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The following are the events that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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1920s-1930s[]

  • 1934 - Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama. After a one-year stint with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues, Aaron will make his major league debut with the Milwaukee Braves on his way to set a major league record 755 home runs.

1940s-1950s[]

  • 1942 - The Boston Braves obtain outfielder Tommy Holmes from the New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore in one of the best trades in Braves history. Hassett will hit .284, then join the Navy and never make it back to the major leagues. The much-traveled Moore will never play for the Yankees. Holmes couldn't break into New York's All-Star, but he will be a .302 career hitter and will win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1948 after leading his team to the National League pennant.
  • 1956 - New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Brooklyn Borough President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a Brooklyn Sports Center Authority, which will propose building a $30 million downtown sports center.

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1980s-1990s[]

  • 1999 - Major league baseball will honor each league's best hitter with an award named after Hank Aaron. The all-time home run king learns about the honor on his 65th birthday at an event which includes US President Bill Clinton and Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Reggie Jackson.

2000s[]

  • 2002:
    • Luis (Tite) Arroyo is inducted into the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. The Puerto Rican reliever, who made the National League All Star squad as a rookie with the Cardinals in 1955, posted a 40-32 record with 36 saves and a 3.93 ERA in eight major league seasons. Arroyo is best remembered for his 1961 season with the Yankees, when he went 15-5 with 29 saves.
    • Major league baseball announces the withdrawal of its plan for contraction this upcoming season, but the sport is still determined to eliminate two teams in 2003. Attempts to contract the Minnesota Twins and Montreal Expos this season could not be accomplished due to a series of legal decisions and fierce opposition from the Players Association.
    • Troy Percival's seven-year tenure with Anaheim, which is the longest on the current roster, will increase as the All-Star reliever signs two-year contract extension with the club. Percival, who is Angels' all-time leader with 210 career saves, converted 39 of 42 save opportunities last season.
    • The Houston Astros file a motion in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York asking the court to determine whether the 30-year naming agreement with Enron signed in 1999 should continue. The team does not want to call its stadium Enron Field any longer due to the financial burden placed on many Houston-area residents caused by the bankrupt energy company business practices.

Births[]

  • 1857 - Jack Lynch, pitcher (d. 1923)
  • 1873 - Jack O'Brien, outfielder (d. 1933)
  • 1890 - Max Flack, outfielder (d. 1975)
  • 1891 - Roger Peckinpaugh, player and manager (d. 1977)
  • 1928 - Don Hoak, All-Star infielder (d.1969)
  • 1929 - Al Worthington, pitcher
  • 1934 - Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame outfielder
  • 1936 - Lee Thomas, All-Star outfielder
  • 1946 - Vic Correll, catcher
  • 1955 - Mike Heath, catcher
  • 1968 - Roberto Alomar, All-Star infielder
  • 1977 - Abraham Núñez, outfielder

Deaths[]

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