Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 22
Events
[edit]- 1919 - The Boston Braves trade Jimmy Smith to the New York Giants for Walter Holke.
- 1921 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Jimmy Ring and Greasy Neale to the Philadelphia Phillies for lefty Eppa Rixey.
- 1921 - Rabbit Maranville is traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Billy Southworth, Fred Nicholson and Walter Barbare.
- 1993 - The Kansas City Royals trade Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald to the St. Louis Cardinals for Félix José and Craig Wilson.
- 2005 - San Diego broadcaster Jerry Coleman is selected as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
Births
[edit]- 1854 - Jumbo McGinnis, pitcher (d. 1934)
- 1865 - Ed Silch, outfielder (d. 1895)
- 1868 - George Davies, pitcher (d. 1906)
- 1870 - Pussy Tebeau, outfielder (d. 1950)
- 1874 - Bill Klem, umpire, Hall of Famer (d. 1951)
- 1878 - Charlie Moran, catcher (d. 1949)
- 1884 - Jim Ball, catcher (d. 1963)
- 1891 - Clarence Mitchell, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1892 - Doc Waldbauer, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1895 - Ed Monroe, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1900 - Roy Spencer, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1909 - Art Bramhall, infielder (d. 1985)
- 1911 - Bill Baker, catcher (d. 2006)
- 1918 - Charles Finley, owner (d. 1996)
- 1919 - Johnny Lucadello, infielder (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Karl Drews, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1922 - Frankie Zak, infielder; All-Star (d. 1972)
- 1925 - Bob Wilson, outfielder (d. 1985)
- 1929 - Ryne Duren, pitcher; All-Star
- 1931 - Chet Nichols, Jr., pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1934 - Sparky Anderson, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer
- 1938 - Steve Barber, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2007)
- 1948 - Bruce Christensen, infielder
- 1948 - Tom Griffin, pitcher
- 1953 - Gerry Davis, umpire
- 1956 - Joe Lefebvre, outfielder
- 1963 - Don Wakamatsu, catcher
- 1965 - Eric Yelding, infielder
- 1968 - Kazuhiro Sasaki, pitcher; All-Star
- 1972 - John Halama, pitcher
- 1973 - Russ Johnson, infielder
- 1977 - J. J. Putz, pitcher; All-Star
- 1979 - Steve Colyer, pitcher
- 1980 - Ramón Nivar, outfielder
- 1982 - Kelly Johnson, outfielder
- 1983 - Casey Kotchman, infielder
Deaths
[edit]- 1890 - Bill Blair, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1892 - Ed Rowen, catcher (b. 1857)
- 1901 - Tom Kinslow, catcher (b. 1866)
- 1933 - Bill Shettsline, manager (b. 1863)
- 1938 - Mert Hackett, catcher (b. 1859)
- 1939 - Frank Morrissey, pitcher (b. 1876)
- 1954 - Chief Wilson, outfielder (b. 1883)
- 1957 - Jim Begley, infielder (b. 1902)
- 1962 - Paul Speraw, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1981 - Andy High, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1991 - Jimmy Pattison, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 2004 - Andy Seminick, catcher; All-Star (b. 1920)