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1942 Jimmy Wynn outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Astros, LA Dodgers), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2020)

1956 Dale Murphy slugger (NL MVP 1982–83; Silver Slugger Award 1982–85; Gold Glove Award 1982–86; 7 x MLB All-Star; NL HR leader 1984, 85; NL; Atlanta Braves), born in Portland, Oregon

1962 Darryl Strawberry, right fielder (8-time All Star), born in Los Angeles, California

1965 Steve Finley, outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Union City Tennessee

1965 Shawn Gilbert (New York Mets), born in Camden, New Jersey

1969 Karen Snelgrove, softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario

1971 Greg Hansell, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Bellflower, California
1971 Raul Mondesi, MLB outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
1979 David Williams MLB baseball pitcher, 2001-07 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2 other teams), born in Anchorage, Alaska
1982 Zach Miner baseball player

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1903 After the club ceases operations in the Charm City, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the original American League team in Baltimore, receiving approval from 15 of 16 major league owners to move the team to New York to play as the Highlanders. Giants owner John T. Brush cast the dissenting vote, believing the new club, known as the Yankees starting in 1913, will compete for fans in the Big Apple.
of the New York Yankees

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1971 The Cubs catcher Randy Hundley suffers a badly sprained knee and will play only nine games this season. In 1968, the venerable backstop caught 160 games for Chicago, starting 156 of those contests, playing every inning in 146 games.

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1980 National League outfielder Chuck Klein, who compiled a .320 batting average during his 17-year career, and former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are both elected to the Hall of Fame. Yawkey is the first person to be selected who was not first a player, manager, or general manager.

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1982 Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts, bringing the author into the national spotlight for his statistical insight into the game. The sabermetrician's initial self-published efforts, written on the night shift as a security guard at the Stokely-Van Camp's pork and beans cannery, introduce baseball fans to new ways of measuring a player's ability, using stats such as such Runs Created.

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1991 Jim Palmer's attempted comeback at 45 comes to an end when the newly elected Hall of Famer tears his hamstring warming up before an exhibition appearance against Boston. The Orioles right-hander, who hadn't thrown a major league pitch in seven seasons, keeps his 268-152 and 2.86 ERA intact, which he accomplished during a 19-year career on the mound.

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2001 Richard Hidalgo signs the third-richest contract in Astro history with a four-year $32 million deal with the club. The outfielder's pact is less than teammate Jeff Bagwell's $85 million (5 years) and Craig Biggio's $33 million (4 years).

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2003 The second exhibition season bench-clearing brawl this week occurs when a raging Mike Piazza charges the mound after being hit by a pitch thrown by Guillermo Mota, who makes it to the dugout without being caught. The incident may be a follow-up to a similar event last spring when a shoving match between the two players resulted when the Mets' All-Star catcher waited for Mota and grabbed the Dodger reliever's jersey as he was coming off the field in the eighth inning of the game.

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2006 Over 15,000 Twins fans attend a memorial service at the Metrodome to pay their final respects to Kirby Puckett, who died unexpectedly, at 45, after suffering a stroke last week. During the emotional ceremony, former teammates and fellow Hall of Famer Cal Ripken lighten the mood by sharing humorous anecdotes about the beloved Minnesota outfielder with the crowd.

Puckett Played at Triton JC

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008 The benches clear in a rare spring training brawl when Shelley Duncan slides into second base, with his spikes aimed at Rays infielder Akinori Iwamura after being thrown out by a wide margin. The incident was precipitated by Tampa Bay's aggressive play four days ago, which resulted in a home-plate collision that injured Yankee catcher Francisco Cervelli.

2010 In the opener of a scheduled three-game exhibition series in Taiwan, the Dodgers are defeated by an All-Star squad from the Chinese Professional League (CPBL) at Taipei's Tienmu Baseball Stadium, 5-3. The road trip is the team's second journey to the Chinese island, having finished with one win and two losses during a trio of spring training games in 1993.​

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2015 Will Ferrell, hoping to raise awareness of organizations trying to cure cancer, plays nine different positions while appearing for ten teams in five Cactus League exhibition games in Arizona. The comedian's effort, detailed in an upcoming HBO documentary, is severely criticized by former NFL coach and broadcasting legend John Madden, who calls the stunt disrespectful and insulting to the game of baseball.

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On March 12 in Baseball History...

• • 1894 - Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies, good for Tuesday and Friday games.
  • 1901 - Ground is broken for Boston's first American League ballpark, the Huntington Avenue Grounds.
    
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  • 1903 - The New York Highlanders (later the Yankees) are officially approved as members of the American League.
  • 1951 - Commissioner Happy Chandler loses his fight to stay in office by a 9-7 vote.
  • 1980 - Slugger Chuck Klein and former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Yawkey is the first club owner selected who never served as a player, manager, or general manager.

Baseball Birthdays on March 12...

• • 1857 - Locke, Marshall
  • 1860 - Walker, Walt
  • 1865 - Knell, Phil
  • 1865 - Moolic, George
  • 1866 - Lyons, Denny
  • 1870 - Hulen, Billy
  • 1874 - Curley, Doc
  • 1880 - Towne, Babe
  • 1882 - Schneiberg, Frank
  • 1882 - Beall, Johnny
  • 1884 - Hynes, Pat
  • 1884 - McAvoy, George
  • 1885 - Criss, Dode
  • 1885 - Johnson, Charlie
  • 1886 - Boucher, Medric
  • 1887 - Doane, Walt
  • 1887 - Mattick, Wally
  • 1891 - Little, Jack
  • 1892 - Maisel, George
  • 1892 - James, Bill
  • 1893 - Engel, Joe
  • 1893 - Gaston, Alex
  • 1906 - Tinning, Bud
  • 1906 - Saunders, Rusty
  • 1908 - Barr, Bob
  • 1908 - Pool, Harlin
  • 1914 - Huber, Otto
  • 1916 - Monteagudo, Rene
  • 1930 - Law, Vern
  • 1931 - Oertel, Chuck
  • 1936 - Barker, Ray
  • 1939 - Callison, Johnny
  • 1942 - Wynn, Jimmy
  • 1944 - Moock, Joe
  • 1945 - Pina, Horacio
  • 1945 - O'Riley, Don
  • 1947 - Butler, Bill
  • 1948 - Garrett, Greg
  • 1948 - Watkins, Bob
  • 1954 - Rothschild, Larry
  • 1955 - Jones, Ruppert
  • 1956 - Murphy, Dale
  • 1962 - Strawberry, Darryl
  • 1965 - Gilbert, Shawn
  • 1965 - Finley, Steve
  • 1966 - Ignasiak, Mike
  • 1971 - Hansell, Greg
  • 1971 - Mondesi, Raul
  • 1972 - Arias, George
  • 1973 - Lee, David
  • 1974 - Dingman, Craig
  • 1979 - Williams, Dave

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