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| 1954 |
The Phillies buy Connie Mack Stadium, once known as Shibe Park, for $1,675,000 from Arnold Johnson, the A's new owner, who acquired the ballpark as part of his purchase of the American League team. The Phils, who had been paying a minimal rent to share the park with the American League team, become the sole occupants of the aging downtown facility, their home for the next 15 seasons, when their Junior Circuit rivals move to Kansas City.Â
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| 1956 | Bob Feller, a future Hall of Fame hurler with the Indians, becomes the first president of a major league player association. One of many attempts by the players to form a union will prove to be very successful a decade later with the hiring of Marvin Miller to be the MLBPA's first executive director in 1966. |
| 1959 | After the Pirates reject the A's offer to exchange Dick Groat for Roger Maris, Kansas City, prohibited from trading the outfielder to the Yankees for 18 months, send the right fielder, shortstop Joe DeMaestri, and first baseman Kent Hadleyand to the Bronx for Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry. The American League put a moratorium on trades by Kansas City, hoping to alleviate the perception that the team was serving as a 'big league' farm club for the Bronx Bombers. |
| 1968 | The Angels trade two catchers, Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke, to the Kansas City A's for Hoyt Wilhelm. Before being traded to Atlanta in September, the right-handed knuckleballer will post a 5-7 record and ten saves while compiling a respectable ERA of 2.47 during his five months with the Halos. |
| 1987 | The A's obtain Jesse Orosco from the Mets and then trades the southpaw reliever along with shortstop Alfredo Griffin and right-hander Jay Howell to the Dodgers for pitchers Matt Young, Bob Welch, and Jack Savage. New York gets Savage and right-hand hurlers Wally Whitehurst and Kevin Tapani from Oakland to complete the three-team, eight-player deal. |
| 2020 | Dave Dombrowski, 64, becomes the Phillies president of baseball operations, replacing Andy MacPhail, who had planned to retire after the 2021 season but was willing to step aside sooner to make room for a new executive. Philadelphia's new operation's boss, taking over a team that hasn't had a winning record in nine years, has led the Expos, Marlins, Tigers, and Red Sox, winning four pennants and two Series titles during his 30+ years in the major leagues. |
6 Fact(s) Found