Curt Flood will sue Major League Baseball over the reserve clause
Curt Flood will sue Major League Baseball over the reserve clause
Al Simmons moves to the National League when the Boston Bees buy him for $3,000 from the Washington Senators.
1938 – Al Simmons moves to the National League when the Boston Bees buy him for $3,000 from the Washington Senators.
New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release Babe Ruth
1933 – New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release Babe Ruth from his contract, thus preventing him from becoming the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Ruth will never receive a chance to manage a major league team.
Boston Braves purchase catcher Shanty Hogan from the New York Giants
Boston Braves purchase catcher Shanty Hogan from the New York Giants
1919 – The Boston Red Sox send RF Braggo Roth and 2B Red Shannon to the Washington Senators for P Harry Harper, LF Mike Menosky and 3B Eddie Foster.
1919 – The Boston Red Sox send RF Braggo Roth and 2B Red Shannon to the Washington Senators for P Harry Harper, LF Mike Menosky and 3B Eddie Foster.
The Philadelphia Phillies keep swapping with the Chicago Cubs trading for slugger Cy Williams
1917 – The Philadelphia Phillies keep swapping with the Chicago Cubs, this month sending OF Dode Paskert, a seven-year veteran, to Chicago for slugger Cy Williams. Williams will flourish in the Baker Bowl, and will hit 222 home runs for the Phillies over the next 13 years. Paskert will not enjoy the same success at Wrigley Field.
1890 – In the Players League, after the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Burghers clubs combine with their National League rivals, Al Spalding buys out Chicago’s PL backer, John Addison, for $18,000, some of which goes to pay off unpaid salaries and reimburse players half of their investments. Spalding gets the club’s grandstand, equipment, and player contracts.
1890 – In the Players League, after the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Burghers clubs combine with their National League rivals, Al Spalding buys out Chicago’s PL backer, John Addison, for $18,000, some of which goes to pay off unpaid salaries and reimburse players half of their investments. Spalding gets the club’s grandstand, equipment, and player contracts.
1878 – The professional Baseball League of Cuba begins play in Havana, making the Cuban Winter League the world’s second oldest professional baseball organization, trailing North America’s National League in seniority by only two seasons. Havana wins the first game, 21 – 20, over Almendares in a contest featuring ten men to a side (the extra position was “right short”). The inaugural Cuban championship consists of only three clubs – Havana, Matanzas, Almendares – and Havana wins the trophy with a 4-0-1 record behind the leadership of manager and captain Steve Bellan.
1878 – The professional Baseball League of Cuba begins play in Havana, making the Cuban Winter League the world’s second oldest professional baseball organization, trailing North America’s National League in seniority by only two seasons. Havana wins the first game, 21 – 20, over Almendares in a contest featuring ten men to a side (the extra position was “right short”). The inaugural Cuban championship consists of only three clubs – Havana, Matanzas, Almendares – and Havana wins the trophy with a 4-0-1 record behind the leadership of manager and captain Steve Bellan.
