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The following are the baseball events of the year 1909 throughout the world. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...
Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
This year in baseball | 2000s | | 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 See also:2006 in sports, 2008 in sports, list of years in sports. Scheduled Events For scheduled events of football (soccer), see: 2007 in football (soccer) January 17-January 27 - The 2007 Winter Universiade, also known as the World Student Games, will take place in Turin, Italy January 24: 2007...
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ...
The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
This year in baseball: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 8 - Ozzie Smith is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ...
This year in baseball: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 6 - Major League Baseball officials order Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory remarks he made in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine. ...
| | 1990s | | 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990 The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ...
This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 5 - Don Sutton, a 324-game winner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his fifth try. ...
The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June January 8 - For only the 7th time in major league history, the Baseball Writers Association of America fails to select a player for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1995 throughout the world. ...
The following are the events of the year 1994 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
// This year in baseball Events January - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, receiving 94% of the vote. ...
// This year in baseball Events January 7 - Pitchers Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 8 - Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Carew becoming the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. ...
// This year in baseball Events January 9 - Jim Palmer, a three-time American League Cy Young Award winner, and Joe Morgan, a two-time National League MVP, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first years of eligibility. ...
| | 1980s | | 1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980 1989 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 12 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 14 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 8 - Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and becomes the 16th player elected in his first year of eligibility. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 7 - Outfielder Lou Brock and knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 10 - Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale and Harmon Killebrew are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 12 - Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 13 - Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson become the 12th and 13th players elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 9 - Al Kaline and Duke Snider are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
| | 1970s | | 1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970 The following are the events of the year 1979 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 19 - Eddie Mathews is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America on 301 of 379 ballots. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January-March January 4 - Mary Shane is hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 14 - Ted Turner completes the purchase of 100 percent of the Atlanta Braves. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January-June January 23 - Ralph Kiner is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 16 - The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January-March January 3 - A group of investors, headed by shipbuilder George Steinbrenner, purchases the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million. ...
The following are the events of the year 1972 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 31 - The new Special Veterans Committee selects seven men for enshrinement to the Hall of Fame: former players Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard, and executive George Weiss. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1970 throughout the world. ...
| | 1960s | | 1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960 The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1968 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1967 throughout the world. ...
This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 20 - The Baseball Writers Association of America voters elect Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1964 throughout the world. ...
The following are the events of the year 1963 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the events of the year 1962 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1961 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1960 throughout the world. ...
| | 1950s | | 1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950 The following are the baseball events of the year 1959 throughout the world. ...
The following are the events of the year 1958 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1957 throughout the world. ...
September 30 Chicago White Sox pitcher Jim Derrington becomes the youngest pitcher in modern history to start a game. ...
The following are the events of the year 1955 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1954 throughout the world. ...
The following are the events of the year 1953 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the events of the year 1952 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1950 throughout the world. ...
| | 1940s | | 1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940 The following are the baseball events of the year 1949 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1948 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1947 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1946 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1945 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1944 throughout the world. ...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1942 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1941 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1940 throughout the world. ...
| | 1930s | | 1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930 == July == July 4 = Lou Gehrig day was held at Yankee Stadium,Lou said in his speech that he is the luckiest man on the face of the earth. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1938 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1937 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1936 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1933 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1932 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1931 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world. ...
| | 1920s | | 1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920 The following are the baseball events of the year 1929 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1928 throughout the world. ...
April 12 - President Calvin Coolidge throws out the first ball in Washington D.C. as the Washington Senators lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-2. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1925 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1924 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1923 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1922 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1921 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1920 throughout the world. ...
| | 1910s | | 1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910 The following are the baseball events of the year 1919 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1918 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1917 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1916 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1915 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1914 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1913 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1912 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1911 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1910 throughout the world. ...
| | 1900s | | 1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900 The following are the baseball events of the year 1908 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1907 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1906 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1905 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1904 throughout the world. ...
Births June 19 - Lou Gehrig - Hall of Fame First baseman ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1902 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1901 throughout the world. ...
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| | 1890s | | 1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890 The following are the baseball events of the year 1899 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1898 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world. ...
Births February 6 - Babe Ruth all-time legendary home run hitter ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1894 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1892 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1890 throughout the world. ...
| | 1880s | | 1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880 The following are the baseball events of the year 1889 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1887 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1886 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1885 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1883 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1882 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1881 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1880 throughout the world. ...
| | 1870s | | 1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870 The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1878 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1877 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1876 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1875 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1874 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1873 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1871 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1870 throughout the world. ...
| | Early Years | | 1869 • 1845-1868 The following are the baseball events of the year 1869 throughout the world. ...
The following are the baseball events of the years 1845 through 1868 throughout the world. ...
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A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ...
Bud Fowler, the first professional black baseball player with one of his teams, Western of Keokuk, Iowa The Negro Leagues were American professional baseball leagues comprising predominantly African-American teams. ...
Part of the History of baseball series. ...
Champions The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1887âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,4,8,9,20,21,33,40 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891âpresent) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882-1889) Ballpark PNC Park (2001âpresent) Three Rivers Stadium...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1998âpresent) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901âpresent) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000âpresent) Tiger Stadium(1961-1999) a. ...
Awards and honors MLB Statistical Leaders American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ...
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ...
Tyrus Raymond Ty Cobb (December 18, 1886 â July 17, 1961), nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was a Hall of Fame baseball player. ...
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In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...
Tyrus Raymond Ty Cobb (December 18, 1886 â July 17, 1961), nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was a Hall of Fame baseball player. ...
Red Murray of the New York Giants. ...
RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page â a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Tyrus Raymond Ty Cobb (December 18, 1886 â July 17, 1961), nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was a Hall of Fame baseball player. ...
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WINS can refer to: Windows Internet Naming Service. ...
George Joseph Mullin (born July 4, 1880, Toledo, Ohio - died January 7, 1944, Wabash, Indiana) was a pitcher with a 14 year career from 1902 to 1915. ...
Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs at the West Side Grounds in 1903. ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
Harry William Hal Krause (July 12, 1888 - October 23, 1940) was a former professional baseball player. ...
Christopher Christy Mathewson (August 12, 1880 - October 7, 1925), nicknamed The Big Six, The Christian Gentleman, or Matty, was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn strikes out swinging to Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz (not pictured). ...
Frank Smith can refer to: Frank Smith[1] (Born in 1968), a french radio producer and poet Sir Frank Smith (senator) (1822â1901), a Canadian Senator and Entrepreneur Sir Frank Edward Smith (1876â1970), physicist. ...
Orval Overall was a major league baseball pitcher during the early 1900s. ...
Major League Baseball final standings American League final standings American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1998âpresent) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901âpresent) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000âpresent) Tiger Stadium(1961-1999) a. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) West Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43 Name Oakland Athletics (1968âpresent) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Ballpark McAfee Coliseum (1968âpresent) a. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) East Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1 ⢠4 ⢠8 ⢠9 ⢠27 ⢠42 Name Boston Red Sox (1907âpresent) See Nicknames before Red Sox for disputed nicknames Ballpark Fenway Park (1912âpresent) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2,3,4,9,11,16,19,72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904âpresent) White Stockings (1900-1903) St. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) East Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913âpresent) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as Americans...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) East Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4,5,8,20,22,33 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954âpresent) St. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Name Minnesota Twins (1961âpresent) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-???? Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1903-1960) A.K.A Clark Griffith Park (1922) A.K.A National Park (III...
National League final standings The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1887âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,4,8,9,20,21,33,40 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891âpresent) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882-1889) Ballpark PNC Park (2001âpresent) Three Rivers Stadium...
Major league affiliations National League (1876âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Name Chicago Cubs (1902âpresent) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1889) (a. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883âpresent) West Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,4,11,24,27,30,36,44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958âpresent) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT&T Park (2000...
Major league affiliations National League (1890âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,5,8,10,18,20,24 Name Cincinnati Reds (1876âpresent) (Referred to as Redlegs 1953-1958) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003âpresent) Riverfront Stadium (1970-2002) a. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883âpresent) East Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,14,20,32,36 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1883âpresent) unofficially Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944-1945) Philadelphia Phillies (1883-2006) Philadelphia Quakers (1882-1882) (Commonly referred to as Blue Jays 1944-1945 despite formal name...
Major league affiliations National League (1890âpresent) West Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,4,19,20,24,32,39,42,53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958âpresent) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912), (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) (Also referred to as Trolley Dodgers 1911-1931) Brooklyn...
Major league affiliations National League (1892âpresent) Central Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,6,9,14,17,20,42,45,85 Name St. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876âpresent) East Division (1994âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,21,35,41,42,44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966âpresent) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston...
Events Births March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ...
Melvin Thomas (Mel) Ott (March 2, 1909 â November 21, 1958), nicknamed Master Melvin, was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). ...
March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in leap years). ...
Ervin Pete Fox (March 8, 1909 â July 5, 1966) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. ...
March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ...
Emil Dutch Leonard (March 25, 1909-April 17, 1983) was a right-handed knuckleballer who pitched twenty seasons from 1933-1936; 1938-1953 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs. ...
March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ...
Lon Warneke (March 28, 1909 Mount Ida, AR - June 23, 1976 Hot Springs, AR) was an American baseball player who played for two teams, the Chicago Cubs and the St. ...
April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...
Claude William Passeau (April 9, 1909 - August 30, 2003) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...
April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ...
William Henry Bucky Walters (April 19, 1909 - April 20, 1991) was a American Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher. ...
May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...
Michael Franklin Pinky Higgins (May 27, 1909 - March 21, 1969) was a Major League Baseball player for three teams and the manager or general manager of the Boston Red Sox during the period of 1955 through 1965. ...
July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ...
William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 - September 5, 1992) was a Major League Baseball player during the 1930s and 1940s. ...
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
Melvin Leroy Harder (October 15, 1909 - October 20, 2002), nicknamed Chief, was a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who later became a highly regarded pitching coach. ...
October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ...
William Crutcher Lee (October 21, 1909 - June 15, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player from 1934 to 1947 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Braves. ...
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
Harry Gunboat Gumbert (born November 5, 1909 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania; died January 4, 1995 in Wimberley, Texas) was a pitcher for Major League Baseball. ...
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Stan Hack, a major league baseball player known as Smilin Stan for his good-natured appearance, was the regular third baseman for the Chicago Cubs during one of their greatest runs as a franchise, from the early 1930s to the mid 1940s. ...
Deaths - February 4 - John Clarkson, 47, pitcher for Chicago, Boston and Cleveland who won over 325 games, then an NL record, with six 30-win seasons including 53 in 1885; pitched 1885 no-hitter, led NL in innings four times and in strikeouts, games and complete games three times each.
- April 6 - Doggie Miller, 44, catcher for Pittsburgh from 1884 to 1893 who scored 80 runs five times, batted .339 for 1894 St. Louis Browns.
- April 29 - Mike "Doc" Powers, who was catching in the first game played in Shibe Park in Philadelphia when he crashed into a wall going after a pop fly. He remained in the game, but suffered from internal injuries that took his life two weeks later, when gangrene set in after three operations. He was the first major leaguer to die from injuries sustained during a game.
- July 5 - Frank Selee, 49, manager who guided Boston to five pennants (1891-93, 1895-96), later built foundation of championship Cubs teams; .607 winning percentage was highest among managers of 1500 games, 1284 victories ranked second all-time upon retirement.
- September 17 - Herman Long, 43, shortstop for the Boston Beaneaters who batted .300 four times, led NL in runs in 1893 and home runs in 1900; set career marks for putouts and total chances, led league in double plays three times and in putouts and fielding average twice each.
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