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

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1800s[]

1900s[]

  • 1902 - The National League names club owners Arthur Soden, John T. Brush, and James Hart as an interim committee to run the league.

1910s[]

  • 1919 - One of the most bizarre off-the-field incidents in baseball history takes place in Jacksonville, Florida. New York Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie competes against an ostrich named “Percy” in a spaghetti eating contest! Bodie wins the competition when Percy passes out after his 11th plate of pasta.

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1950s[]

  • 1950 - Considered a well-guarded secret, Mel Parnell reveals he pitched all but three of his 39 games with a sore elbow last season. The 27-year 'Dusty' finished the season with a 25-7 record and a 2.77 ERA for the second-place Boston Red Sox.

1960s[]

  • 1961 - Connie Mack Stadium (formerly known as Shibe Park) is sold and will be torn down after the 1963 season to make room for bowling alleys.

1970s[]

1980s[]

  • 1984:
    • Arbitrator Richard Bloch rules that the Royals Willie Wilson and the Mets Jerry Martin can return to action on May 15, the day their year-long suspensions are first due to be reviewed.
    • After rain washes out yesterday's opener at Royals Stadium, Yul Brynner tosses out the first ball and Kansas City opens with a 4–2 win over the Yankees. The threat of snow holds the crowd to just 10,006. Starter Bud Black, with relief help from Dan Quisenberry, tops Ron Guidry, still winless in Openers. Onix Concepción hits Guidry's first pitch of the game for a home run, while Dave Winfield has a two-run homer for the Yankees.
  • 1986 - Pedro Guerrero, the Dodgers most productive hitter, ruptures a tendon in his left knee while sliding into third base in an exhibition game. Guerrero will be sidelined for at least three months and not have his first hit until September.
  • 1985 - A major league owners' proposal is agreed to by the Players Association. The American and National leagues playoff formats are changed to best-of-seven formats. The League Championship Series had been played as a best-of-five since its inception in 1969.

1990s[]

  • 1991:
    • Nolan Ryan and his son, Reid, pitch against each other as the Rangers take on the University of Texas at Austin. Reid, a 19-year-old freshman, gives up four runs in two innings, and is down 4–1 to his father when he leaves the game. Nolan gives up five hits, three runs, and strikes out seven in five innings, as the Rangers win 12–5.
    • The Chicago White Sox sign injured free agent outfielder Bo Jackson to a one-year contract worth $700,000. The Kansas City Royals had released Jackson on March 15, citing his inability to play baseball due to a football-related hip injury.
  • 1996 - Saint Francis College sets 71 NCAA records with a 71–1, four-inning defeat of Robert Morris College. The Fighting Saints score 26 runs in the first inning, 22 more in the second, four in the third and 19 in the fourth, collecting 44 hits along the way. First baseman Brian Mazurek hits for the cycle, while freshman shortstop Mike Palermo ties an NAIA record with seven hits. Left fielder Mike Holcomb sets a NCAA mark with nine runs scored.
  • 1997 - Pitcher Jimmy Key makes his debut with the Orioles beating the Royals, 4–2, to run his opening day record to 7–0, the best ever. Previously, Key won three with the Yankees and three with the Blue Jays.

2000s[]

  • 2000:
    • Andrés Galarraga hit a home run in his first game back after missing the entire 1999 season following cancer surgery as the Braves defeat the Rockies, 2–0.
    • A new major league record for Opening Day is set with five players having multiple home run games:
Gabe Kapler becomes the first player to hit home runs in his first two at-bats on a Texas Rangers uniform and his teammate Iván Rodríguez also hits a pair of homers in a 10–4 Texas victory against the Chicago White Sox.
Vladimir Guerrero hits a pair of homers for the Montreal Expos but the Dodgers defeat Montreal, 10–4, behind Eric Karros' grand slam.
Jason Giambi of the Oakland Athletics hits two home runs against the Detroit Tigers. Despite Giambi's effort, Detroit edge the Athletics 7–4.

Births[]

  • 1856 - Guy Hecker, pitcher (d. 1938)
  • 1919 - Larry Shepard, manager
  • 1926 - Alex Grammas, player and manager
  • 1929 - Art Ditmar, pitcher
  • 1930 - Wally Moon, All-Star outfielder
  • 1939 - Hawk Taylor, catcher
  • 1943 - Barry Moore, pitcher
  • 1946 - Rod Gaspar, outfielder
  • 1956 - Darrell Jackson, pitcher
  • 1958 - Gary Pettis, outfielder
  • 1960 - Tim Conroy, pitcher
  • 1961 - Tim Crews, pitcher (d. 1993)
  • 1962 - Dave Miley, manager
  • 1963 - Chris Bosio, pitcher
  • 1967 - Miguel García, pitcher
  • 1967 - Danilo León, pitcher
  • 1968 - Mike Lansing, infielder
  • 1971 - Quilvio Veras, infielder
  • 1978 - Bobby Hill, infielder
  • 1981 - Ryan Doumit, catcher

Deaths[]

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