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

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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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October

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November

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December

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Sources

1800s[]

  • 1887 - The Cleveland Blues of the American Association announces a new uniform design featuring dark blue stripes and piping. The new suit will inspire the nickname "Spider" because of the web-like pattern.

1900s-1950[]

  • 1900 - The National League rejects the American League as an equal, declaring it an outlaw league outside of the National Agreement, thus inaugurating a state of war. This follows the AL's announcement two days ago that it has made arrangements to go into Washington, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Two weeks later the American Association makes it a three-way battle.

1960s-1970s[]

  • 1961 - John Fetzer's purchase of the outstanding one-third interest in the Detroit Tigers makes him sole owner of the club.
  • 1966 - George Weiss resigns as the New York Mets president and is succeeded by Bing Devine.

1980s[]

  • 1986 - The Doubleday Publishing Company agrees to sell the World Champion New York Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon for $80.75 million. The company had purchased the Mets for a then-record $21.1 million in 1980.

1990s[]

  • 1995 - Mark Kotsay, of Cal State Fullerton, is named as winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the nation's top amateur baseball player.

2000s[]

Births[]

  • 1929 - Jim Piersall, All-Star outfielder
  • 1953 - Kim Andrew, infielder
  • 1954 - Willie Hernández, All-Star pitcher
  • 1966 - Curt Schilling, All-Star pitcher
  • 1968 - Kent Bottenfield, All-Star pitcher
  • 1973 - Rubén Rivera, outfielder
  • 1978 - Xavier Nady, infielder/outfielder

Deaths[]

  • 1929 - Joe McGinnity, Hall of Fame pitcher (b. 1871)
  • 1932 - Boss Schmidt, catcher (b. 1880)
  • 1962 - Dick Hoblitzel, infielder (b. 1888)
  • 1963 - Oscar Melillo, infielder (b. 1899)
  • 2004 - Jesse Gonder, catcher (b. 1936)
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