1893 – The Louisville Colonels National League club is forced to transfer its only three Sunday games because the suburb of Parkland, in which the Colonels’ new ballpark is located, does not permit Sunday play.
George Sisler Position: First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg) Born: March 24, 1893, in Manchester, OH Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO Buried: Old Meeting House Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Frontenac, MO High School: Akron HS (Akron, OH) School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) Debut: June 28, 1915 (4,338th in MLB history) vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER Last Game: September…
1893 – In arguably the most significant rule change in major league history, the National League eliminates the pitching box and adds a pitcher’s rubber five feet behind the previous back line of the box, establishing the modern pitching distance of 60 feet 6 inches. In addition, bats flattened on one side to facilitate bunting are banned.
1893 – John Pickett wins $1,285.72 in a lawsuit against the Baltimore Orioles, his most recent team. Baltimore had claimed that they did not owe him this sum – Picket’s entire 1892 salary – because he “was slow in his movement, and had a sore arm which incapacitated him from being of service to the club.”
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