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

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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29 30

October

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November

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December

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Sources

1800s[]

1900s[]

  • 1903 - Sporting Life, the U.S. oldest baseball publication, begins its 21st year. It will close during World War I.

1910s[]

1920s[]

1930s[]

1940s[]

1950s[]

  • 1957 - Television Age reports that MLB will get $9.3 million for TV-Radio rights in 1957.

1960s[]

  • 1968 - One of the two American League expansion teams announces its nickname. The Kansas City franchise, now known as the “Royals,” will begin play in 1969. Kansas City’s last major league franchise, the Athletics, moved to Oakland after the 1967 season.

1970s[]

  • 1971 - The Kansas City Royals new baseball academy is officially dedicated. Its stated purpose is "to provide youth with the dual opportunity to pursue an education and at the same time learn the skills of our national pastime."

1980s[]

  • 1986:
    • Pittsburgh Associates, a coalition of 13 public and private investors, purchases the Pirates from the Galbreath family for $21.8 million.
    • The New York Yankees announce that their most celebrated off-season acquisition, 26-year-old pitcher Britt Burns, will not pitch at all this season because of a chronic deteriorating hip condition. He never again pitches in the major leagues.

1990s[]

  • 1995 - The Maryland House of Delegates approves legislation to bar teams playing at Camden Yards from using replacement players.

2000s[]

  • 2002 - The Philadelphia Phillies make public the one-day regular-season suspension of their manager Larry Bowa handed down by MLB vice president for on-field operations Bob Watson. The action was taken as a result of an "inappropriate conduct toward the umpire" when Bowa became enraged with the home plate umpire over two close calls on March 9.

Births[]

  • 1896 - Bill McGowan, Hall of Fame umpire (d. 1954)
  • 1897 - Bill Lamar, outfielder (d. 1970)
  • 1904 - Red Rollings, infielder (d. 1964)
  • 1906 - Shanty Hogan, catcher (d. 1967)
  • 1927 - Owen Friend, infielder
  • 1939 - Tommy Davis, All-Star outfielder
  • 1944 - Manny Sanguillén, All-Star catcher
  • 1946 - Al Fitzmorris, pitcher
  • 1947 - Bill Plummer, player and manager
  • 1957 - Luis Leal, pitcher
  • 1963 - Shawon Dunston, All-Star infielder
  • 1978 - Cristian Guzmán, All-Star infielder
  • 1982 - Aaron Hill, infielder

Deaths[]

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