1967 – In a Puerto Rican League game, San Juan beats Arecibo, 6 – 3 behind Pat Dobson. The Detroit rookie strikes out 21 Arecibo batters.
1966 – The Yankees send Pedro Ramos the Phils for P Joe Verbanic.
1965 – The Pirates trade long-time Buc P Bob Friend to the Yankees for P Pete Mikkelsen and cash.
1963 – Colts acquire second baseman Nellie Fox from the White Sox for pitcher Jim Golden, outfielder Danny Murphy and cash. The veteran infielder bats .265 in two season before joining the coaching ranks. A team player, Fox leads the league in sacrifice bunts during the 1964 season while mentoring the young Colts.
1963 – Chicago’s 2B Nellie Fox is traded to the Colts for cash, P Jim Golden, and OF Danny Murphy.
1958 – The University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates and lease it to them for five years, or until a new municipal stadium is built.
Similar to the National League, the Junior Circuit opts for a three-game playoff in case of a tie at the end of the regular season. Previously, a deadlock in the American League had been broken with one-game winner-take-all format. However, the new format will never need to be used until the leagues break into two divisions in 1969.
Mrs. Grace Comiskey, president of the White Sox, dies of a heart attack in Washington.
The Cubs buy perennial backup C Charlie Silvera from the Yankees. They also trade pitchers Sad Sam Jones and Jim Davis, IF Eddie Miksis, and C Hobie Landrith to the Cardinals for pitchers Tom Poholsky and Jackie Collum, C Ray Katt, and a minor league pitcher.
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.
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