The following are the events that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.
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- 1943 - The New York Yankees sell future Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez to the Boston Braves. Gomez will never pitch in a game for the Braves, who decided to release the veteran left handed. Gomez will eventually sign with the Washington Senators in May.
- 1945 - Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb purchase the New York Yankees for $2.8 million from the heirs of previous owner Jacob Ruppert. The new owners announce that Ed Barrow will remain in place as general manager, but a month later they will install MacPhail as GM.
- 1949 - The Cleveland Indians reward player-manager Lou Boudreau with a two-year contract. The future Hall of Famer guided the Indians to the 1948 World Championship.
- 1966 - New York Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek announces his retirement due to a serious back problem. During a nine-year career, Kubek was named to three American League All-Star teams and played on seven New York pennant winners and three World Championship clubs.
- 1974 - Ray Kroc, fast-food entrepreneur (McDonald's), buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million.
- 1978 - The San Diego Padres acquire well-traveled pitcher Gaylord Perry from the Texas Rangers. San Diego surrender pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 in cash. Perry will win 21 games for the Padres in 1978 and capture the Cy Young Award.
- 1999:
- The New York Mets games this season will broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11, after being aired on WWOR-TV, Channel 9, since the club inception in 1962. The New York Yankees games, which had been aired for nearly 50 years on Channel 11, will now be seen on Channel 5, a FOX affiliate.
- Free agent outfielder Tim Raines is signed by the Oakland Athletics to a $600,000 contract. Raines hit .290 for the World Champion New York Yankees last season and has a .296 career batting average.
- 2005 - Agreeing to a four-year, $52 million contract, first baseman Carlos Delgado joins the Florida Marlins. The deal stops the intense bidding war between Marlins, Mets, Orioles and the Rangers for the coveted free agent.
Births[]
- 1863 - Danny Richardson, infielder (d. 1926)
- 1889 - Les Nunamaker, catcher (d. 1938)
- 1951 - Vern Ruhle, pitcher
- 1956 - Dale Mohorcic, pitcher
- 1962 - Juan Castillo, pitcher
- 1972 - José Macías, outfielder
- 1978 - Derrick Turnbow, pitcher
- 1981 - Andy Machado, infielder