The Braves purchase Stu Miller from the Orioles
The Braves purchase Stu Miller from the Orioles. The 40 year-old right-hander will throw only 1.2 innings in two appearances for Atlanta before retiring from baseball.
Bob Sadowski sets a Braves franchise record of striking out 5 times in a game
At Los Angeles‚ Braves pitcher Bob Sadowski notches a 7-1 win and sets a Braves franchise record of striking out 5 times in a regulation game. The only other Braves to whiff five times was Harry Stovey‚ who did it in extra innings in 1891.
Cleveland’s manager Birdie Tebbetts suffers a heart attack
Cleveland’s manager Birdie Tebbetts suffers a heart attack. George Strickland will fill in for three months until the 51 year-old skipper returns to the Indians dugout with limited duties.
Duke Snider returns to New York
On April 1, 1963, the New York Mets purchase the “Duke of Flatbush,” veteran outfielder Duke Snider, from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snider, one of the most popular players in the New York City area, starred for Brooklyn from 1947 to ‘57. The future Hall of Famer will hit 14 home runs for the Mets in 1963.
Dave DeBusschere Signs With Tigers
On April 1, 1962, the Detroit Tigers sign University of Detroit basketball star Dave DeBusschere. He will pitch effectively in 1962 and ‘63 with the White Sox, but will gain much more fame as a key member of the New York Knicks’ NBA championship teams of 1970 and ‘73…
Kansas City and Pittsburgh battle through 18 innings to a scoreless tie in spring training
1957 – Called by Les Biederman of The Sporting News “one of the most unusual games in modern spring training history,” Kansas City and Pittsburgh battle through 18 innings to a scoreless tie “before probably one of the smallest crowds of the season anywhere, only 432 paid admissions.” Starting at 1:30 p.m., the game is called by mutual agreement at 5:27 because of impending darkness and high winds. Each team uses three pitchers, with the Athletics managing eleven safeties and the Bucs held to seven. Of the latter total, Roberto Clemente accumulates three, including the contest’s only extra-base hits, a leadoff double to begin the game and a one-out double in the top of the 18th. Clemente then saves the game in the bottom of the frame by gunning down Clete Boyer trying to go from first to third on Vic Power’s single with none out.
Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars wear shorts and rayon shirts as their Opening Day uniform
Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars wear shorts and rayon shirts as their Opening Day uniform. In 1976, the White Sox will also don shorts in the first game of a doubleheader against Kansas City.
The St. Louis Browns, owners of Sportsman’s Park, move to evict the St. Louis Cardinals in order to gain a rent increase.
1949 – The St. Louis Browns, owners of Sportsman’s Park, move to evict the St. Louis Cardinals in order to gain a rent increase.
Roy Campanella and Carl Furillo during a Montreal Royals and Brooklyn Dodgers
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Major league owners decide not to allow furloughed players in the military to play for their clubs if based near a game site.
1942 – Major league owners decide not to allow furloughed players in the military to play for their clubs if based near a game site.
