Dodgers President Walter O’Malley unveils plans for a new stadium in Brooklyn. It will never be built.
Dodgers President Walter O’Malley unveils plans for a new stadium in Brooklyn. It will never be built.
The Redlegs trade OF Willard Marshall to the White Sox for infielders Rocky Krsnich and Connie Ryan and P Saul Rogovin. The Sox also pick up Cass Michaels from the A’s.
The Redlegs trade OF Willard Marshall to the White Sox for infielders Rocky Krsnich and Connie Ryan and P Saul Rogovin. The Sox also pick up Cass Michaels from the A’s.
1953 – The leagues meet and raise the minimum salary to $6,000. They also adopt a resolution to set up a committee to weigh ending the pension fund in November of 1955. Hank Greenberg and John Galbreath are on the committee. Broadcast revenues from World Series and All-Star games are in dispute.
1953 – The leagues meet and raise the minimum salary to $6,000. They also adopt a resolution to set up a committee to weigh ending the pension fund in November of 1955. Hank Greenberg and John Galbreath are on the committee. Broadcast revenues from World Series and All-Star games are in dispute.
Fredric “Shorty” Mendelson resigns as stadium manager
December 8, 1953 – Fredric “Shorty” Mendelson, manager of County Stadium, resigned to take over active management of a beer distributing agency in Janesville that he and Charlie Grimm recently bought
Bruce Sutter Biography
Bruce Sutter Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)Born: January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, PA usDraft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Donegal HS (Mount Joy, PA).High School: Donegal HS (Mount Joy, PA)Debut: May 9, 1976 vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 9, 1988vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB,…
1953 – The Boston Red Sox trade for slugger Jackie Jensen, sending P Mickey McDermott and OF Tom Umphlett to the Washington Senators. Jensen will average 25 home runs a year for his seven seasons in Fenway, lead the American League in RBI three times, and win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1958. A fear of flying will end his career prematurely.
1953 – The Boston Red Sox trade for slugger Jackie Jensen, sending P Mickey McDermott and OF Tom Umphlett to the Washington Senators. Jensen will average 25 home runs a year for his seven seasons in Fenway, lead the American League in RBI three times, and win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1958. A fear of flying will end his career prematurely.
