The Cards send popular SS Don Blasingame to the Giants for infielder Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.
The Cards send popular SS Don Blasingame to the Giants for infielder Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.
1958 – Italian baseball commissioner Prince Borghese visits the United States to seek aid in organizing Italian teams.
1958 – Italian baseball commissioner Prince Borghese visits the United States to seek aid in organizing Italian teams.
Braves right-hander Vern Bickford officially asked the Braves to sell or trade him
November 30, 1953 – At the minor league meeting in Atlanta, Braves right-hander Vern Bickford officially asked the Braves to sell or trade him. He felt he was not getting enough starts. He probably did not mention his 5.28 earned run average in 1953. (I know it’s a Boston uniform, but I love this…
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees undergoes surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right knee
On November 30, 1953, Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees undergoes surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right knee. Mantle’s knees will cause him trouble repeatedly during his career.
The Cubs sell C Carl Sawatski to the White Sox.
The Cubs sell C Carl Sawatski to the White Sox.
The player reps reject Commissioner Ford Frick’s plan for a conference on their pension after he bars their attorney’s presence.
The player reps reject Commissioner Ford Frick’s plan for a conference on their pension after he bars their attorney’s presence.
Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson charges that the New York Yankees management is racist
1952 – On a local TV program, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson charges that the New York Yankees management is racist for its failure to bring up a black player. George Weiss of the Yanks denies the allegations.
Lou Boudreau is selected as the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the only manager to win a World Series and be named the Leagues MVP in the same season
“Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make” – BILL VEECK, the Indian owner’s observation about a possible deal that wasn’t made. Lou Boudreau is selected as the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the only manager to win a World Series and be named the circuit’s MVP in the same season. The popular Indian shortstop, who had almost been dealt to the Browns earlier in the year but for the protest of the Tribe fans, prompts owner Bill Veeck to rethink the transaction.
1932 – The Chicago Cubs get Babe Herman from the Cincinnati Reds for Rollie Hemsley and three others.
1932 – The Chicago Cubs get Babe Herman from the Cincinnati Reds for Rollie Hemsley and three others.
1931 – George Gibson comes out of retirement to manage Pittsburgh. Ten years earlier he had led the Pirates to three first-division finishes.
1931 – George Gibson comes out of retirement to manage Pittsburgh. Ten years earlier he had led the Pirates to three first-division finishes.
