The sacrifice fly rule is adopted. No time at bat is charged if a run scores after the catch of a fly ball. The rule will be repealed in 1931, then reinstated (or changed) several times before gaining permanent acceptance in 1954.
On February 23, 1908, future Hall of Fame pitcher Ray Brown is born in Alger, Ohio. Brown anchored the rotation of the Homestead Grays during its Negro National League dynasty years, when the club won eight pennants between 1937 and 1945. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006.
1908 – The Detroit Tigers name Frank Navin president of the team. The Tigers’ home ballpark, Bennett Park, will be re-named “Navin Field”, which will later become Tiger Stadium.
Sponsor this Page January 4, 1908, All-Star outfielder George “Twinkletoes” Selkirk, is born in Huntsville, Canada the man who replaced Babe Ruth in the Yankees’ outfield. Over his 9 year career all with the Yankees he will hit .290 with 101 homeruns. He will make the All Star team in 1936 and 1939 and…
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