Veterans Committee elects Phil Rizzuto and Leo Durocher to the Hall of Fame
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Veterans Committee elects Phil Rizzuto and Leo Durocher to the Hall of Fame

ByThis Day in Baseball

After a long campaign by Yankee fans, including owner George Steinbrenner, the Veterans Committee elects Phil Rizzuto to the Hall of Fame, along with the posthumous selection of Leo Durocher. The former infielder and current television broadcaster’s enshrinement causes much debate, given the borderline career stats became especially important to his supporters when Pee Wee Reese, a similar-styled shortstop of the rival crosstown Brooklyn Dodgers, was inducted in 1984.

1994 – Ila Borders becomes the first woman to pitch in a college game. Appearing for Southern California College of Costa Mesa, she five-hits Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College, 12 – 1.

ByTom

1994 – Ila Borders becomes the first woman to pitch in a college game. Appearing for Southern California College of Costa Mesa, she five-hits Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College, 12 – 1.

Michael Jordan

Public batting practice by retired NBA star Michael Jordan draws hundreds of reporters

ByTom

1994 – Public batting practice by retired NBA star Michael Jordan draws hundreds of reporters. Jordan looks to sign a deal with the Chicago White Sox as an outfielder but some Astros are quick to point out it won’t be easy for him. At his home, Houston pitcher Todd Jones is so incensed with radio callers predicting baseball stardom that he calls the station himself to challenge the basketball champion. 

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Astros unveil new uniforms that do away with orange as a team color, rainbow stripes on the jersies, and the “H” on the cap. The new look will feature midnight blue and metallic gold with a flying star on the caps and jersies. 

ByTom

1994 – Astros unveil new uniforms that do away with orange as a team color, rainbow stripes on the jersies, and the “H” on the cap. The new look will feature midnight blue and metallic gold with a flying star on the caps and jersies.Â