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Events, births and deaths that occurred on December 10.

Events

• 1888 - The Tourists play in Auckland, New Zealand, during a brief stopover.
• 1900 - At the National League meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, rumors fly. Ban Johnson says the American League has signed a lease on a park in Detroit. The Players Protective Association says its members will not sign with the NL.
• 1918 - National League secretary John Heydler is formally elected President of the league. He had been acting President since John Tener stepped down last August.
• 1919:
  • With the opposition led by New York, Boston, and Chicago owners, the American League directors pass a resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties. They demand that league files be turned over to them and that an auditor review all financial accounts. The three teams' disatisfaction with Johnson can be traced back to his attempt to suspend pitcher Carl Mays after he left his team without authorization during the past season.
  • The National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers. The ban will be formally worked out by the Rules Committee in February.
• 1924 - The two leagues agree on a permanent rotation for World Series play proposed by Charles Ebbets: the first two games at one league's park, the next three at the other league's park, and the last two if needed back at the first league's park, with openers to alternate between leagues. Next year's World Series will commence at the National League city.
• 1925:
  • The A's pick up veteran SS Bill Wambsganss from the Red Sox.
  • The American League goes on record as opposing the use of rosin by pitchers, but the joint rules committee finally votes it in. The committee also agrees that future World Series games are set to start at 1:30 P.M.; second-place money withheld from the eight Black Sox in 1920 is distributed to the other team members; and players signed by August 31st are declared eligible for World Series play. Finally, no times at bat will be charged in a fly ball advances a runner to second base or third base, as well as home.
• 1927 - Roger Peckinpaugh begins a six-year term as Indians manager.
• 1935:
  • Ford Frick is reelected National League president for two years and given a raise. The American League votes down night ball and awards a $500 cash prize for batting leaders retroactive to include Buddy Myer in 1935.
  • The Tigers of Osaka are officially formed to become Japan's second professional team, after the Tokyo Kyojin.
  • The Philadelphia A's trade Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to the Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, prospect George Savino and $150,000.
  • The National League accepts Bob Quinn, who had been general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, as president of the new ownership of the Boston Braves.
  • After three years in Chicago, Al Simmons is sold by the White Sox to the Tigers for $75,000.
• 1936 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces his ruling on the Bob Feller case. Feller joined Cleveland in July and Des Moines (Western League) protested, claiming the pitcher for themselves. Landis let Feller stay with Cleveland, pending his final ruling, which is announced today in favor of the Indians.
• 1940:
  • The Giants purchase Morrie Arnovich from the Reds and send SS Wayne Ambler to the Reds for P Milt Shoffner.
  • In Chicago, a curious rule that was designed to "break up the Yankees" is continued by the American League, a rule which prohibits the team winning the championship from trading with any other club. The rule was voted in at the December, 1939 meetings by the seven other AL owners after the New York Yankees won four straight World Series. Also, the major and minor leagues agree that players taken into the military will not count against roster limits.
  • The sacrifice fly rule, reinstituted last year, is eliminated for the 1941 season. Though he would hit .400 without the rule change, Ted Williams will have six flies that score runners from third base in 1941.
  • Umpire Bill Klem retires and is appointed National League chief of staff.
• 1941 - The Reds sell 3B Bill Werber to the Giants.
• 1945:
  • The Reds sell 1B Frank McCormick to the Phillies.
  • For the majors, returning servicemen are given increased protection for one year and the limiting of rosters to 25 players will be delayed until June 15th.
  • At the annual meeting, the major leagues head off the quest of the Pacific Coast League for major league status and grant more territorial protection for the upper minors by creating a new AAA classification for the PCL, American Association, and International League. The Eastern and Texas Leagues are promoted from Class A to AA. The South Atlantic League moves to Class A from Class B.
• 1946 - The Yankees sign veteran 1B George McQuinn, recently released by the A's. The 36-year-old has two good years left in him and will hit .304 with 80 RBI next season.
• 1947:
  • The Reds sell Elmer Riddle to the Pirates.
  • Cleveland sends pitcher Red Embree to the Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark. New York almost took Embree instead of Allie Reynolds in a trade a year ago.
• 1948 - The minors started 58 leagues and 438 clubs this year. All the leagues finished their schedules, but when the minor leagues ask for curbs on television broadcasts into their areas, the Major League clubs sidestep the issue.
• 1950 - The 1950 Amateur World Series wraps up with the Dominican national team taking the title. Later review will result in the Puerto Rican national team being punished for using professional players, and result in the title going to Cuba.
• 1951:
  • The Cards trade lefty Max Lanier and OF Chuck Diering to the Giants for 2B Eddie Stanky, who becomes the team's player-manager.
  • The Reds trade C Smoky Burgess, 2B Connie Ryan and P Howie Fox to the Phillies for C Andy Seminick, infielder Eddie Pellagrini, OF Dick Sisler and P Niles Jordan. The Reds will regret letting the burly catcher go and will reacquire him, again exchanging Seminick, in three years.
• 1953:
  • Dodgers President Walter O'Malley unveils plans for a new stadium in Brooklyn. It will never be built.
  • The Redlegs trade OF Willard Marshall to the White Sox for infielders Rocky Krsnich and Connie Ryan and P Saul Rogovin. The Sox also pick up Cass Michaels from the A's.
• 1956:
  • Similar to the National League, the Junior Circuit opts for a three-game playoff in case of a tie at the end of the regular season. Previously, a deadlock in the American League had been broken with one-game winner-take-all format. However, the new format will never need to be used until the leagues break into two divisions in 1969, after which the one-game playoff will be reintroduced in both circuits.
  • Mrs. Grace Comiskey, president of the White Sox, dies of a heart attack in Washington.
  • The Cubs buy perennial backup C Charlie Silvera from the Yankees. They also trade pitchers Sad Sam Jones and Jim Davis, IF Eddie Miksis, and C Hobie Landrith to the Cardinals for pitchers Tom Poholsky and Jackie Collum, C Ray Katt, and a minor league pitcher.
• 1958 - The University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates and lease it to them for five years, or until a new municipal stadium is built.
• 1963 - Chicago's 2B Nellie Fox is traded to the Colts for cash, P Jim Golden, and OF Danny Murphy.
• 1965 - The Pirates trade long-time Buc P Bob Friend to the Yankees for P Pete Mikkelsen and cash.
• 1966 - The Yankees send Pedro Ramos the Phils for P Joe Verbanic.
• 1967 - In a Puerto Rican League game, San Juan beats Arecibo, 6 - 3 behind Pat Dobson. The Detroit rookie strikes out 21 Arecibo batters.
• 1971 - The Mets trade Nolan Ryan and three prospects to the California Angels for six-time All-Star shortstop Jim Fregosi. The fireballer from Texas will set the all-time strikeout record (5,714) and become a member of the Hall of Fame. Fregosi (who'll play third base as a Met) will provide little help for New York.
• 1972 - The major leagues make modifications to the official save rule, a statistic officially adopted before the 1969 season. A pitcher shall be credited with a save if, when entering a game as a reliever, he finds the tying or winning run on base or at the plate, and he preserves the lead. Or he pitches three effective innings and preserves the lead. The rule will be tweaked again, to take its lasting form, before the 1975 season. In another even more significant change, the American League adopts the Designated Hitter rule, while the National League turns it down.
• 1975 - Bill Veeck and assistant Roland Hemond set up shop in the hotel lobby at the winter meetings with a sign saying "open for business" and start dealing, making seven trades in two days. First to go are pitcher Jim Kaat and SS Mike Buskey to the Phillies. The Sox receive pitchers Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas along with OF/INF Alan Bannister. Veeck also fires manager Chuck Tanner and selects old friend Paul Richards to manage the White Sox.
• 1976:
  • Rangers SS Danny Thompson, a seven-year veteran, dies in Rochester, MN, two months short of his 30th birthday. He led all shortstops in hitting in 1972 with a .276 average, but was diagnosed with leukemia the following winter.
  • The Expos send Andre Thornton, whose average slumped 100 points to .194, to the Indians for P Jackie Brown. A great pickup for the Tribe, Thornton will lead the club in home runs seven times as a 1B/DH.
• 1980 - The Red Sox trade SS Rick Burleson and 3B Butch Hobson to the Angels for 3B Carney Lansford, CF Rick Miller, and P Mark Clear.
• 1981:
  • The Cardinals and Padres trade shortstops as Garry Templeton goes to San Diego along with outfielder Sixto Lezcano and Ozzie Smith and right-hander Steve Mura head for St. Louis. The trade, however, will not be finalized until Smith's salary with his new club is determined by an outside arbitrator two months later.
  • The Royals send veteran Clint Hurdle to the Reds for P Scott Brown.
• 1984 - Expos catcher Gary Carter becomes the third All-Star caliber player in five days to be traded, going to the Mets in exchange for IF Hubie Brooks, C Mike Fitzgerald, OF Herm Winningham and minor league P Floyd Youmans.
• 1985 - In the first major swap of the winter meetings, the A's trade C Mike Heath and P Tim Conroy to the Cardinals for Joaquin Andujar, 21-game winner with a volatile temperament.
• 1986 - In the first two major trades of the winter meetings, the Dodgers send 1B Greg Brock to the Brewers for pitchers Tim Leary and Tim Crews. The Mariners trade OF Danny Tartabull and P Rick Luecken to Kansas City for pitchers Scott Bankhead, Steve Shields, and OF Mike Kingery.
• 1987 - The White Sox trade ace lefthander Floyd Bannister (16-11 last season) and Dave Cochrane to the Royals for John Davis, Melido Perez, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount.
• 1988 - Free-agent Willie Randolph signs with the Dodgers. He will replace Steve Sax in the lineup, who earlier this month signed with Randolph's former club, the Yankees.
• 1991:
  • Admitted gambler Howard Spira is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for attempting to extort $110,000 from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
  • The Giants trade OF Kevin Mitchell and P Mike Remlinger to the Mariners in exchange for P Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba.
• 1992 - The Yankees sign free agent P Jimmy Key to a four-year contract.
• 1993 - The Colorado Silver Bullets are officially recognized as the first all-women's baseball team in the minor leagues; they are not part of any league, but will play a schedule of exhibition games against minor league teams.
• 1996:
  • The Marlins sign veteran free agent relief pitcher Dennis Cook to a two-year contract.
  • The Reds sign free agent P Kent Mercker.
  • Montreal reliever Mel Rojas signs with the Cubs for a three-year $13.75 million contract. With Ugueth Urbina waiting in the wings, the Expos found the expensive Rojas expendable.
  • The Tigers make their biggest trade since 1957, sending four players to Houston in exchange for five Astros. Detroit C Brad Ausmus, P Jose Lima, lefties C.J. Nitkowski and Trever Miller, and 1B Daryle Ward go to the National League for OF Brian Hunter, IF Orlando Miller, and Ps Doug Brocail and Todd Jones, and a player to be named later. Brocail, also involved in the 1994 12-player swap between San Diego and Houston, will be Detroit's Opening Day pitcher in April.
• 1997 - The Yankees sign free agent DH Chili Davis to a two-year contract and the White Sox sign catchers Charlie O'Brien and Chad Kreuter.
• 1998:
  • After 24 years and 1,071 appearances, Dennis Eckersley, 44, who has pitched in more major league games than any other player, retires as an active player.
  • The Royals sign free agent IF Rey Sanchez, and acquire IF Joe Randa from the Mets in exchange for OF Juan LeBron.
  • The Devil Rays sign 34-year-old free agent Jose Canseco to a one-year deal to play left field and be a designated hitter.
• 1999:
  • The Mets obtain P Jesse Orosco from the Orioles in exchange for P Chuck McElroy. The 43-year-old Orosco last played for the Mets in 1987.
  • Babe Ruth is voted Player of the Century by an Associated Press panel. Willie Mays comes in second.
  • The Cubs sign free agent C Joe Girardi, late of the Yankees, to a three-year contract.
• 2000:
  • The Rangers sign free agent P Mark Petkovsek to a two-year contract, and 3B Ken Caminiti to a contract. In other free agent signings today, the Rockies sign OF Ron Gant and the Pirates sign OF Derek Bell to a two-year contract
  • The Marlins obtain OF Jeff Abbott from the White Sox in exchange for OF Julio Ramirez.
• 2001:
  • The Cardinals sign free agent P Jason Isringhausen to a four-year contract.
  • The Blue Jays send SS Alex Gonzalez to the Cubs in exchange for P Felix Heredia and a player to be named.
• 2002 - The Devil Rays sell 1B Steve Cox to the Yokohama Bay Stars, pending Cox clearing waivers.
• 2007 - The Awards Ceremony in Italian Baseball and Softball takes place. Giuseppe Mazzanti wins the Max Ott Award as the top Italian hitter, Max De Biase wins the Robert Fontana Award as utility man, Gilberto Gerali wins the Gigi Cameroni Award as best manager and Matteo D'Angelo wins the Enzo Masci Award as Rookie of the Year. Montepaschi Grosseto is honored as 2007 Serie A1 champion. Gold Gloves go to Linc Mikkelsen (P), Kelly Ramos (C), Dean Rovinelli (1B), Davide Dallospedale (2B), Raul Marval (SS), Orlando Munoz (3B), Stefano De Simoni (OF), James Buccheri (OF) and Claudio Liverziani (OF). All-Stars are Mikkelsen, D'Angelo and Emiliano Ginanneschi (pitchers), Ramos (C), Jairo Ramos Gizzi (1B), Dallospedale (2B), Marval (SS), Mazzanti (3B), Mario Chiarini (OF), Juan Camilo (OF) and Leonardo Zileri (OF).
• 2008:
  • The New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians conduct a twelve-player deal at the winter meetings. New York gets J.J. Putz, Jeremy Reed and Sean Green from Seattle, the Mariners pick up Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Jason Vargas, Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera and Maikel Cleto from New York and Franklin Gutierrez from Cleveland, and the Indians add Luis Valbuena from Seattle and Joe Smith from New York.
  • The New York Yankees reach an agreement with free agent hurler CC Sabathia for a seven-year, $161 million deal, a new record for a pitcher. Sabathia had gone 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA for the Brewers after starting the season with Cleveland where he won the 2007 American League Cy Young Award.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies exchange catchers. Ronny Paulino, on the outs with manager John Russell, goes to Philadelphia in exchange for AAA backstop Jason Jaramillo.
  • The New York Mets sign Francisco Rodríguez for a $37 million, three-year contract. "K-Rod" set a new major league save record while pitching for the Angels last season.
• 2009:
  • Faced with a glut of expensive relief pitchers, the Braves trade Rafael Soriano to Tampa Bay for Jesse Chavez. Soriano will have an outstanding season as the Rays' closer, leading the American League in saves.
  • The Astros sign free agent 3B Pedro Feliz to a one-year contract.
  • The 2009 Rule V Draft is held. The Nationals select OF Jamie Hoffmann from the Dodgers with the first pick, but immediately send him to the Yankees to complete an earlier trade for P Brian Bruney. The Pirates select OF John Raynor from the Marlins with the second pick. Two other selections serve to complete trades made earlier this week: P Ben Snyder, taken by the Orioles, becomes the player to be named later in yesterday's trade with Texas which brought P Kevin Millwood to the O's, and 3B Jorge Jimenez, taken by the Astros, is the missing piece in their trade with the Marlins for P Matt Lindstrom.
• 2010 - A number of players sign with new teams today, with P Scott Downs agreeing to a three-year deal with the Angels, OF Melky Cabrera going to the Royals, who immediately proclaim him their new starting centerfielder, the Astros signing P Ryan Rowland-Smith, the Brewers adding C Wil Nieves, and the Pirates coming to terms with P Scott Olsen.
• 2011:
  • ESPN reveals that Ryan Braun, the reigning National League MVP, tested positive for PEDs during the postseason. Facing a 50-game suspension, Braun claims his innocence and announces he is appealing the test result.
  • The Cardinals re-sign free agent SS Rafael Furcal, whose acquisition at the trading deadline was key in pushing the team into the postseason and to a World Series title.
• 2012 - The Twins sign P Kevin Correia to a two-year deal.
• 2013:
  • Things heat up on the second day of the Winter Meetings at Lake Buena Vista, FL. In a three-team deal, the Angels send slugger Mark Trumbo to the Diamondbacks and receive Ps Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago, who comes over from the White Sox; in turn, the Pale Hose receive young OF Adam Eaton from the D-Backs. In another trade, the Athletics send veteran P Brett Anderson to Colorado for young hurlers Drew Pomeranz and Chris Jensen.
  • Major League Baseball agrees to a deal with Nippon Pro Baseball on a reform of the posting system that will see bids for players capped at $20 million. If more than one team bids the maximum amount, the player will be free to negotiate with both teams. However, the question remains open whether the Rakuten Golden Eagles will still post ace starter Masahiro Tanaka under the revised system.
  • Author Roger Angell is voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America as winner of its annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award. The 93-year-old living legend is the first non-member of the BBWAA to receive the honor, as he was not eligible for membership because he worked for a magazine - The New Yorker - and not a newspaper.
• 2014:
  • The Dodgers make a couple of trades at the winter meetings in San Diego, CA. First, they send P Dan Haren, 2B Dee Gordon and IF Miguel Rojas to Miami for Ps Andrew Heaney and Chris Hatcher and utility players Austin Barnes and Enrique Hernandez. They then flip Heaney to the Angels for 2B Howie Kendrick, and rumors circulate that they are about to acquire SS Jimmy Rollins from the Phillies, a transaction that will happen on December 19th.
  • In other trades, the Pirates acquire P Antonio Bastardo from Philadelphia for Joely Rodriguez, while the Astros add a couple of relief pitchers in free agents Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek.
• 2016 - The Nationals trade SS Danny Espinosa to the Angels for pitching prospects Austin Adams and Kyle McGowin.
• 2017 - The Veterans Committee of the Hall of Fame, looking at players from the "Modern Era" from 1970 to 1987, elects long-time Detroit Tigers teammates Jack Morris and Alan Trammell. They receive 14 and 13 of 16 votes respectively and will be inducted into Cooperstown in 2018 along with anyone elected via the BBWAA ballot. Ted Simmons misses election by one vote.
• 2019 - The Yankees sign free agent P Gerrit Cole to the biggest contract ever for a pitcher, a nine-year deal worth $324 million.
• 2020:
  • The winners of the Comeback Player of the Year Award are announced with C Salvador Perez, who came back to hit .333 after missing all of 2019 following Tommy John Surgery, the winner in the AL. In the NL, P Daniel Bard is honored after returning to be a successful major league reliever following a six-year hiatus caused by a case of the "yips".
  • The 2020 Rule V Draft is held and in spite of no minor league baseball having been played this year, it's a busy one, with 18 players being selected in the major league phase, and another 74 in the minor league phase. The first overall pick is pitcher Jose Soriano, a 22-year-old coming off Tommy John surgery who has never pitched above Class A, by the Pirates from the Angels.
• 2022 - The Mets cap a busy week with the signing of Japanese free agent starting pitcher Kodai Senga for five years and $75 million, pending a successful physical. In the past seven days, they added fellow starting pitchers Justin Verlander and José Quintana and reliever David Robertson, and re-signed OF Brandon Nimmo for eight years at $162 million.
• 2023 - The Japanese national team wins the 2023 Asian Championship with their second straight 1-0 win over Taiwan. Mizuki Kato and two relievers outduel Jo-Hsi Hsu and Shao-En Lin with the game's only run coming in the third when Motoki Mukoyama singles in Yukiya Yano. In the Bronze Medal Game, South Korea routs the Philippines, 7-0, with a two-hitter.

Births

• 1852 - Frank Bliss, catcher/infielder (d. 1929)
• 1854 - Dick Phelan, infielder (d. 1931)
• 1862 - Bob Black, outfielder (d. 1933)
• 1866 - Frank Shugart, infielder (d. 1944)
• 1866 - John Sowders, pitcher (d. 1939)
• 1868 - Neil Stynes, catcher (d. 1944)
• 1879 - Charlie Shields, pitcher (d. 1953)
• 1880 - Hub Dawson, minor league catcher (d. 1939)
• 1880 - Patrick Newnam, infielder (d. 1938)
• 1882 - Cotton Minahan, pitcher (d. 1958)
• 1883 - Art Griggs, infielder (d. 1938)
• 1883 - Jim Stephens, catcher (d. 1965)
• 1883 - Jerry Upp, pitcher (d. 1937)
• 1887 - Jim Baskette, pitcher (d. 1942)
• 1888 - Stan Gray, infielder (d. 1964)
• 1888 - Ed Kelly, pitcher (d. 1928)
• 1889 - Jimmy Johnston, infielder (d. 1967)
• 1889 - Troy Puckett, pitcher (d. 1971)
• 1892 - Bob Scott, outfielder (d. 1947)
• 1894 - Ike Caveney, infielder (d. 1949)
• 1896 - Spoke Emery, outfielder (d. 1975)
• 1897 - Jocko Conlon, infielder (d. 1987)
• 1897 - Tim Griesenbeck, catcher (d. 1953)
• 1898 - Cliff Carter, pitcher (d. 1979)
• 1899 - Verdo Elmore, outfielder (d. 1969)
• 1899 - Jake Hehl, pitcher (d. 1961)
• 1900 - Roy Carlyle, outfielder (d. 1956)
• 1901 - Shinji Hamazaki, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1981)
• 1902 - Wes Fry, college coach (d. 1970)
• 1902 - Ray Sheppard, infielder (d. 1987)
• 1906 - Bots Nekola, pitcher (d. 1987)
• 1908 - Earl Cook, pitcher (d. 1996)
• 1909 - Floyd Giebell, pitcher (d. 2004)
• 1910 - Mint Jones, infielder (d. ????)
• 1910 - Pretzel Pezzullo, pitcher (d. 1990)
• 1916 - Oscar Mosley, minor league infielder and manager (d. 1995)
• 1917 - Kelo Cruz, minor league infielder and manager (d. ????)
• 1917 - Andy Tomasic, pitcher (d. 2008)
• 1919 - Irene Kotowicz, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder (d. 2002)
• 1919 - Don Trower, minor league infielder (d. 2012)
• 1921 - Elmer Kirchhoff, minor league infielder (d. 2011)
• 1922 - Gordie Mueller, pitcher (d. 2006)
• 1925 - Jack Cristil, announcer (d. 2014)
• 1926 - Leo Cristante, pitcher (d. 1977)
• 1927 - Melquiades Silva, Puerto Rican national team catcher
• 1928 - Jim Carter, pitcher (d. 2000)
• 1931 - Rudy Hernandez, pitcher (d. 2022)
• 1931 - Bob Roselli, catcher (d. 2009)
• 1932 - Ed Donnelly, pitcher (d. 1992)
• 1935 - Jaime Jarrín, announcer
• 1936 - Doc Edwards, catcher, manager (d. 2018)
• 1936 - Jack Feller, catcher
• 1936 - Minoru Murayama, NPB pitcher, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1998)
• 1939 - Bob Priddy, pitcher (d. 2023)
• 1940 - Weldon Bowlin, infielder (d. 2019)
• 1943 - Dalton Jones, infielder
• 1943 - Dalton Renfroe, minor league catcher
• 1944 - Steve Renko, pitcher
• 1945 - Mickey Abarbanel, minor league pitcher (d. 2015)
• 1946 - Bobby Fenwick, infielder
• 1947 - Ted Martinez, infielder
• 1956 - Steve Curry, minor league infielder and manager
• 1956 - Darrell Woodard, infielder
• 1960 - Paul Assenmacher, pitcher
• 1960 - Jeff Bettendorf, pitcher
• 1962 - Pablo Cruz, minor league player
• 1963 - Doug Henry, pitcher
• 1963 - Gilberto Reyes, catcher
• 1963 - Rick Wrona, catcher
• 1965 - Todd Ogden, minor league pitcher
• 1966 - Norberto Martin, infielder
• 1966 - Mel Rojas, pitcher
• 1967 - Grant Brittain, scout
• 1969 - Pat Ahearne, pitcher
• 1969 - Jon Zuber, infielder
• 1970 - Joe Biernat, minor league infielder
• 1970 - Tyler Cheff, minor league player
• 1970 - Kent Sterner, Elitserien infielder
• 1971 - Ash Lawson, scout
• 1972 - Estuar Ruiz, scout
• 1974 - Tina Cervasio, announcer
• 1975 - Joe Mays, pitcher; All-Star
• 1977 - Dan Wheeler, pitcher
• 1980 - Matt Pali, minor league outfielder
• 1981 - Victor Diaz, outfielder
• 1983 - Brandon Jones, outfielder
• 1983 - Shinichi Takeuchi, NPB infielder
• 1984 - Arismendy Castillo, minor league pitcher
• 1984 - Gregorio Petit, infielder
• 1986 - Matt Clark, infielder
• 1986 - Jose De Los Santos, minor league pitcher
• 1986 - Jair Fernandez, minor league catcher and manager
• 1986 - Pedro Florimon, infielder
• 1986 - Wayde Kitchens, minor league pitcher
• 1990 - Wil Myers, outfielder; All-Star
• 1990 - Austin Wynns, catcher
• 1991 - Andrew Thurman, minor league pitcher
• 1992 - Trey Cochran-Gill, minor league pitcher
• 1992 - Carlos Rodon, pitcher; All-Star
• 1992 - Dillon Thomas, outfielder
• 1993 - Christin Stewart, outfielder
• 1994 - Nestor Cortes, pitcher; All-Star
• 1994 - Sheldon Neuse, infielder
• 1994 - Ryoma Nishikawa, NPB infielder
• 1994 - Alberto Tirado, minor league pitcher
• 1995 - Tyler Cropley, catcher
• 1996 - Enmanuel De Jesús, pitcher
• 1996 - Adrián Martínez, pitcher
• 2001 - Chen-Hsun Lin, CPBL catcher
• 2001 - Frank Hernández, minor league outfielder
• 2001 - Omar Hernández, minor league catcher

Deaths

• 1908 - Wild Bill Widner, pitcher (b. 1867)
• 1918 - Lester Dole, outfielder (b. 1855)
• 1919 - Tom Colcolough, pitcher (b. 1870)
• 1931 - Tex Covington, pitcher (b. 1887)
• 1937 - Joe Battin, infielder, manager (b. 1853)
• 1943 - Jules Thomas, outfielder (b. 1886)
• 1946 - Walter Johnson, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1887)
• 1946 - Walter Moser, pitcher (b. 1881)
• 1947 - Bevo LeBourveau, outfielder (b. 1894)
• 1953 - Harry Armbruster, outfielder (b. 1882)
• 1956 - Grace Comiskey, owner (b. 1893)
• 1957 - Hal Kleine, pitcher (b. 1923)
• 1958 - Cozy Dolan, outfielder (b. 1882)
• 1958 - Henry Hannon, manager (b. 1882)
• 1959 - Joe Harris, infielder (b. 1891)
• 1961 - Bert Maxwell, pitcher (b. 1886)
• 1963 - Carl Fischer, pitcher (b. 1905)
• 1969 - Mike Cunningham, pitcher (b. 1882)
• 1969 - Jack Tobin, outfielder (b. 1892)
• 1970 - Johnny Mostil, outfielder (b. 1896)
• 1970 - Marshall Renfroe, pitcher (b. 1936)
• 1973 - Joe Riggert, outfielder (b. 1886)
• 1976 - Vic Keen, pitcher (b. 1899)
• 1976 - Danny Thompson, infielder (b. 1947)
• 1976 - Luis Tiant Sr., pitcher; All-Star (b. 1906)
• 1980 - Rosy Ryan, pitcher (b. 1898)
• 1981 - Bob Joyce, pitcher (b. 1915)
• 1981 - Freddy Leach, outfielder (b. 1897)
• 1982 - Charlie Wheatley, pitcher (b. 1893)
• 1986 - Si Burick, writer and announcer (b. 1909)
• 1987 - Whitey Moore, pitcher (b. 1912)
• 1987 - Ollie West, pitcher (b. 1913)
• 1991 - Ed Murphy, infielder (b. 1918)
• 1992 - Babe Phelps, catcher; All-Star (b. 1908)
• 1994 - Caroll Peterson, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1919)
• 1997 - Darold Satchell, umpire (b. 1934)
• 2000 - Willard Nixon, pitcher (b. 1928)
• 2000 - Riley Stewart, pitcher (b. 1919)
• 2002 - Earl Henry, pitcher (b. 1917)
• 2002 - Mike Kosman, pinch runner (b. 1917)
• 2002 - Homer Spragins, pitcher (b. 1920)
• 2003 - Don Wheeler, catcher (b. 1922)
• 2004 - Ed Sudol, umpire (b. 1920)
• 2005 - Rodrigo Luque, Panamanian national team catcher (b. ~1957)
• 2007 - John Streza, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1920)
• 2008 - Sal Yvars, catcher (b. 1924)
• 2009 - Jim Bowen, college coach (b. 1943)
• 2009 - Tom Incaviglia, minor league infielder (b. 1929)
• 2013 - Lavoy Hatchett, college coach (b. 1930)
• 2013 - Don Lund, outfielder (b. 1923)
• 2013 - Pete Naton, catcher (b. 1931)
• 2014 - Bill Enos, scout (b. 1920)
• 2014 - Alice Hoover, AAGPBL player (b. 1928)
• 2016 - Lou Haas, minor league infielder (b. 1941)
• 2016 - Yorman Landa, minor league pitcher (b. 1994)
• 2018 - Jim Hoff, minor league manager (b. 1945)
• 2019 - Paul Barts, Hoofdklasse umpire (b. 1945)
• 2020 - Billy DeMars, infielder (b. 1925)
• 2020 - Enrique Fonseca, Venezuelan national team catcher (b. 1918)