Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 24
Events
[edit]- 1933 - Babe Ruth takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.
- 1936 - Paul Dean signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.
- 1953 - Larry Raines, on leave from military service, plays his first game for the Hankyu Braves.
- 1961 - The New York State Senate approves $55 million in funding for Shea Stadium.
- 1967 - The Houston Astros trade Sandy Alomar, Sr. to the New York Mets for Derrell Griffith.
- 1972 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals for Julián Javier.
- 1973 - The Cleveland Indians trade Ray Fosse to the Oakland Athletics for George Hendrick and Dave Duncan.
- 1983 - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee agrees to stage a six-team exhibition baseball tournament as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
- 1984 - The Detroit Tigers trade John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman.
- 2001 - Tim Belcher announces his retirement.
- 2006 - The Boston Red Sox claimed first baseman Hee-Seop Choi off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Births
[edit]- 1854 - Pat Sullivan, manager (d. 1896)
- 1863 - Jim McCauley, catcher (d. 1930)
- 1872 - Kip Selbach, outfielder (d. 1956)
- 1874 - Roy Thomas, outfielder (d. 1959)
- 1882 - Joe Bernard, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1891 - Ernie Shore, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1893 - George Sisler, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1973)
- 1906 - Pat Veltman, catcher (d. 1980)
- 1907 - Gus Dugas, outfielder (d. 1997)
- 1912 - Jud McLaughlin, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1925 - Dick Kryhoski, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1937 - Dick Egan, pitcher
- 1937 - Bob Tillman, catcher (d. 2000)
- 1942 - Jesús Alou, outfielder
- 1956 - Garry Templeton, infielder; All-Star
- 1958 - Bruce Hurst, pitcher; All-Star
- 1960 - Dwight Taylor, designated hitter
- 1961 - Al Chambers, designated hitter
- 1962 - Ron Robinson, pitcher
- 1969 - José Cabrera, pitcher
- 1970 - Wilson Álvarez, pitcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Steve Karsay, pitcher
- 1974 - Jamie Arnold, pitcher
- 1976 - Joe Davenport, pitcher
- 1976 - Scott Wiggins, pitcher
- 1979 - Norris Hopper, outfielder
- 1981 - Dirk Hayhurst, pitcher
- 1982 - Corey Hart, outfielder; All-Star
- 1982 - Dustin McGowan, pitcher
- 1982 - Heath Phillips, pitcher
- 1982 - Robinson Tejeda, pitcher
- 1983 - Chad Gaudin, pitcher
- 1983 - Devon Lowery, pitcher
Deaths
[edit]- 1914 - Jim Brennan, catcher (b. 1863)
- 1918 - Jack Farrell, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1919 - John Bates, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1921 - Larry McLean, catcher (b. 1881)
- 1936 - Charlie Parsons, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1938 - Al Burris, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1938 - Joe Dolan, infielder (b. 1873)
- 1966 - George O'Brien, catcher (b. 1889)
- 1971 - Verlon Walker, coach (b. 1929)
- 1972 - Dick Coffman, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1983 - George Darrow, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1996 - Ray Pepper, outfielder (b. 1905)
- 1996 - Jerry Robertson, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 1999 - Birdie Tebbetts, catcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1912)
- 2002 - Mace Brown, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1909)