| << Yesterday | Today in A's History |
Tomorrow>> |
4 Fact(s) Found
| 1959 | The White Sox deal right fielder Johnny Callison to the Phillies in exchange for infielder Gene Freese, who played in Chicago for one year after the trade before returning to the Southside team in 1965. Philadelphia's new outfielder will become the mainstay in the City of Brotherly Love, compiling a .271 average and hitting 185 home runs (at the time, the fifth-best in franchise history) while providing rock-solid defense during his decade with the team. |
| 1977 | The A's announce a deal, which will send pitcher Vida Blue to Cincinnati for outfielder Dave Revering and $1.75 million in cash. Baseball commissioner Kuhn will cancel the proposed trade, stating the transaction would be bad for baseball because it would benefit a strong team without losing significant talent. |
| 2013 | At the start of the annual Winter Meetings, Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark announces the induction of managers Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, and Tony LaRussa into Cooperstown next summer. The trio of skippers, who have accumulated 7,558 regular-season wins, 17 pennants, and eight World Series titles, was elected unanimously by the 16-member Expansion Era Committee. |
| 2015 | Major League Baseball issues a recommendation for all its 30 teams to install netting to protect their fans sitting in front of the most exposed field-level seats. The suggested protective shield, which would extend from one dugout to the other, will be implemented by most clubs before opening day, with the Mets, Pirates, and Twins already in compliance, having netting down the first and third base foul lines. |
4 Fact(s) Found