Events edit
- 1917 - Manager John McGraw is signed by the New York Giants to a five-year contract for $40,000 a year plus bonuses, making him the highest paid figure in Major League Baseball.
- 1935 - The New York Yankees purchase Pat Malone from the Chicago Cubs.
- 1953 - The St. Louis Browns sign Bob Elliott.
- 1959 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade Sad Sam Jones and a minor leaguer to the San Francisco Giants for Bill White and Ray Jablonski.
- 1962 - Elvin Tappe is named as the Chicago Cubs first head coach of the season in team's college of coaches plan.
- 1963 - The Cincinnati Reds sell Johnny Klippstein to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1981 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Bob Walk to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Matthews.
- 1989 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trade Félix Fermín to the Cleveland Indians for Jay Bell .
- 1997 - The Atlanta Braves trade David Justice and Marquis Grissom to the Cleveland Indians for Kenny Lofton and Alan Embree.
- 1997 - The Kansas City Royals release Bob Hamelin.
- 2008 - Opening Day in Major League Baseball is held in Japan's Tokyo Dome in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics.
Births edit
- 1856 - Martin Powell, infielder (d. 1888)
- 1862 - Charlie Geggus, pitcher (d. 1917)
- 1863 - Fred Smith, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1866 - Harry Lyons, outfielder (d. 1912)
- 1866 - Larry McKeon, pitcher (d. 1915)
- 1868 - Frank Dwyer, pitcher, manager (d. 1943)
- 1874 - Bill Carney, outfielder (d. 1938)
- 1875 - Dorsey Riddlemoser, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1879 - John Walsh, infielder (d. 1947)
- 1886 - Jimmy Walsh, infielder (d. 1947)
- 1887 - Clyde Milan, outfielder, manager (d. 1953)
- 1900 - Russ Miller, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1901 - John Fetzer, owner (d. 1991)
- 1915 - Chris Hartje, catcher (d. 1946)
- 1919 - Bill Evans, pitcher (d. 1983)
- 1922 - Billy Bowers, outfielder (d. 1996)
- 1930 - Rudy Minarcin, pitcher
- 1932 - Woodie Held, infielder
- 1933 - Nelson Chittum, pitcher
- 1944 - Jim Britton, pitcher
- 1945 - Jim Ellis, pitcher
- 1948 - Mike Nagy, pitcher
- 1955 - Lee Mazzilli, outfielder, manager; All-Star
- 1958 - Ray Tanner, college coach
- 1962 - Jeff Kunkel, infielder
- 1966 - Tom Glavine, pitcher; All-Star
- 1967 - Brian Barnes, pitcher
- 1969 - Travis Fryman, infielder; All-Star
- 1969 - Paul Menhart, pitcher
- 1969 - Scott Sanders, pitcher
- 1969 - Erik Schullstrom, pitcher
- 1969 - Dan Wilson, catcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Howard Battle, infielder
- 1975 - Adrián Hernández, pitcher
- 1977 - Brett Jodie, pitcher
- 1980 - Neal Cotts, pitcher
Deaths edit
- 1906 - Joe Cassidy, infielder (b. 1883)
- 1911 - Stanley Robison, manager (b. 1854)
- 1921 - Harry Arndt, infielder (b. 1879)
- 1928 - Homer Smoot, outfielder (b. 1878)
- 1930 - Bill Krieg, catcher (b. 1859)
- 1933 - Tom Donovan, outfielder (b. 1873)
- 1936 - Art Hagan, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1937 - Billy Murray, manager (b. 1864)
- 1941 - Eddie Hickey, infielder (b. 1872)
- 1949 - Jim Riley, outfielder (b. 1886)
- 1950 - Pussy Tebeau, outfielder (b. 1870)
- 1951 - Eddie Collins, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1887)
- 1951 - Dan Daub, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1958 - Al Shaw, catcher (b. 1873)
- 1966 - Bill Morrisette, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1981 - Red Morgan, infielder (b. 1883)
- 1985 - Joe Wood, infielder (b. 1919)
- 1986 - George Grant, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1999 - Cal Ripken Sr., manager (b. 1935)
- 2005 - Frank Zupo, catcher (b. 1939)
- 2019 - Jerry Schypinski, shortstop, 2nd baseman (b. 1931)