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

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1800s[]

  • 1885 - The New York Clipper reports that Paul Hines cancels his Washington Monument ball-drop exhibition. "The experiment of trying to catch a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument has proved to be a failure. The ball reaches the ground with such great speed that it indents the ground almost as much as a heavy cannon ball would dropped from a proportionate height. The fact is that, independently of the difficulty of judging the ball balling from such a height, the speed is too great to allow of any one holding it when it nears the ground."

1900s-1920s[]

  • 1915 - According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the American League hometown franchise will now be known as the Indians replacing the nickname the Naps – a change due to Napoleon Lajoie, the player-manager for whom the team is presently named, is leaving for the Philadelphia Athletics. Team owner Charles W. Somers asked the city's baseball writers, who in turn asked their readers for suggestions, chose the new name to honor Louis (Chief) Sockalexis, who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League from 1897-1899 becoming the first Native American to play in the Major Leagues.
  • 1922 - Benny Kauff's suit for an injunction to restrain the decision to keep him out of baseball is rejected by the appellate court. Kauff was acquitted of auto theft in 1921, but Commissioner Landis still barred him from baseball, stating, "That acquittal was one of the worst miscarriages of justice that ever came under my observation."

1930s-1960s[]

  • 1939 - The New York Yankees elect Ed Barrow as president. Barrow replaces Jacob Ruppert, who died four days earlier. Barrow will remain as the Yankees president until 1945, when the team is bought by Dan Topping and Del Webb.
  • 1952 - Detroit Tigers owner Walter Briggs dies at the age of 74. His son will succeed him in the presidency.

1970s-1990s[]

  • 1979 - Danny O'Brien signs a contract as president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Mariners, nine days after resigning as the Rangers GM.
  • 1983 - Bob Horner agrees to a 4-year contract with the Atlanta Braves that will pay him up to $6 million, including $400,000 in bonuses if he keeps his weight below 215 pounds.

2000s[]

  • 2000 - Free agent catcher Dave Nilsson signs a contract to play with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese League. This will allow him to play for Australia in the upcoming Olympics in Sydney.
  • 2005:
    • With the Houston Astros offering $13.5 million, Roger Clemens asks for $22 million in salary arbitration. The amount, which would make Clemens the richest paid pitcher in major league history, surpasses the previous record amount submitted for arbitration of $18.5 million by New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in 2001.
    • Former major leaguer Ray Cunningham celebrates his 100th birthday. The oldest living player, who made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931, played in 14 games during two seasons hitting .154 in 26 plate appearances.

Births[]

  • 1878 - Harry Bay, outfielder (d. 1952)
  • 1890 - Louis Santop, Hall of Fame Negro League catcher (d. 1942)
  • 1905 - Ray Cunningham, infielder (d. 2005)
  • 1911 - Hank Leiber, All-Star outfielder (d. 1993)
  • 1915 - Luman Harris, player and manager (d. 1996)
  • 1915 - Mayo Smith, manager (d. 1977)
  • 1935 - Dick Brown, catcher (d. 1970)
  • 1917 - Jocko Thompson, pitcher (d. 1988)
  • 1931 - Don Zimmer, All-Star infielder and manager
  • 1944 - Denny Doyle, infielder
  • 1952 - Pete LaCock, infielder
  • 1952 - Darrell Porter, All-Star catcher (d. 2002)
  • 1953 - Mark Littell, pitcher
  • 1954 - Jerry Turner, outfielder
  • 1960 - Chili Davis, All-Star outfielder/designated hitter
  • 1964 - Jeff Tabaka, catcher
  • 1971 - Tyler Houston, infielder/catcher
  • 1972 - Walt McKeel, catcher
  • 1975 - Brad Fullmer, infielder/designated hitter
  • 1975 - Scott Mullen, pitcher
  • 1977 - Rob Bell, pitcher
  • 1978 - Mark Malaska, pitcher
  • 1980 - Mike Rabelo, catcher

Deaths[]

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