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

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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[]

  • 1886 - Close to 8,000 fans jam the little ball park in Havana to see the home team beat Almendares, 9–5, to win the Cuban Championship.
  • 1891 - The National Board of Control, with Thurman still acting as chairman, declares all American Association players fair game for contract raiding.

1900s[]

1910s[]

1920s[]

1930s[]

  • 1931:
    • The Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants become the first major league teams to meet in a night game. They collect 23 hits in a 10-inning exhibition game played at Buffs Stadium in Houston.
    • The Brooklyn Dodgers arrive in Cuba to start a series of five inter-squad games.

1940s[]

1950s[]

  • 1951 - The South Carolina House of Representatives introduces a resolution urging that Shoeless Joe Jackson, who was banished from baseball because of his part in the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, be reinstated.

1960s[]

  • 1968 - MLB owners and the Players Association sign the first “Basic Agreement” in the game’s history. The agreement will serve as a working contract between players and owners, dictating the working relationship between the two sides along with financial rules and parameters.

1970s[]

1980s[]

  • 1985:
    • New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner gives manager Yogi Berra the dreaded vote of confidence. Steinbrenner says that Berra will remain Yankee skipper for the entire season, regardless of how badly the team might struggle. Berra will last only 16 games before being fired.
    • Tim Raines is awarded a $1.2 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator John Roberts. This is the largest award to date through the process. The 25-year-old Raines hit .309 for the Montréal Expos in 1984 and led all major league players with 75 stolen bases.
  • 1986 - Rollie Fingers passes up an opportunity to return to the majors. Fingers is invited to spring training by the Cincinnati Reds, who ask him to shave off his handlebar mustache to comply with team rules. Fingers refuses to do so and decides to retire.

1990s[]

2000s[]

  • 2000 - Denying the acquisition of Ken Griffey, Jr. as the reason, the Cincinnati Reds announce the team has dropped its ban on earrings. Players have worn them in the clubhouse, but weren't allowed on the field with them.

Births[]

Deaths[]

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