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| 1943 | Spring training camps began opening in northern locations due to wartime travel restrictions. Some of the locales include Bear Mountain, NY (Dodgers); French Lick Springs, IN (Cubs and White Sox); Asbury Park, NJ (Yankees); Medford, MA (Red Sox); and Wallingford, CT (Braves). |
| 1957 | Indian general manager Hank Greenberg turns down the Red Sox's million-dollar offer for pitcher Herb Score. The former slugger says the Tribe is building for the future and not into selling its premier players. |
| 1974 |
Country singer Charley Pride, best known for the songs I'm Just Me and Kiss An Angel Good Mornin', plays for the Texas Rangers in an exhibition game at the team's Pompano Beach training camp. The former Negro League right-hander grounds out and singles in two at-bats in the team's 14-2 loss to Jim Palmer and the Orioles.
Gift of Charley Pride |
| 1981 | After being declared a free agent because the Red Sox mailed his contract one day past the contractual deadline, Carlton Fisk signs a $3.5 million deal with the White Sox. On Opening Day, the 33-year-old catcher will hit an eighth-inning three-run home run to tie the score, 3-3, which proves to be the difference in Chicago's eventual 5-3 victory over his old team at Fenway Park. |
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