Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 28
Events
[edit]- 1889 - The Indianapolis Hoosiers trade John Healy to the Washington Nationals for Jim Whitney.
- 1913 - The St. Louis Browns trade Buzzy Wares to minor league team the Montgomery Black Sox in exchange for use their stadium during spring training, rent-free.
- 1934 - Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg while sliding home on a double steal in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees and is out for the season.
- 1977 - Texas Rangers second baseman Lenny Randle, upset for having been benched during spring training, physically confronts manager Frank Lucchesi, sending him to the hospital with a shattered cheekbone.
- 1977 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Joel Youngblood and Pat Darcy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill and Mike Caldwell.
- 1978 - The Oakland Athletics release veteran first baseman Dick Allen, ending his 15-year career.
- 1986 - The Boston Red Sox trade Mike Easler to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor.
- 1988 - The New York Yankees waive knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday.
- 1991 - Central Methodist University defeats Maryville University 43-0 to set a National Collegiate Athletic Association record for runs in a game.
- 1999 - The Baltimore Orioles make the first visit to Cuba by major leaguers since 1959, and defeat a team of Cuban amateurs by a score of 3 - 2 in 11 innings.
- 2000 - The Philadelphia Phillies obtain Mickey Morandini from the Montreal Expos for cash.
- 2001 - The New York Yankees trade Glenallen Hill to the Anaheim Angels for Darren Blakely.
- 2001 - The San Diego Padres trade Matt Clement to the Florida Marlins for Mark Kotsay.
Births
[edit]- 1875 - Jimmy Barrett, outfielder (d. 1921)
- 1875 - Harry Gleason, infielder (d. 1961)
- 1890 - Johnny Johnston, outfielder (d. 1940)
- 1894 - Lee King, outfielder (d. 1938)
- 1898 - Chief Yellow Horse, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1899 - Gussie Busch, owner (d. 1989)
- 1907 - Walt Masters, pitcher (d. 1992)
- 1909 - Lon Warneke, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1976)
- 1915 - Joe Krakauskas, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1919 - Vic Raschi, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1988)
- 1920 - Babe Martin, outfielder
- 1929 - Bill MacDonald, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1936 - Jimmie Coker, catcher (d. 1991)
- 1961 - Glenn Davis, infielder; All-Star
- 1964 - Mike Fitzgerald, infielder
- 1967 - Shawn Boskie, pitcher
- 1967 - Larry Gonzales, catcher
- 1969 - Craig Paquette, infielder
- 1973 - Paul Wilson, pitcher
- 1974 - Ryan Christenson, outfielder
- 1975 - Steve Sparks, pitcher
- 1975 - Julio Zuleta, infielder
- 1981 - Edwar Ramírez, pitcher
Deaths
[edit]- 1907 - Chick Stahl, outfielder, manager (b. 1873)
- 1916 - Eddie Hohnhorst, infielder (b. 1885)
- 1918 - Joe Fogarty, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1919 - Steve Toole, pitcher (b. 1859)
- 1931 - Ban Johnson, AL President; Hall of Famer (b. 1864)
- 1933 - Tom McCarthy, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1939 - Fred Goldsmith, pitcher (b. 1856)
- 1946 - Chick Fullis, outfielder (b. 1904)
- 1946 - Cum Posey, Negro League owner (b. 1890)
- 1947 - Johnny Evers, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1881)
- 1950 - Henry Clarke, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1950 - Ernie Ross, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1951 - Joe Murphy, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1953 - Jim Thorpe, outfielder (b. 1887)
- 1955 - Tom Lynch, outfielder (b. 1860)
- 1958 - Chuck Klein, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1904)
- 1961 - Powel Crosley, owner (b. 1886)
- 1961 - Jim Hackett, infielder (b. 1877)
- 1972 - Donie Bush, infielder, manager (b. 1887)
- 1972 - Cy Moore, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1975 - Hy Gunning, infielder (b. 1888)
- 1989 - Nick Bremigan, umpire (b. 1945)
- 1990 - Johnny Neun, infielder, manager (b. 1900)
- 1993 - Ray Flanigan, pitcher (b. 1923)
- 2003 - Sam Bowens, outfielder (b. 1939)