The city council, by a vote of 6-2, approves changing the name of San Diego Stadium to San Diego – Jack Murphy Stadium. The Padres ballpark’s new moniker is in honor of the late sports editor of the San Diego Union, who is credited getting the facility built in the late 1960s and with bringing major league baseball and football to the Southern California city.

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The city council, by a vote of 6-2, approves changing the name of San Diego Stadium to San Diego – Jack Murphy Stadium. The Padres ballpark’s new moniker is in honor of the late sports editor of the San Diego Union, who is credited getting the facility built in the late 1960s and with bringing major league baseball and football to the Southern California city.

1977 – California Angels reserve shortstop Mike Miley is killed in an auto crash in Baton Rouge, LA, at age 23. Miley had been a star football player for the LSU Tigers and was chosen twice in the first round of the June free agent draft.

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1977 – California Angels reserve shortstop Mike Miley is killed in an auto crash in Baton Rouge, LA, at age 23. Miley had been a star football player for the LSU Tigers and was chosen twice in the first round of the June free agent draft.

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The Astros obtain Art Howe from the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete a deal the previous month for infielder Tommy Helms

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The Astros obtain Art Howe from the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete a deal the previous month for infielder Tommy Helms. The versatile Howe is instrumental in Houston’s first division title and later manages the team for five seasons. 

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Umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine file a grievance over their dismissal last year

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1969 – Umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine file a grievance against the American League and its president, Joe Cronin, over their dismissal last year. The grievance is filed by the new umpires union with the National Labor Relations Board.

Former major league manager Johnny Keane dies from a heart attack at the age of 55

Former major league manager Johnny Keane dies from a heart attack at the age of 55

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On January 6, 1967, former major league manager Johnny Keane dies from a heart attack at the age of 55. Keane guided the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Championship in 1964, but left to become the manager of the New York Yankees, whom the Cardinals had beaten in the World Series. After an unsuccessful…

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The Astros deal outfielder Johnny Weekly and cash to the Mets for pitcher Gary Kroll. The righthander would see just ten games with Houston.

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The Astros deal outfielder Johnny Weekly and cash to the Mets for pitcher Gary Kroll. The righthander would see just ten games with Houston.

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Charlie Finley inks a deal with the city of Louisville to move the Kansas City A’s

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    On January 6, 1964 Kansas City A’s owner Charlie Finley stuns Kansas City when he announces that he has signed a two-year deal to move the team to Louisville to play at the city’s Fairgrounds Stadium, having the state of Kentucky’s promise to spend a half-a-million dollars on enlarging the 20,628-seat facility by…

The Boston Red Sox sell their Louisville farm club, the Louisville Colonels, to a Cuban cartel led by Havana businessman Edward F. Wheeler.

The Boston Red Sox sell their Louisville farm club, the Louisville Colonels, to a Cuban cartel led by Havana businessman Edward F. Wheeler.

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The Boston Red Sox sell their Louisville farm club, the Louisville Colonels, to a Cuban cartel led by Havana businessman Edward F. Wheeler.