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| 1901 | It is rumored the National League's leading hitter and the Phillies' top player, Napoleon Lajoie, has jumped to the new American League's Philadelphia franchise. |
| 1942 | At the Folsom Correctional facility in California, the annual game between big leaguers and the prison inmates is halted as the guards search for two convicts who have tried to escaped. The escapees are caught, but the game does not resume with the visiting team ahead 24-5 at the end of seven innings. |
| 1956 | At the age of 93, Connie Mack dies in Philadelphia. The 'Tall Tactician' is the major league's all-time winningest (3731 victories) and losingest (3948 defeats) manager. |
| 1972 | Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Special Committee on the Negro League Hall of Fame selection of Buck Leonard and Josh Gibson. |
| 1973 | The owners’ announce 'Early Bird' spring training, which is scheduled to begin next week will be canceled until negotiations with the Players' Association are completed. The lockout will last until the end of the month. |
| 1982 | The longest-playing infield foursome is broken up as the Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to the A's for minor leaguer Lance Hudson. The second baseman had played with Steve Garvey, Ron Cey and Bill Russell since 1974. |
| 2006 | After rejecting an earlier proposal by 8-5 margin just a few hours ago, the District of Columbia Council reverses itself and approves a revised lease for new Washington D.C. ballpark. At the urging of Mayor Anthony A. Williams the council reconvenes and votes 9-4 to approve the deal after attaching legislation capping the district's total cost at bit less than $611 million. |
| 2006 | Wayne Krivsky, a leading candidate for the job in 2004, is finally selected as the Reds general manager. The 51-year old former Twins executive replaces Dan O’Brien, who was fired by new owner Bob Castellini in an effort to select his own baseball people. |
| 2006 | Johnny Damon, former beloved Red Sox outfielder who signed as free agent with the hated Yankees, takes out a full page ad in the Boston Globe thanking fans for their loyalty and support. As one of the most popular players in franchise history, the long-hair self proclaimed ‘idiot’ incurred the wrath of Beantown when he left town for a $52 million, four-year contract to play in the Bronx. |
| 2008 | In a long and drawn-out 5-for-1 deal, the Mariners finally land Erik Bedard (13-5, 3.16) from the Orioles. In exchange for their Opening Day pitcher last season, Baltimore receives center fielder Adam Jones, veteran southpaw reliever George Sherrill, and pitching prospects Chris Tillman,Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio from the Emerald City. |
| 2008 | The Brewers exercise manager Ned Yost's 2009 option. The 53-year-old skipper led Milwaukee to its first winning season since 1992, finishing second in the NL Central with a 83-79 won-loss record. |
| 2009 | In the softball championship game of the Leadoff Classic, Kylie Reynolds of Kent State strikes out 18 Stetson batters en route to throwing a nine-inning no-hitter. The Golden Flashes' junior sets a new school record for strikeouts in her 1-0 masterpiece at Patricia Wilson Field. |
12 Fact(s) Found