Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 5

Events

• 1913 - In an exhibition game, 25,000 fans watch the Brooklyn Dodgers play their first game in Ebbets Field. Brooklyn beats the Yankees, 3 - 2, with Dodgers outfielder Casey Stengel hitting the park's first home run, an inside-the-parker.
• 1953 - Herb Gorman suffers a heart attack during a Pacific Coast League game and dies while being transported to the hospital.
• 1958 - Shigeo Nagashima makes his professional debut with the Yomiuri Giants, strikingout four times.
• 1966 - Don Larsen is released by the Baltimore Orioles.
• 1971 - The Cincinnati Reds play their first opener at Riverfront Stadium, dropping a 7 - 4 decision to the Atlanta Braves.
• 1972 - Due to the players' strike, the regular season fails to open for the first time in Major League history.
• 1972 - The New York Mets trade Ken Singleton, Tim Foli, and Mike Jorgensen to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.
• 1975 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trade Wayne Simpson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Robinson.
• 1977 - The New York Yankees trade Oscar Gamble, LaMarr Hoyt, Bob Polinsky and an estimated $200,000 to the Chicago White Sox for Bucky Dent.
• 1979 - Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper.
• 1993 - Expansion teams the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins play their first games ever.
• 1995 - The New York Yankees trade Fernando Seguignol and cash to the Montreal Expos for John Wetteland.
• 2003 - The Kansas City Royals become the first Major League team to begin a season 5-0 after losing 100-games the prior year.

Births

• 1859 - Ed Andrews, outfielder (d. 1934)
• 1864 - Ted Scheffler, outfielder (d. 1949)
• 1877 - Wid Conroy, infielder (d. 1959)
• 1889 - Tom Phillips, pitcher (d. 1929)
• 1894 - Jim Sullivan, pitcher (d. 1972)
• 1899 - Tony Welzer, pitcher (d. 1971)
• 1907 - Sugar Cain, pitcher (d. 1975)
• 1921 - Bobby Hogue, pitcher (d. 1987)
• 1936 - Jimmie Schaffer, catcher
• 1938 - Ron Hansen, infielder; All-Star
• 1951 - Rennie Stennett, infielder
• 1953 - Kim Allen, infielder
• 1953 - Andy MacPhail, General Manager
• 1960 - Jim Scranton, infielder
• 1965 - Cris Carpenter, pitcher
• 1970 - Ryan Karp, pitcher
• 1975 - Domingo Guzmán, pitcher
• 1976 - Matt Blank, pitcher
• 1976 - Ryan Drese, pitcher
• 1976 - Ross Gload, infielder
• 1978 - Brandon Backe, pitcher
• 1981 - Jorge de la Rosa, pitcher
• 1985 - Lastings Milledge, outfielder
• 1985 - Ian Stewart, infielder

Deaths

• 1902 - Dave Eggler, outfielder (b. 1849)
• 1911 - Frank Hankinson, infielder (b. 1856)
• 1917 - Frank McLaughlin, infielder (b. 1856)
• 1930 - Frederick Fass, pitcher (b. 1859)
• 1932 - Harry Koons, infielder (b. 1862)
• 1939 - Fred Curtis, infielder (b. 1880)
• 1946 - Wally Rehg, outfielder (b. 1888)
• 1951 - Roy Moore, pitcher (b. 1898)
• 1953 - Tex Erwin, catcher (b. 1885)
• 1953 - Herb Gorman, pinch hitter (b. 1924)
• 1956 - Tommy Taylor, infielder (b. 1892)
• 1957 - Art Bader, outfielder (b. 1886)
• 1962 - Vince Shupe, infielder (b. 1921)
• 1966 - Sam Dodge, pitcher (b. 1889)
• 1973 - Tex Jeanes, outfielder (b. 1900)
• 1974 - Fred Snodgrass, outfielder (b. 1887)
• 1984 - Chet Kehn, pitcher (b. 1921)
• 1993 - Joe Coscarart, infielder (b. 1909)
• 1994 - Bobby Hofman, infielder (b. 1925)
• 2002 - Paul Erickson, pitcher (b. 1915)
• 2008 - Walt Masterson, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1920)