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AndyMacFAIL:
On January 13 in Baseball History...
1922 - Buck Weaver applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement. The Black Sox infielder remains banned for life due to allegations of throwing the 1919 World Series to the Reds along with seven other Chicago White Sox players.
1939 - Yankees owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert dies. Four days later Ed Barrow is elected president to succeed Colonel Ruppert.
1958 - New York Senator Kenneth Keating proposes a ban on all major league telecasts within a one hundred mile radius of minor league territories.
1959 - Hoping to lure the Phillies to New Jersey, State Senator Joe Cowgill introduces a bill to build a stadium in Camden. This action is motivated by Phillies owner Bob Carpenter's threat of leaving Philadelphia unless a new stadium is built.
1972 - Bernice Gera, barred for five years due to gender discrimination, wins her landmark lawsuit against the National Association of Baseball Leagues (NABL). The Ernest, New York housewife will become the first female umpire in a professional game when she makes her debut in June at Geneva, N.Y., arbitrating a New York-Penn League contest.
1978 - At the age of 90, Hall of fame manager Joe McCarthy dies. The former Cubs (1926-30), Yankees (1931-46), and Red Sox (1948-50) skipper compiled a 1460-867 (.627) record winning nine pennants and seven World Championships during his 24-year tenure in the dugout.
1982 - Both Henry Aaron (Braves, Brewers) and Frank Robinson (Reds, Orioles, Dodgers, Angels, Indians) are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. 'Hammering Hank' falls just nine votes short of being the first player to be elected unanimously by the BBWAA.
1988 - Steve Garvey retires. He hit just .211 in his last season and was not offered a new contract by the Padres.
1996 - Cuban defector Liván Hernández agrees to a $4.5 million four-year deal, which includes a record $2.5 million bonus, to pitch for the Marlins. The 20-year old right-hander, known as 'El Duque', will post a mediocre 24-24 record during his four years with the club, but will play a pivotal role in the team's 1997 World Championship, winning both of his World Series starts.
2005 - The owners unanimously approve the $223 million sale of the Brewers to Mark Attanasio, a Los Angeles investor. The purchase of team, formerly owned by the family of commissioner Bud Selig, ensures Milwaukee will keep their team due to a 30-year lease to play in newly built Miller Park.
2005 - Marvin Miller, 88, the former executive-director of the Major League Players Association who helped to forever change the nature of the player-owner relationship, receives the Fuchs Award from the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The honor, named in for Judge Emil E. Fuchs who owned the hometown Braves from 1929 through 1935, is given for "long and meritorious service to baseball."
2005 - Under the watchful eye of national lawmakers, major league baseball and the players association agree in principle on a stricter steroid-testing policy. The new program will randomly test players year-round having first-time offenders suspended for 10 days and a fourth violation resulting in a one year ban for the offending player.
2005 - Hoping to sway the veterans' committee, North Dakota’s House of Representatives approves a resolution proclaiming native son Roger Maris (Indians, A's, Yankees, Cardinals) should be elected to the Hall of Fame. The lawmakers’ action, which was sponsored by Rep. Andy Maragos, orders the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the 85 members of the baseball veterans' committee, which includes the 60 living members enshrined in Cooperstown.
2006 - Johnny Estrada, who filed for arbitration after being traded from the Braves for relievers Lance Cormier and Oscar Villarreal, agrees to a $2 million, one-year contract to catch for the Diamondbacks. The former All-Star backstop had limited playing time after a mid-season home plate collision with Angels’ center fielder Darin Erstad.
2006 - The much-anticipated trial to determine if Angels owner Arte Moreno violated a 10-year-old contract with Anaheim, in which the city claims to have lost $100 million in tourism and merchandising revenue, when the franchise’s name was changed from the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the city of Anaheim begins. Some of the people in the crowded courtroom were wearing Angel-colored red T-shirts imprinted with the words, "We Are Not L.A."
2009 - Appearing on Larry King Live, President George W. Bush makes it very clear he doesn't have any interest in becoming baseball's commissioner when Bud Selig leaves the post. The former owner of the Rangers, who leaves office in seven days, tells the CNN talk show host he isn't looking to get back into the game in any capacity.
2009 - After the all-time-career saves leader passes a physical, the Brewers announce their $6 million, one-year deal with free-agent reliever Trevor Hoffman. The 41-year-old right hander, a fixture in the Padres bullpen since 1993, has compiled 554 saves in 930 relief appearances during his 16-year tenure in the major leagues.
2010 - The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Adam LaRoche as a free agent.
2010 - The Royals hire former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost to be a special advisor for the team. The 54-year-old is hired by Kansas City GM Dayton Moore, who met the former major league catcher when they both worked in the Braves organization.
2010 - Ryan Church and the Pirates come to terms on a $1.5 million, one-year deal. The 31-year old left-handed hitting outfielder, who batted .273 with the Mets and Braves in an injury-plagued season last year, is expected to be the Bucs' fourth outfielder, backing up Brandon Moss, Andrew McCutchen, and Lastings Milledge.
2015 - The Miami Marlins signed Nick Masset as a free agent.
2016 - The Miami Marlins signed Edwin Jackson as a free agent.
2017 - The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Micah Johnson to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for player to be named or cash.
2017 - The Washington Nationals signed Neal Cotts as a free agent.
2018 - The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros in exchange for Joe Musgrove, Michael Feliz, Colin Moran and Jason Martin.
Baseball Birthdays on January 13...
1865 - Kirby, John
1869 - Smith, Jud
1875 - Ziegler, Charlie
1880 - Anderson, Goat
1888 - Bonin, Luther
1889 - Konnick, Mike
1889 - Sherry, Fred
1899 - Keck, Cactus
1901 - Schulte, Fred
1904 - Hearn, Bunny
1905 - Wilson, Charlie
1908 - Jordan, Jimmy
1909 - Wood, Spades
1915 - Dejan, Mike
1915 - Milosevich, Mike
1916 - Rowell, Bama
1917 - Wentzel, Stan
1918 - Mesner, Steve
1918 - Fagan, Everett
1918 - O'Neill, Emmett
1920 - Guintini, Ben
1929 - Savransky, Moe
1930 - Margoneri, Joe
1940 - Brand, Ron
1944 - Jaster, Larry
1948 - Cain, Les
1949 - Buskey, Mike
1949 - Foor, Jim
1950 - Tyson, Mike
1950 - Forsch, Bob
1952 - Galasso, Bob
1953 - Jones, Odell
1954 - Comer, Steve
1958 - Madden, Mike
1958 - Roof, Gene
1962 - Mitchell, Kevin
1964 - Robidoux, Billy Jo
1964 - Nunez, Jose
1969 - Foster, Kevin
1969 - Miller, Orlando
1972 - Dessens, Elmer
1975 - Childers, Jason
1981 - Capellan, Jose
1981 - Rasner, Darrell
1982 - Pena, Willy Mo
1983 - Sisco, Andrew
1987 - Drake, Oliver
1989 - Hembree, Heath
1991 - Milner, Hoby
Baseball Deaths on January 13...
1890 - Gladmon, Buck
1891 - Connors, Joe
1899 - Carl, Fred
1903 - Conway, Pete
1914 - Clapp, Aaron
1917 - Garry, Jim
1927 - Ingersoll, Bob
1929 - West, Buck
1944 - Elberfeld, Kid
1946 - Speer, Kid
1951 - Miller, Charlie
1954 - Perry, Clay
1955 - Dinneen, Bill
1965 - Kocher, Brad
1967 - Gelbert, Charlie
1968 - Schwind, Art
1968 - Herbert, Ernie
1968 - Lang, Marty
1977 - Ostergard, Red
1978 - Jacobson, Merwin
1978 - Clowers, Bill
1980 - Swartz, Monty
1980 - Sproull, Charlie
1986 - Garcia, Mike
1987 - Morgan, Tom
1989 - Ankenman, Pat
1989 - Morehart, Ray
1990 - Jarvis, Roy
1993 - Pyle, Harlan
1994 - Vico, George
2003 - Rudolph, Ernie
2004 - Goliat, Mike
2008 - Podres, Johnny
2009 - Gomez, Preston
2013 - Hernandez, Enzo
2016 - Arroyo, Luis
2019 - Stottlemyre, Mel
AndyMacFAIL:
On January 14 in Baseball History...
1919 - John McGraw, Charles A. Stoneham, and Tammany politician Judge Francis X. McQuade buy controlling interest in the Giants from the John Brush estate. Having drawn just 265,000 fans in 1918, the club is sold at a bargain price. The trio will spend many days in courtrooms fighting among themselves, as well as fending off government charges about Stoneham's business practices.
1940 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit players and farm hands. Citing cover-ups of the movement of players within its organization, Landis hands freedom to Roy Cullenbine, Benny McCoy, Lloyd Dietz, and Steve Rachunok from the parent roster and orders $47,250 paid as compensation to 14 players. Johnny Sain is one of 23 players who will later make it to the major leagues.
1954 - Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe elope and get married at City Hall in San Francisco. The couple, who had captivated the nation with their romance, will split up in less than a year.
1963 - The White Sox trade shortstop Luis Aparicio and outfielder Al Smith to the Orioles for pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm along with former Rookie of the Year shortstop Ron Hansen, outfielder Dave Nicholson and third baseman Pete Ward. During his six season in the Windy City, the right-handed knuckleballer will post a 41-33 record along with 98 saves while compiling a minuscule ERA of 1.92.
1970 - Johnny Murphy, the Mets general manager who had seen his team rise from the N.L. cellar to the world championship, dies of a heart attack at age 61. Murphy was a star relief pitcher for the Yankees in the 1930s and early 1940s.
1976 - WTCG-TV owner Ted Turner obtains 100% of the Atlanta Braves for $12 million. 'Captain Ted' purchases the club to provide sport programming for his local channel 17, but when the FCC permits the station to use a satellite late in 1976 to broadcast shows on cable networks, the franchise, now available to be viewed by millions of subscribers, will become known as America's Team.
1981 - Frank Robinson is named manager of the Giants replacing Dave Bristol, who was dismissed by Bob Lurie at the winter baseball meetings in Dallas last month. Robinson becomes the first black skipper in the National League after having the distinction of being the first in baseball history when he managed the Indians in 1975
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Hunter made his name as the ace of the Oakland A's staff in their championship years and made his fortune as one of the first free agents. Williams set a N.L. record by playing in 1,117 consecutive games and accumulating 426 home runs and a batting title.
1998 - The Astros trade James Mouton to the Padres in exchange for hurler Sean Bergman. The right-hander will post a 12-9 record in Houston, and the Friars' new outfielder will hit a meager .190 in his only season in San Diego.
2000 - The Cardinals trade third baseman Fernando Tatis and right-hander Britt Reames to the Expos for right-hander Dustin Hermanson and left-hander closer Steve Kline.
2002 - Saying his heart has always been in San Francisco, Barry Bonds avoids arbitration by agreeing to a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants. The contract also calls for 10-year personal services commitment at the end of the 37-year old left fielder's playing days.
2006 - In an attempt to buy time as closer Eric Gagne recovers from elbow surgery, the Dodgers trade right-hander Edwin Jackson and prospect lefty Chuck Tiffany to the Devil Rays to obtain All-Star penmen Danys Baez, Lance Carter as well as a minor league player to be named. Baez, who saved 41 games for Tampa Bay last season, will become the team’s closer until Gagne is ready to return.
2007 - According to an anonymous team official, the Blue Jays avoid arbitration by coming to terms with Lyle Overbay (.312, 22, 92). The 29-year old first baseman agrees to a four-year deal worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.
2008 - The Cardinals and Blue Jays swap their All-Star third basemen as Scott Rolen (.265, 8, 62) goes north of the border, and Troy Glaus (.262, 20, 58) heads to the Gateway to the West. Rolen, known not to be fan of Tony La Russa, his former manager, joins one-time teammate David Eckstein on the left side of the diamond in Toronto.
2008 - In an effort to replace Andruw Jones, their former Glove Glover in centerfield, the Braves acquire Mark Kotsay from the rebuilding A's in exchange for reliever Joey Devine and a minor league pitching prospect. Additionally, Atlanta will pick up approximately $5 million of their new outfielder's $7.35 million salary.
2009 - Avoiding arbitration, the Angels agree to a $5,775,000, one-year deal with Chone Figgins, the club's versatile switch-hitter. The 30-year old, who led the team with 34 stolen bases last season, has played mostly third base, but has also been employed at second, short and in the outfield by Halos' skipper Mike Scioscia.
2009 - The Chicago White Sox signed Bartolo Colon as a free agent.
2010 - Reportedly turning down a more lucrative two-year deal with San Francisco, Adam LaRoche finalizes a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks that guarantees the first baseman $6 million for next season. The 30-year-old corner infielder played for Atlanta, Boston and Pittsburgh last year compiling a .277 batting average with 25 homers along with 83 RBIs.
2011 - The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Thome as a free agent.
2012 - The Yankees deal Jesus Montero, considered to be the top catching prospect in the major leagues, to the Mariners to obtain Michael Pineda, a promising 22-year-old starting pitcher. Having given up their prized backstop, the Bronx Bombers add to their rotation an All-star righhander, who posted a 9-10 record along with an ERA of 3.03, averaging nearly a strikeout per frame in 171 inning of work last season.
2015 - The Braves continue their youth movement, dealing Evan Gattis and right-handed prospect James Hoyt to the Astros for minor leaguers Rio Ruiz, Andrew Thurman, and Mike Foltynewicz. Earlier in the offseason, Atlanta obtained four prospects from the Padres in exchange for Justin Upton, and added starting pitcher Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins, another pitching prospect, from St. Louis when they traded Jayson Heyward and reliever Jordan Walden to the Cardinals.
2016 - "I think it is a plan that is in the best interest of the entire bay area and I have to give him [St. Pete's mayor Rick Kriseman] an awful lot of credit for perseverance and for crafting a plan that has the best interests of the citizens of St. Petersburg, protects their investment in that stadium and at the same time recognizes the fiscal reality of the situation." - BOB BUCKHORN, mayor of Tampa, Florida
The St. Petersburg's City Council votes 5-3, supporting a measure which allows the Rays to explore new stadium sites in Hillsborough County, which had, up to now, not been up for discussion due to the team's agreement to stay at Tropicana Field until 2027. The heralded deal looks out for taxpayers while securing the franchise's commitment to remain in the environs of the Tampa Bay area.
2016 - At the home of the Japanese consul general in Atlanta, Hank Aaron is honored with one of Japan’s highest awards when he is presented with the Gold Rays with Rosette, the fourth class of Order of the Rising Sun. The 81 year-old American home run king is commended, along with Sadaharu Oh, for his efforts towards the World Children’s Baseball Fair, an organization which fosters an environment of world understanding and cultural exchange through the celebration of the sport.
2016 - The New York Yankees signed Anthony Swarzak as a free agent.
Baseball Birthdays on January 14...
1856 - Fair, George
1856 - Foley, Curry
1867 - Kling, Bill
1868 - Newell, John
1869 - Shreve, Lev
1871 - Madison, Art
1874 - Taylor, Jack
1880 - Livingston, Paddy
1882 - Alberts, Cy
1885 - Perrine, Nig
1891 - Shovlin, John
1892 - Meyer, Billy
1894 - Decatur, Art
1898 - Wheeler, Dick
1899 - Miller, Ralph
1902 - Jolley, Smead
1903 - Scarritt, Russ
1911 - Gornicki, Hank
1915 - Joyce, Bob
1922 - Biasatti, Hank
1923 - Johnson, Ken
1930 - Daley, Pete
1937 - Siebert, Sonny
1939 - Valdespino, Sandy
1939 - Talton, Tim
1942 - Campbell, Dave
1943 - Clark, Ron
1943 - Marshall, Dave
1947 - Parker, Billy
1951 - Thomas, Derrel
1952 - Forster, Terry
1952 - Gross, Wayne
1954 - Boone, Danny
1957 - Brizzolara, Tony
1959 - Keener, Jeff
1960 - Jones, Ross
1961 - Redfield, Joe
1962 - Green, Gary
1967 - Fletcher, Paul
1970 - Cooke, Steve
1973 - Brohawn, Troy
1973 - Myers, Rod
1974 - Frank, Mike
1976 - Daneker, Pat
1984 - Aybar, Erick
1984 - Pelfrey, Mike
1987 - Forsythe, Logan
1989 - Kolarek, Adam
1990 - Graham, J.R.
1991 - Altherr, Aaron
1991 - Piscotty, Stephen
1993 - Neverauskas, Dovydas
1993 - Powell, Herschel "Boog"
Baseball Deaths on January 14...
1892 - Flint, Silver
1908 - Bullas, Sim
1908 - Krug, Henry
1909 - Pittinger, Togie
1913 - O'Hagan, Hal
1929 - Hayner, John
1931 - Richardson, Hardy
1933 - Hoffmeister, Jesse
1935 - Young, Irv
1937 - Trumbull, Ed
1945 - Blankenship, Ted
1948 - Benedict, Art
1950 - Thomas, Bill
1952 - Sellers, Rube
1953 - Small, Charlie
1959 - Ganzel, John
1961 - Cavanaugh, John
1962 - Young, Pep
1962 - Mann, Les
1965 - Johnson, Walt
1965 - Hopper, Bill
1966 - Neuer, Tex
1968 - Black, Bill
1970 - Murphy, Johnny
1974 - Partridge, Jay
1974 - Brown, Lloyd
1994 - Vico, Sam
2001 - Zapustas, Joe
2006 - Morton, Bubba
2008 - Cardwell, Don
2009 - Derrick, Mike
2019 - Brodowski, Dick
2019 - Grba, Eli
AndyMacFAIL:
On January 15 in Baseball History...
1934 - Babe Ruth accepts a cut of $17,000 and signs a 1934 contract with the Yankees for $35,000.
1936 - Horace Stoneham is elected president of the New York Giants, succeeding his late father. Stoneham, 32, will remain president for the next 40 years before selling the team in 1976.
1942 - In his famous 'Green Light letter', President Franklin D. Roosevelt answers Commissioner Landis's query about playing baseball in the wake of second World War. FDR responds he believes playing the sport would be good for Americans and encourages the owners to have more games at night to give war workers an opportunity to attend games.
1957 - The Kratter Corporation grants Walter O'Malley an additional two years on the three-year lease on Ebbets Field agreed to last year. The new agreement means the ball club has a home in Brooklyn until 1961, but may have been prompted by the Dodgers owner's uncertainty about L.A'.s ability to secure the land needed to built a stadium if the team moved to the West Coast.
1958 - In a deal worth over $1 million, the Yankees announce that they will televise 140 games in the 1958 season. Six days later, the Phillies agree to televise 78 games into the New York City area, which is without N.L. baseball for the first time since the league's inception in 1876.
1964 - Willie Mays, the highest paid player in baseball, signs the $105,000 contract offered by the Giants. The perennial all-star center fielder will have another outstanding season batting .308, hitting 40 home runs and driving in 123 runs for the Jints.
1964 - Baseballs executives select New York City as the site of the game's first free-agent draft, a controversial measure approved during the winter meetings that gives teams with the worst records the first picks to the talented amateur players. With the first pick in the history of the draft , the A's will select ASU outfielder Rick Monday when the draft begins on June 8 at the Hotel Commodore.
1967 - Tom Brown becomes the first major leaguer to play in the Super Bowl. The Green Bay defensive back, an outfielder and first baseman for the Senators in 1963, is best remembered for his last-minute interception of Cowboy quarterback Don Meredith's Hail Mary pass in the NFL Championship game, making Green Bay a participant in the first-ever Super Bowl.
1981 - In his first year of eligibility, former Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame. Gibson won 20 games five times, struck out 3,117 batters, and captured the Cy Young and M.V.P. in 1968 with a 1.12 ERA. Players falling short of the 301 votes needed for election include Don Drysdale (243), Gil Hodges (241), Harmon Killebrew (239), Hoyt Wilhelm (238), and Juan Marichal (233).
1990 - Returning from a stint in Japan where he hit 38 homers for the Hanshin Tigers, Cecil Fielder signs a free-agent deal worth $1,250,000 with the Tigers. 'Big Daddy' will hit 245 home runs and drive in 758 runs during his seven seasons with Detroit.
1994 - At its winter fan festival, Milwaukee unveils a new logo and different team colors with navy, green and metallic gold replacing the current royal blue and yellow. The changes, the first since the start of the 1978 season, also include Germanic lettering in place of the standard block, and the addition of the first alternate uniform in the club's history, a navy jersey with the club's primary logo below the word Brewers across the chest.
2002 - The Braves trade outfielder Brian Jordan (.295, 25, 97), pitcher Odalis Perez (7-8, 4.91), and a minor leaguer to the Dodgers to acquire All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield (.311, 36, 100). The deal ends Sheffield's stormy tenure with L.A.
2008 - At the Congressional hearing concerning the Mitchell Report, Representatives Henry Waxman and Tom Davis announce they have sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey to investigate if Miguel Tejada lied to House committee staff when questioned about Oriole teammate Rafael Palmeiro's use of steroids. The former American League MVP, who was traded to the Astros in the off season, could face jail time, if found guilty, because making false statements to Congress is a felony.
2009 - Derek Lowe signs a four-year deal with the Braves reportedly worth $60 million. The 35-year old right-hander will be the ace of Atlanta's new look rotation of Jair Jurrjens and newly acquired Javier Vazquez and Kenshin Kawakami, who pitched in Japan last season for the Chunichi Dragons.
2009 - Avoiding arbitration, Dave Bush and the Brewers agree to a $4 million, one-year deal. The 29-year-old right-hander finished the season strong posting a 7-3 record with a 3.23 ERA in his final 18 regular seaon starts, and was the only Milwaukee pitcher to win a postseason game.
2009 - The Padres sign 33-year old veteran infielder David Eckstein to a one-year contract worth $850,000 with an additional $150,000 available in incentives. The 2006 World Series MVP, who split last season playing mostly shortstop in 94 games with the Blue Jays and Diamondbacks, agreed to the discounted deal with San Diego on the condition that he would play primarily second base for the Friars.
2009 - The Dodgers, who had restructured Andruw Jones's contract earlier in the month, put thier expensive center fielder on waivers rather than pursuing a trade for the five-time All-Star. The highest-paid player in the franchise history, who signed a two-year, $36.2 million deal during the 2007 offseason, was a complete bust in his one season with the team hitting a meager .158 with just three home home runs and 14 RBIs in 209 at bats.
2010 - The Mets and John Maine (7-6, 4.43) come to terms on a one-year, $3.3 million deal just after the right-hander filed for arbitration. New York's projected number three starter was limited to 15 games last season, due to the lingering weakness from a 2008 surgery that removed a bony growth from the socket of his right shoulder.
2010 - Avoiding salary arbitration, Matt Kemp (.297, 26, 101) and the Dodgers agree to a rare multi-year offer that will pay the center fielder $10.95 million over the next two seasons. The 25-year old Oklahoman, considered a core player in the team's future, won the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger awards playing for the National League West champs last season.
2013 - After watching their bullpen implode in the NLDS last season, the Nationals sign Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28 million deal to be the club's closer. The 33 year-old right-handed reliever, who had league-leading 45 saves for the Rays in 2011, filled in for the injured Mariano Rivera last season and saved 42 games for the Yankees.
2014 - The Milwaukee Brewers signed Zach Duke as a free agent.
2015 - The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
2015 - The Cleveland Indians signed Anthony Swarzak as a free agent.
2018 - The Minnesota Twins signed Addison Reed as a free agent.
Baseball Birthdays on January 15...
1856 - Baker, Charlie
1858 - Mansell, Mike
1868 - Menefee, Jock
1872 - Fox, Bill
1881 - Orndorff, Jess
1882 - Kinsella, Ed
1885 - Lowdermilk, Grover
1891 - Chapman, Ray
1891 - Townsend, Leo
1896 - Cantwell, Mike
1897 - Genewich, Joe
1903 - Oliver, Tom
1915 - Culler, Dick
1917 - Rucker, Johnny
1920 - Gromek, Steve
1932 - Maranda, Georges
1933 - Durnbaugh, Bobby
1937 - Sadowski, Bob
1943 - Marshall, Mike
1946 - Robson, Tom
1947 - Schoen, Gerry
1947 - Solaita, Tony
1949 - Grich, Bobby
1949 - Alvarado, Luis
1954 - Cappuzzello, George
1956 - Mulliniks, Rance
1956 - Narron, Jerry
1957 - Cooper, Don
1960 - Brown, Curt
1961 - Lansford, Jody
1963 - Brennan, William
1965 - Banister, Jeff
1967 - Wertz, Bill
1969 - DeShields, Delino
1973 - Gomes, Wayne
1974 - King, Ray
1975 - Diaz, Edwin
1979 - Howard, Ben
1980 - Closser, J.D.
1982 - Dorta, Melvin
1982 - Galarraga, Armando
1991 - Duffy, Matt
1991 - Garver, Mitch
1992 - Gonzalez, Chi Chi
1992 - Mayza, Tim
Baseball Deaths on January 15...
1889 - Brown, Lew
1895 - Silch, Ed
1924 - Friel, Pat
1937 - Baker, Charlie
1937 - Foster, Eddie
1947 - Sheckard, Jimmy
1952 - Houser, Ben
1953 - East, Carl
1961 - Price, Joe
1964 - Henderson, Ed
1964 - Larmore, Bob
1966 - Walsh, Walt
1966 - McIlwain, Stover
1970 - Leard, Bill
1974 - Healy, Thomas
1986 - Thomas, Fred
1988 - Hennessey, George
1991 - Judy, Lyle
1992 - Gassaway, Charlie
1999 - Ge0rgy, Oscar
2004 - Suhr, Gus
2004 - Devlin, Jim
2009 - Jones, Tommy
2011 - Hartsfield, Roy
2013 - Glynn, Bill
2018 - Barton, Bob
AndyMacFAIL:
On January 16 in Baseball History...
1878 - Benjamin Douglas is hired as manager of the Providence Grays, and Tom Carey is signed as the team's captain. The skipper of the new National League franchise in Rhode Island will be fired for incompetence and insubordination before the season begins.
1886 - Washington is admitted to the National League. The new franchise in the nation's capital will win just 28 games of the 120 games played, finishing 60 games behind the first-place Chicago White Stockings.
1891 - A new national agreement is signed by the National League, American Association, and the Western Association that creates a three-man panel to settle disputes among the leagues. Two days ago, the NL owners voted to allow the American Association to place a team in Boston‚ despite the emphatic opposition from the owners of the Boston Beaneaters, the existing NL franchise in town.
1952 - The U.S. Standardization Board clears the way for Stan Musial to get a salary increase to $85,000. Prior to this relaxation of the rules, there was a wage freeze in effect due to the Korean War. Under the new rules, a team is free to raise individual salaries, as long as they do not exceed a complicated formula, based on total team salaries for any one year, from 1946-1950, plus 10 percent.
1960 - In a benefit basketball game, the Steelers beat the Pirates in overtime, 22-20. Shortstop Dick Groat, a Duke University hoop standout, scores 14 points for the Bucs.
1960 - The Cubs trade Alvin Dark, along John Buzhardt and Jim Woods, to the Phillies in exchange for Richie Ashburn. After a slow start in Philadelphia, the 'Swamp Fox' is dealt to the Braves where the veteran infielder will hit .298 for Boston before retiring as a player at the end of the season to become the skipper for San Francisco.
1964 - A.L. owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley's proposal to move the A's to Louisville. Finley is given an ultimatum to sign a lease in Kansas City or lose his franchise.
1970 - Gold Glove outfielder Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause, a suit that will have historic implications. Flood refused to report to the Phillies after he was traded by the Cardinals, contending the baseball rule violates federal antitrust laws.
1973 - Steve Carlton becomes the highest paid pitcher when he signs a contract with the Phillies for a reported $165,000. The 28 year-old southpaw, last season's unanimous Cy Young Award winner, will lose a league-leading 20 games this season after posting a 27-10 record last year for the last place team.
1974 - The BBWAA elects former Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh player to make it in his first try. His 536 home runs with the Yankees ranked second only to Babe Ruth and he played in more games (2,401) than any other pinstriper, including Lou Gehrig. Ford was arguably the greatest Yankees pitcher of all time, retiring with more wins (236), more innings (3,171), more strikeouts (1,956), and more shutouts (45) than anyone in club history.
1996 - The Giants signed much acclaimed amateur free-agent Osvaldo Fernandez. The Cuban National squad’s all-star hurler, who defected when his club played Team USA in Tennessee, will post a disappointing 10-17 record during his two-year stay by the Bay.
2001 - In the first year of eligibility, Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Hall of Fame. The former Twins are the fourth pair of teammates selected by BBWAA in the same year.
2001 - Free agent Jose Canseco, 36, agrees to terms with the Angels. The incentive-laden contract ranging from $200,000 to as much as $5 million will be based on plate appearances as a designated hitter.
2002 - Free agent Pedro Astacio (8-14, 5.09) agrees to a one-year, $5 million incentives-laden deal with the Mets. After being traded to the Astros by the Rockies last season, the 32-year-old right-hander developed shoulder problems.
2003 - The owners establish the minimum age of 14 for bat boys. The change from not having any age requirement was prompted by a near collision at home plate during Game 5 of the World Series involving 4-year old bat boy Darren Baker, the son of Giant skipper, Dusty Baker.
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2003 - Gary Carter will become the first, and perhaps the only player, wearing an Expos hat on his Hall of Fame plaque. Although the former catcher expressed he wanted to be immortalized as a Mets player, the team which presently employs him and the franchise he helped to win the 1986 World Series championship, Cooperstown decided the 'Kid' should enter the Hall with a Montreal logo.
2003 - Trying to restore a competitive edge to the All-Star game, the owners unanimously approved the winning league of the Midsummer Classic will have home-field advantage during the World Series. Approval is needed by the players to change the current rotation between the two leagues which was put in place since its inception of the World Series in 1903.
2006 - Signing a record-setting one-year deal with Marlins, Dontrelle Willis (22-10, 2.63) avoids arbitration by agreeing to a $4.35 million one-year deal which could be worth $4.55 million if certain performance-based incentives are reached. The All-Star southpaw’s deal surpasses Roy Halladay and Andy Pettitte, who both got $3.8 million contracts, for the highest amount ever given to a starting pitcher in their first year of arbitration eligibility
2007 - The Florida Marlins, the team with the lowest payrolls in the majors spending only $15 million last season, agrees to a one-year deal with southpaw Dontrelle Willis (12-12, 3.87) for $6.45 million. The Florida ace gets an hefty raise from the $4.35 million he received last season.
2008 - A former 20-game winner with the team, Jon Lieber (3-6, 4.73), signs a $3.5 million, one-year deal with the Cubs. The right-handed veteran, who played with the Phillies for the past three years, missed most of last season due to surgery needed to repair a ruptured tendon in his foot.
2008 - Avoiding salary arbitration, the Tigers sign Nate Roberts (9-13, 4.76) to a $21.25 million, three-year deal. The 30-year old southpaw, who would have been eligible to become a free agent after the 2009 season, has made 30+ starts during each of his previous four seasons with Detroit.
2009 - The Red Sox sign another infielder to a long-term contract when Kevin Youkilis agrees to a four-year deal reportedly worth $41 million. The 29-year old Gold Glove first baseman will join Dustin Pedroia, inked to a six-year contract extension in December, on the right side of Boston's infield for the foreseeable future.
2009 - The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.
2010 - Scott Hairston returns to the Padres, the team that traded him last July, in a four-player deal with the A's. The Friars send third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and prospect Eric Sogard to Oakland in exchange for their former outfielder and Aaron Cunningham.
2011 - Joey Votto and the Reds agree to a three-year contract extension worth $38 million. The 27-year old first baseman was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player last season.
2013 - The Washington Nationals traded Mike Morse to the Seattle Mariners as part of 3-team trade in which Seattle Mariners sent John Jaso to the Oakland Athletics; the Oakland Athletics sent A.J. Cole and Blake Treinen to the Washington Nationals; and the Oakland Athletics sentIan Krol to the Washington Nationals (March 20, 2013).
2014 - Expanded instant replay is unanimously approved at the quarterly Owners Meetings, a concept previously agreed on by the Players Association and World Umpires Association. Each manager will begin a game with one challenge, and beginning in the top of the seventh, the crew chief will also be able to ask to institute a review from the Replay Command Center at MLBAM headquarters in New York.
2015 - The Philadelphia Phillies claimed Jordan Danks from the Chicago White Sox on waivers.
2017 - The World Champion Cubs are welcomed at the White House by President Barack Obama, a noted White Sox patron who is offered a midnight pardon by Chicago GM Theo Epstein for his partisanship, and his wife Michelle, a fan of the Northside team. The Commander in Chief, in addition to receiving No. 44 jerseys from his fellow No. 44, Anthony Rizzo, is given a lifetime pass to any Cubs game, a gift the First Lady will probably appreciate more than her husband.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehDF6U3tYpo
Baseball Birthdays on January 16...
1855 - Macullar, Jimmy
1858 - Whitney, Art
1863 - Hunter, Lem
1870 - Collins, Jimmy
1877 - Bruce, Lou
1878 - Murray, Jim
1885 - Kutina, Joe
1886 - Moulton, Allie
1888 - Kocher, Brad
1889 - Mayer, Erskine
1889 - Jansen, Ray
1891 - Goodwin, Marv
1891 - Schupp, Ferdie
1892 - Bratschi, Fred
1894 - Divis, Moxie
1895 - Guisto, Lou
1899 - Fisher, Showboat
1900 - Rabbitt, Joe
1902 - Koehler, Pip
1902 - Connell, Joe
1904 - Morrissey, Jo-Jo
1907 - Jordan, Buck
1908 - Watson, Johnny
1910 - Dean, Dizzy
1911 - McDonald, Hank
1917 - Ramazzotti, Bob
1920 - Poole, Ray
1920 - Talcott, Roy
1923 - Sipek, Dick
1924 - Wooten, Junior
1934 - Owens, Jim
1937 - Morhardt, Moe
1938 - Herbel, Ron
1940 - Miller, Rod
1940 - Baird, Bob
1941 - Bonikowski, Joe
1944 - Stone, Gene
1953 - DeBarr, Dennis
1954 - Stapleton, Dave
1957 - Castillo, Marty
1957 - Balboni, Steve
1959 - Buckley, Kevin
1966 - McDowell, Jack
1970 - Villone, Ron
1975 - Gardner, Lee
1977 - Bean, Colter
1978 - Amezaga, Alfredo
1979 - Cust, Jack
1980 - Conrad, Brooks
1980 - Pujols, Albert
1981 - Stetter, Mitch
1983 - Torres, Eider
1984 - Maloney, Matt
1985 - Guerra, Junior
1985 - Manship, Jeff
1986 - Brignac, Reid
1986 - Trumbo, Mark
1987 - Wheeler, Zelous
1990 - Saupold, Warwick
1992 - Poncedeleon, Daniel
Baseball Deaths on January 16...
1907 - Evans, Jake
1913 - Dolan, Tom
1917 - Geggus, Charlie
1925 - Bignell, George
1928 - Rossman, Claude
1934 - Dunham, Wiley
1934 - Hyndman, Jim
1938 - Sommer, Joe
1938 - Clark, Earl
1950 - Hulswitt, Rudy
1951 - Purdy, Pid
1954 - Payne, Fred
1963 - Thompson, Carl
1964 - Baker, Howard
1965 - Williams, Jimmy
1968 - Funk, Liz
1976 - Autry, Chick
1977 - Jacobson, Baby Doll
1985 - Chase, Ken
1988 - Kemner, Dutch
1989 - Trechock, Frank
1990 - Naylor, Earl
2003 - McCullough, Phil
2006 - Repass, Bob
2006 - Smith, Willie
2009 - Stimac, Craig
AndyMacFAIL:
On January 17 in Baseball History...
1888 - Kansas City is admitted to the American Association to replace the Mets. Although the Mets were bought by Brooklyn, the franchise is considered suspended until a Manhattan playing field can be located.
1915 - According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the American League franchise will now be known as the Indians replacing the nickname the Naps - a change necessitated due to the departure of player-manager Napolean Lajoie to the Philadelphia A's. Team owner Charles W. Somers asked the city's baseball writers for help, and with the feedback of their readers, the scribes selected the team's new moniker to honor former Cleveland Spider player Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play in the major Leagues.
1916 - The Giants buy Benny Kauff, the Federal League's best player, from the Brooklyn Tip Tops for $35,000. The 26-year old center fielder's first three seasons with New York are solid, but the trash-talking fly chaser will never live up to his reputation of being the 'Ty Cobb of the Feds'.
1922 - Benny Kauff's appeal to be reinstated as a major league player is denied by an appellate court. The former Giant outfielder believed his banishment from the game by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis is unjust due to his acquittal of the auto theft charges brought against him.
1934 - Carl Hubbell, the N.L. M.V.P. winner, is rewarded with a $18,000 contract by the New York Giants.
1952 - Detroit owner Walter O. Briggs dies at the age of 74. His son will succeed him in the presidency.
1970 - The Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s.
1970 - The Yankees draft Fred Lynn in the January phase of the free-agent draft. The Chicago native, who becomes the first player in baseball history to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season while playing for the 1975 Red Sox, chooses not to sign with the Bronx Bombers.
1977 - Kansas City releases Tommy Davis, ending an 18-year career spent with 10 different teams.
1979 - After resigning as the general manager of the Rangers nine days ago, Danny O'Brien signs a contract to become the Mariners' president and CEO.
1983 - Bob Horner and the Braves agree to a $6 million, four-year deal. The contract includes $400‚000 in bonuses if the Atlanta third baseman keeps his playing weight under 215 pounds.
1986 - The Braves and Chief Noc-A-Homa, the team mascot who has become a huge fan favorite in Atlanta with his spirited dances when a homer is hit by the home team, agree to end their 17-year association. Levi Walker, the third person to play the role for the franchise, is reportedly dissatisfied with his pay of $60 a game, and club officials were unhappy with the Georgia native's failure to attend seven scheduled appearances last year.
2002 - Commissioner Bud Selig indicates Washington, D.C. area is a 'prime candidate' to get a team if a franchise relocates in the near future. The nation's capital has two lost major league teams, the original franchise shifted to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961 and were replaced by the expansion Senators who moved to Texas a decade later becoming the Rangers.
2002 - Avoiding arbitration, Darin Erstad (.258, 9, 63) and the Angels agree to a one-year contract worth $6.25 million. The first baseman/outfielder, who can be a free agent after the season, turned down a long-term deal from Anaheim last spring estimated to be worth $50 million.
2002 - Jermaine Dye agrees to a three-year extension worth $32 million to stay with the A's. Oakland is counting on the injured outfielder, who shattered his left tibia fouling a ball off his leg just below the knee in Game 4 of the ALDS, to fill the void created by Jason Giambi's departure to New York.
2003 - Avoiding arbitration, the Reds give Danny Graves (7-3 , 3.19 , 32 saves) a three-year deal The former Reds closer is slated to join the starting rotation this season after posting a 1-0 record with a 1.89 ERA in his four appearances as a starter at the end of last season.
2003 - Despite his Cooperstown's ban in the United States, Pete Rose is nominated for induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The former member of the 1984 Montreal squad, who banged out his 4,000th career hit, a double off Jerry Koosman, as a member of the Expos, was named by the chairman of the newly formed Canadian Baseball League, Tony Riviera.
2003 - Torii Hunter (.289, 29, 94) agrees to a four-year, $32 million deal to stay with the Twins. Although being a spark plug for the AL West division winners, the 27-year old Gold Glove outfielder didn't think he would offered a multiyear contract by the small-market team.
2005 - With the Astros offering $13.5 million, Roger Clemens asks for $22 million in salary arbitration. The amount, which would make the ‘Rocket the richest paid hurler in big league history, surpasses the previous record amount submitted for arbitration of $18.5 million by Yankee Derek Jeter in 2001.
2005 - Former major leaguer Raymond ‘Lee’ Cunningham celebrates his 100th birthday. The oldest living player, who made his debut with the Cardinals in 1931, played in 14 games during two seasons hitting .154 in 26 plate appearances.
2006 - At the 41st Annual Red Smith Sports Award Banquet, Gaylord Perry receives receive the 2006 "Nice Guy" Award. The 67-year old Hall of Famer, infamous for throwing a spitball, joins Kirby Puckett, Lou Brock and Brooks Robinson as a recipient of this award.
2006 - After delaying his decision about playing in the World Baseball Classic, Alex Rodriguez announces he will be a member of the United States team. The Yankee All-Star third baseman had considered playing for Dominican Republic, the homeland of his parents.
2008 - The Blue Jays ink Scott Downs ( 4-2, 2.17) to a $10 million, three-year deal. The southpaw tied for the American League lead in relief appearances last season with 81, half of the games he team played.
2011 - The New York Mets signed Willie Harris as a free agent.
2011 - The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jon Rauch as a free agent.
2012 - Cole Hamels (14-9, 2.79) and the Phillies come to terms on a $15 million, one-year deal. It is the richest contract ever offered by a team to avoid arbitration with a player.
2012 - The Toronto Blue Jays released Mark Teahen.
2012 - Calling them the "greatest comeback team in the history of baseball," President Barack Obama welcomes the World Champion Cardinals to the White House. Noticeably absent from the twenty Redbird players and other club personnel that attended the East Room ceremony are Albert Pujols, now an Angel after signing a very lucrative free-agent deal last month, and manager Tony La Russa, who retired at the end of the season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbXIIkV-EDU
2012 - Avoiding arbitration, the Red Sox and Jacoby Ellsbury come to terms on a one-year, $8.05 million non-guaranteed deal. The 28-year old outfielder, the American League Comeback Player of the Year, finished second in AL Most Valuable Player balloting after hitting .321, belting 32 home runs, and driving in 105 runs.
2012 - The Tigers announce that Victor Martinez (.330, 12, 103) will most likely miss next season due to the tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while he was working out last week. The anticipated absence of the 33 year old DH, a four-time All-Star, will lead to Detroit to sign free-agent Cecil Fielder to a nine-year mega-deal worth $214 million.
2013 - The Washington Nationals signed Rafael Soriano as a free agent.
2014 - The Tigers come to terms with Max Scherzer on a one-year contract for $15,525,000, avoiding arbitration with the 29 year-old right-hander, who will be eligible for free agency after next season. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner posted a 21-3 record last season along with a 2.90 ERA and 240 strikeouts, prior to earning two victories in the ALDS against Oakland for the AL Central Division champs.
2017 - The Baltimore Orioles signed Zach Stewart as a free agent.
Baseball Birthdays on January 17...
1853 - Hollingshead, Holly
1858 - Roxburgh, Jim
1866 - Scott, Milt
1867 - Glenalvin, Bob
1878 - Bay, Harry
1882 - Kerr, Doc
1882 - Pattee, Harry
1886 - Coles, Cad
1889 - Johns, Pete
1889 - Welf, Ollie
1892 - Grover, Roy
1893 - Morrisette, Bill
1893 - Glavenich, Luke
1896 - Hanson, Harry
1899 - Sigman, Tripp
1905 - Cunningham, Ray
1908 - Willis, Les
1911 - Leiber, Hank
1915 - Smith, Mayo
1915 - Harris, Lum
1917 - Thompson, Jocko
1920 - Heard, Jay
1922 - Merson, Jack
1925 - Schmulbach, Hank
1931 - Zimmer, Don
1933 - Porter, Jay
1935 - Brown, Dick
1944 - Doyle, Denny
1952 - LaC0ck, Pete
1952 - Porter, Darrell
1953 - Littell, Mark
1954 - Turner, Jerry
1959 - Bryden, T.R.
1960 - Davis, Chili
1964 - Tabaka, Jeff
1971 - Houston, Tyler
1972 - McKeel, Walt
1975 - Mullen, Scott
1975 - Fullmer, Brad
1977 - Bell, Rob
1978 - Malaska, Mark
1980 - Bohn, T.J.
1980 - Rabelo, Mike
1985 - Beck, Chad
1985 - Burriss, Emmanuel
1985 - Miller, Jai
1987 - Beliveau, Jeff
1987 - Decker, Cody
1987 - Scheppers, Tanner
1989 - Alvarez, Dario
1989 - Beavan, Blake
1989 - Jordan, Taylor
1990 - Garces, Frank
1991 - Bauer, Trevor
1995 - Hermosillo, Michael
1995 - Jimenez, Joe
1995 - Mendez, Yohander
1997 - Tucker, Kyle
Baseball Deaths on January 17...
1917 - McCauley, Pat
1923 - Meister, John
1932 - Stewart, Mark
1945 - Ward, Rube
1945 - Radebaugh, Roy
1950 - Sanders, Roy
1950 - Ens, Jewel
1952 - Salisbury, Bill
1957 - Stanton, Tom
1957 - Sawyer, Carl
1961 - Tinning, Bud
1964 - Grimes, John
1967 - Maloney, Charlie
1970 - Mustaikis, Alex
1976 - Kinsella, Ed
1977 - Wingard, Ernie
1981 - Kahn, Owen
1987 - Busch, Ed
1991 - Breuer, Marv
1992 - Durrett, Red
1993 - Polly, Nick
1995 - Hall, John
2004 - Freeman, Hersh
2004 - Brecheen, Harry
2006 - Morehead, Seth
2008 - McHaile, John
2011 - Beringer, C.B.
2011 - Currin, Perry
2012 - Springstead, Marty
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