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| 1965 |
Eleven days before his 84th birthday, Branch Rickey dies of heart failure while in intensive care at Boone County Memorial Hospital in Columbia (MO). The former executive of the Cardinals, Dodgers, and Pirates, named by ESPN as the most influential sports figure of the twentieth century, broke the color barrier in 1947 with the signing of Jackie Robinson and implemented the concept of farm systems for the major leagues.
 Branch Rickey (1953) |
| 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. |
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