Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 29

Events

• 1956 - The Cleveland Indians are sold for nearly four-million dollars. The team's present general manager and former player, Hank Greenberg, is one of the new owners.
• 1972 - Hank Aaron signs an MLB record-breaking contract with the Atlanta Braves, calling for $200,000 annually for three years.
• 2000 - Sparky Anderson, Bid McPhee, and Turkey Stearnes are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
• 2008 - The judge overseeing the BALCO case rules that Barry Bonds' testimony should be made public.

Births

• 1836 - Dickey Pearce, infielder, manager (d. 1908)
• 1892 - Ed Appleton, pitcher (d. 1932)
• 1896 - Ralph Miller, infielder (d. 1939)
• 1904 - Pepper Martin, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1965)
• 1924 - Al Rosen, infielder; All-Star
• 1932 - Paul Giel, pitcher (d. 2002)
• 1944 - Steve Mingori, pitcher (d. 2008)
• 1952 - Al Autry, pitcher
• 1956 - Jerry Fry, catcher
• 1960 - Bill Long, pitcher
• 1972 - Heath Hayes, minor league catcher
• 1976 - Terrence Long, outfielder

Deaths

• 1968 - Lena Blackburne, infielder, manager (b. 1886)
• 1920 - Ernie Courtney, infielder (b. 1875)
• 1948 - Rebel Oakes, outfielder, manager (b. 1883)
• 1996 - Ralph Rowe, coach (b. 1924)