Ron Brand is born in Los Angeles, CA.
Ron Brand is born in Los Angeles, CA. The catcher plays for Houston for four seasons (1965-1968) and was the only Houston catcher to bat leadoff before Craig Biggio arrived twenty years later.
New York Yankees steal another standout player from the Boston Red Sox, acquiring pitcher Herb Pennock
On January 3, 1923, the New York Yankees steal another standout player from the Boston Red Sox, acquiring pitcher Herb Pennock for Norm McMillan, George Murray, Camp Skinner and $50,000 in cash. Known as “The Knight of Kenneth Square,” Pennock will win 19 games in 1923, 21 games in 1924, 23 games in 1926, and 19 games…
The Yankees pluck two rookies from the Red Sox, pitcher George Pipgras and outfielder Harvey Hendrick, in exchange for backup catcher Al DeVormer.
1923 – The Yankees pluck two rookies from the Red Sox, pitcher George Pipgras and outfielder Harvey Hendrick, in exchange for backup catcher Al DeVormer.
The secret deal made on December 26th to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 is announced publicly
1920 – The secret deal made on December 26th to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 (twice the amount ever paid previously for a player) is announced publicly. Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee also secures a $350,000 loan from the Yankees as part of the deal.
Chicago White Sox defeat the New York Giants, 5 – 4, before 10,000 spectators in an exhibition game at the Sydney Cricket Ground part of the two teams’ world tour
1914 – The White Sox defeat the Giants, 5 – 4, before 10,000 spectators in an exhibition game at the Sydney Cricket Ground part of the two teams’ world tour. The major leagues will next return to Australia one hundred years later, when the Dodgers and Diamondbacks open the 2014 major league season in the historic stadium.
National Commission adopts a rule that bars World Series winners from playing post-season exhibition games.
1911 – At Laughery club house, near Rising Sun, IN, the National Commission adopts a rule that bars World Series winners from playing post-season exhibition games. This obscure rule will lead to a direct confrontation between Babe Ruth and Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1921.
The recently-disbanded Cleveland Blues team of the National League releases its players.
1885 – The recently-disbanded Cleveland Blues team of the National League releases its players.
