1893 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson’s leadership the league will prosper and eventually become the American League.

ByBaseball November 21, 1893October 21, 2023

1893 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson’s leadership the league will prosper and eventually become the American League.

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Cuban baseball star Cristóbal Torriente is born in Cienfuegos, Cuba

ByThis Day in Baseball November 16, 1893April 23, 2019

On November 16, 1893, Cuban baseball star Cristóbal Torriente is born in Cienfuegos, Cuba. A left-handed power hitter who excelled in both his native country as well as the Negro leagues, Torriente starred as a center fielder for the Chicago American Giants from 1918 to 1925, leading the club to three consecutive Negro National League…

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1893 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson’s leadership the league will prosper and eventually become the American League.

Cuban baseball star Cristóbal Torriente is born in Cienfuegos, Cuba

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