Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 18
Events
[edit]- 1938 - The Washington Senators trade Joe Kuhel to the Chicago White Sox for Zeke Bonura.
- 1958 - In a move to change their image, the Los Angeles Dodgers announce that Emmett Kelly, their resident clown, will not perform in the 1958 season.
- 1985 - Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, who had been banned from association with organized baseball by former commissioner Bowie Kuhn due to their employment by Atlantic City casinos.
Births
[edit]- 1854 - Oscar Walker, outfielder (d. 1889)
- 1870 - Chappie Snodgrass, outfielder (d. 1951)
- 1874 - Nixey Callahan, outfielder, manager (d. 1934)
- 1882 - Joseph Myers, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1888 - Eddie Higgins, pitcher (d. 1959)
- 1888 - Wiley Taylor, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1893 - Russ Wrightstone, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1901 - Johnny Cooney, outfielder, manager (d. 1986)
- 1911 - Al Benton, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1968)
- 1916 - Hi Bithorn, pitcher (d. 1951)
- 1916 - Elbie Fletcher, infielder; All-Star (d. 1994)
- 1916 - Eddie Lake, infielder (d. 1995)
- 1918 - Bob Broeg, writer (d. 2005)
- 1919 - Mickey Rutner, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1919 - Hal White, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1925 - Fred Hatfield, infielder (d. 1998)
- 1926 - Dick Littlefield, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1927 - George Plimpton, writer (d. 2003)
- 1940 - Tony Martínez, infielder (d. 1991)
- 1941 - Pat Jarvis, pitcher
- 1946 - Van Kelly, infielder
- 1955 - Dwayne Murphy, outfielder
- 1957 - Rickey Keeton, pitcher
- 1960 - Matt Winters, outfielder
- 1962 - Brian Fisher, pitcher
- 1965 - Gerónimo Berroa, outfielder
- 1967 - Ken Edenfield, pitcher
- 1976 - Corky Miller, catcher
- 1976 - Tomokazu Ohka, pitcher
- 1976 - Scott Podsednik, outfielder; All-Star
- 1977 - Fernando Rodney, pitcher
- 1977 - Terrmel Sledge, outfielder
- 1981 - Darren Clarke, pitcher
- 1982 - Chad Cordero, pitcher; All-Star
- 1982 - Carlos Guevara, pitcher
- 1983 - Andy Sonnanstine, pitcher
Deaths
[edit]- 1892 - Phil Tomney, infielder (b. 1863)
- 1905 - Dick Higham, outfielder, manager (b. 1851)
- 1938 - Hobe Ferris, infielder (b. 1874)
- 1938 - Milo Netzel, infielder (b. 1886)
- 1949 - Rudy Sommers, pitcher (b. 1886)
- 1955 - Morrie Aderholt, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 1955 - Ty Helfrich, infielder (b. 1890)
- 1960 - Dixie Howell, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 1962 - Elmer Bliss, pitcher/outfielder (b. 1875)
- 1965 - Jack Quinlan, announcer (b. 1927)
- 1966 - Frank Bennett, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1968 - Heinie Meine, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1969 - Jack Bradley, catcher (b. 1893)
- 1970 - Frosty Thomas, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1971 - Tony Welzer, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1972 - Frank Bushey, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1975 - Whitey Ock, catcher (b. 1912)
- 1976 - Paul Maloy, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1979 - Percy Jones, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1984 - Charley Lau, catcher (b. 1933)
- 1986 - Bernard Malamud, author (b. 1914)
- 1993 - Buck Jordan, infielder (b. 1907)
- 2004 - Gene Bearden, pitcher (b. 1920)