Al
  • 1942 - Queen, Mel "Years ago when I pitched they didn't care how many pitches you threw as long as you could win the game, but on the other hand they didn't have a whole lot of money invested in you and they didn't want to see you get hurt but if you did get hurt they had somebody else to replace you. Now if you have a Halladay or a CC Sabathia you have a lot of money invested in that particular pitcher you do not want to see him get hurt by fatiguing him and a lot of times that's how you hurt yourself by fatigue. When you ask muscles to do something they are too tired to do you get hurt so I can see them being cautious with the pitchers." - Mel Queen in the Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
  • 1949 - Hambright, Roger
  • 1955 - Morogiello, Dan
  • 1958 - Codiroli, Chris
  • 1961 - Warren, Mike
  • 1961 - Weston, Mickey
  • 1962 - Seitzer, Kevin
  • 1963 - Medina, Luis
  • 1964 - Loynd, Mike
  • 1967 - Hare, Shawn
  • 1967 - Brown, Jarvis
  • 1968 - Alexander, Gerald
  • 1968 - Reynolds, Shane
  • 1968 - Vizcaino, Jose
  • 1971 - Lankford, Frank
  • 1971 - Tavarez, Jesus
  • 1972 - Maxwell, Jason

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BIRTHDAYS
1878 Miller Huggins Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923, 27, 28; 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1929)


1897 Effa Manley HOF executive (co-owner NgL Newark Eagles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)

1932 Wes Covington (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Laurinburg, North Carolina (d. 2011)


1946 Bill Sudakis born in Joliet, Illinois


1950 Vic Harris born in Los Angeles, California


1967 Jaime Navarro pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico


1979 Michael Cuddyer (Minnesota Twins), born in Norfolk, Virginia

1987 Buster Posey catcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; 7 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 2012; NL Rookie of the Year 2010), born in Leesburg, Georgia


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1902 A Chicago Daily News headline reads, 'Manager of the Cubs is in Doubt Only on Two Positions,' marking the first time the team's nickname has appeared in print. Although the moniker has been around since 1890, the Orphans, also known as the Colts and White Stockings, will not officially adopt the Cubs as its new name until 1907.

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1935 In the bottom of the ninth inning, Russell Hinaga singles off future Hall of Fame Russian-born pitcher Victor Starffin, giving the San Jose Asahi, a hometown Japanese American semi-pro team, a 3-2 victory over the powerful Tokyo Giants. The visitors, who will avenge their loss to the 'Morning Suns,' next year, are touring the United States to promote the formation of a Japanese professional league, which they plan to establish in the Land of the Rising Sun next season.

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1967 Giants' right-hander Juan Marichal ends his 29-day holdout when he becomes the third $100,000 major league pitcher in history, joining Dodger hurlers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. The 'Dominican Dandy' also reported to spring training late last season but proceeded to win his first ten games en route to a 25-6 record.

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1973 Twins' right-hander Jim Perry becomes the first player to use the '10 and 5 rule' when he okays his trade to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Dan Fife and cash. During his one season with Detroit, Gaylord's brother will post a 14-13 (.519) record and an ERA of 4.03 in 35 appearances.

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1973 Hoping to make the team in spring training, right-hander Denny McLain is released by the Braves, ending his career two days before his 29th birthday. During his ten-year major league tenure, the former 30-game winner compiled a 131-92 career record with an ERA of 3.39.

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1981 Boston's Gold Glove catcher Carlton Fisk is declared a free agent by major league baseball, much to the chagrin of the Fenway Faithful. The 33-year-old backstop can now negotiate with other teams for his services because he received his contract from the Red Sox two days after the deadline.

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1987 The Mets trade backup catcher Ed Hearn, right-hander Rick A. Anderson, and pitching prospect Mauro Gozzo to the Royals for David Cone and minor leaguer Chris Jelic. The 24-year-old right-hander, who will compile an 80-48 (.625) record during his first six seasons in New York, posts a 5-6 mark this season, with Hearn appearing in only 15 games for Kansas City.

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1989 The April 3 issue of Sports Illustrated, available on newsstands today, features a six-page article by Craig Neff and Lieber that exposes Pete Rose's gambling activities. The piece entitled Rose's Grim Vigil alleges 'Charlie Hustle' bet from the Riverfront Stadium dugout using hand gestures with an associate.

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1992 The Brewers deal Gary Sheffield to the Padres for pitcher Ricky Bones and minor leaguers Jose Valentin and Matt Mieske. Sheffield, Milwaukee's first-round pick (sixth overall) in the 1986 draft, will hit .330 for his new team this season, winning the National League batting crown

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2002 After being told he would not be an everyday player, the Expos give 37-year-old Jose Canseco his unconditional release. The 1986 Rookie of the Year and 1988 MVP of the American League ends his 17-year career with 462 home runs while batting .266, playing with five different clubs in the Junior Circuit.

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2002 The Cubs, in need of a closer due to Tom Gordon's muscle tear, trade righties Julian Tavarez (10-9, 4.52) and Jose Cueto, southpaw Dontrelle Willis, and catcher Ryan Jorgensen to the Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca (4-4, 28 saves) and right-hander Matt Clement (9-10, 5.05). Willis, next season's National League Rookie of the Year, will become a 20-game winner for the Fish in 2005.

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2008 At the start of spring training, Hideki Matsui, planning to wed in a few weeks, a fact unknown to the Bronx Bombers, makes a wager with some of his teammates about who would be the first to get married. A surprised Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu agree to pay off the bet after learning the Yankee slugger pulled a fast one on them by getting 'hitched' in New York on the club's off-day yesterday.


2009 In a Kansai Independent League game played at the Osaka Dome, knuckleballer Eri Yoshida makes her debut, becoming Japan's first female professional baseball player. On Opening Day, the 17-year-old faces two batters, walking one and striking out the other, in the ninth inning of the Kobe 9 Cruise's 5-0 victory over the hometown Gold Villicanes.

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2011 Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka will make a $1 million contribution to the Red Sox Foundation for earthquake and tsunami victims in his native Japan. The team's official charity has raised more than $1.3 million in response to the March 11 disaster, including personal donations from other Japanese players, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa, and Itsuki Shoda.

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2011 The Nationals deal Nyjer Morgan to the Brewers for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash. Washington sends the light-hitting fleet-footed outfielder to Milwaukee to obtain the Class A minor league third baseman, the son of former major leaguer Lenny Dykstra.

2012 Embattled owner Frank McCourt agrees to sell the Dodgers to a group that includes former LA Lakers star Magic Johnson and former baseball executive Stan Kasten for $2 billion, the highest amount ever paid for a team in the history of professional sports. The sale price far exceeds the $1.47 billion Malcolm Glazer paid for the English soccer team Manchester United in 2005.
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On March 27 in Baseball History...

• • 1902 - The nickname Cubs is coined by the Chicago Daily News, when an unbylined column notes that, Frank Selee will devote his strongest efforts on the team work of the new Cubs this year. In time, the Cubs will replace the Colts as the nickname for Chicago's N.L. club.
  • 1948 - Hank Greenberg, who tormented the Indians for most of his career as a member of the Tigers, is hired as Cleveland's farm club director by Bill Veeck.
  • 1986 - Major league baseball's Rules Committee votes to change the designated hitter rule for the World Series, allowing a DH to be used in all games played in the A.L. club's home park. Since 1976, the DH had been used in all games in alternating years.
  • 1987 - In what will turn out to be an extremely lopsided trade, the Mets send catcher Ed Hearn and minor leaguers Rick Anderson and Mauro Gozzo to the Royals in exchange for David Cone and minor leaguer Chris Jelic. Cone will blossom into one of the N.L.'s better starters, posting a 20-3 record for the Mets in 1988.

Baseball Birthdays on March 27...

• • 1852 - Cushman, Ed
  • 1856 - Tyng, Jim
  • 1869 - Lyons, Toby
  • 1869 - Wynne, Bill
  • 1870 - Siefke, Fred
  • 1875 - Magoon, George
  • 1879 - Huggins, Miller
  • 1882 - Collins, Bill
  • 1891 - Rumler, William
  • 1895 - Burwell, Bill
  • 1897 - Lucey, Joe
  • 1899 - Walker, Marty
  • 1899 - Hock, Ed
  • 1903 - Dwyer, Double Joe
  • 1905 - Gill, Johnny
  • 1906 - Tauby, Fred
  • 1910 - Sherlock, Vince
  • 1910 - Sundra, Steve
  • 1911 - Stephenson, Walter
  • 1915 - Kimball, Newt
  • 1924 - Linden, Walt
  • 1927 - Rozek, Dick
  • 1929 - Smith, Milt
  • 1931 - Prescott, Bobby
  • 1932 - Covington, Wes "What someone else says about me being a bad outfielder doesn't bother me. I've heard it all before. They don't pay outfielders for what they do with the glove." - Wes Covington in Crossing The Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959
  • 1933 - Lassetter, Don
  • 1946 - Sudakis, Bill Bill Sudakis of the Dodgers, who, after it looked like he was to go 0 for April, returned to Dodger Stadium late last week and slid on his belly, belted extra-base hits and drew from Roger Craig, a coach with the San Diego Padres, a rave notice. 'Sudakis,' said Craig, 'has more guts than any man I've ever played with, against or coached.' And Roger Craig is not a man known to blow smoke rings." - Leggett, William.
  • 1946 - Jackson, Mike
  • 1950 - McGlothen, Lynn
  • 1950 - Harris, Vic
  • 1951 - Ruthven, Dick
  • 1953 - Alexander, Gary
  • 1956 - Hostetler, Dave
  • 1957 - Van Gorder, Dave
  • 1963 - Hall, Drew
  • 1963 - Dalton, Mike
  • 1967 - Navarro, Jaime
  • 1967 - Sierra, Candy
  • 1968 - Quinlan, Tom
  • 1970 - Aucoin, Derek
  • 1972 - Melhuse, Adam
  • 1972 - Gubanich, Creighton
  • 1977 - Rolison, Nate
  • 1978 - Brown, Dee
  • 1979 - Cuddyer, Mike "I don't think even in Little League that I've ever hit for the cycle before," (Michael) Cuddyer said, his dimples showing more than usual thanks to his mile-wide smile. "It's fun. You can't really describe it. Obviously, it doesn't happen every day. It's a day that I'll always remember." - Thesier, Kelly. MLB Staff Writer. Cuddyer rides out cycle against Crew. 23 May 2009.

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