At spring training, exhibition season opens with semi-pro and amateur umpires in place of major league arbiters, who are staging a collective holdout which won’t be resolved until a few weeks into the season.

ByTom March 7, 1979

At spring training, exhibition season opens with semi-pro and amateur umpires in place of major league arbiters, who are staging a collective holdout which won’t be resolved until a few weeks into the season.

Hall of Fame

Hack Wilson and Warren Giles are elected to the Hall of Fame

ByThis Day in Baseball March 7, 1979August 31, 2024

Hack Wilson and Warren Giles are elected to the Hall of Fame On March 7, 1979, Slugging outfielder Hack Wilson and longtime executive Warren Giles are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Wilson, who had a relatively short career, won four National League home run titles while with the Chicago Cubs. His most productive season came in 1930, when he set an…

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Day: March 7, 1979

At spring training, exhibition season opens with semi-pro and amateur umpires in place of major league arbiters, who are staging a collective holdout which won’t be resolved until a few weeks into the season.

Hack Wilson and Warren Giles are elected to the Hall of Fame

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