This Day In Baseball March 30

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Baseball history on March 30

:includes Major League baseball players born that day of the year, Major League baseball players who died on that date, baseball players who made their Major League debut on that date, and Major League baseball players who appeared in their final game that date.

All the events that happen this day in baseball March 30

Christy Mathewson Club president

Christy Mathewson is elected as Bucknell’s “B” Club first president

3.29.1945 - Bear Mountain State Park NY - President Branch Rickey and manager Leo Durocher hold a bench conference - or maybe he's proposing!

Branch Rickey suggests the pooling of surplus players if major league players are drafted for military

Murry Dickson of the St. Louis Cardinals achieves a rarity: a spring training no-hitter

Murry Dickson of the St. Louis Cardinals achieves a rarity: a spring training no-hitter

Ewell Blackwell

The New York Yankees sell pitcher Ewell Blackwell to the Kansas City Athletics

Rumors swirl that legendary manager Leo Durocher would be named the first manager of the new Houston franchise

Rumors swirl that legendary manager Leo Durocher would be named the first manager of the new Houston franchise

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Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers end their dual holdout

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller finds 663 players are in favor of a strike

Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Cleveland Indians

Major League Baseball umpires vote 50-2 to reject new offers from the American and National leagues

Greg Luzinski

Chicago White Sox purchase Greg Luzinski from the Philadelphia Phillies

Eddie Milner suspended for season for cocaine use

Eddie Milner suspended for season for cocaine use

Cincinnati Reds sign Cincinnati native Kent Tekulve

Cincinnati Reds sign Cincinnati native Kent Tekulve

A sold-out Joe Robbie Stadium plays host to the Yankees and the Orioles exhibition game, which draws 67,654 fans, a spring training attendance record

A sold-out Joe Robbie Stadium plays host to the Yankees and the Orioles exhibition game, which draws 67,654 fans, a spring training attendance record

Chicago Cubs acquiring outfielder Sammy Sosa

Chicago Cubs acquiring outfielder Sammy Sosa

1993 – Peanuts character Charlie Brown hits a game-winning home run – his first round tripper in 43 years. Almost ten percent of the nearly 18,000 Peanuts strips created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz focus on baseball.

Astros release pitcher Jason Grimsley, whom they acquired for pitcher Curt Schilling the previous year

New York Southern District judge Sonia Sotomayor rules that the owners’ use of replacement players is in good faith

1995 – In their only Astrodome appearance, Houston replacement players mop up the ersatz New York Yankees, 10-1, before a crowd of approximately 7,000. Former Astros Juan Guerrero and Dave Rhode star for the strike-breaking locals. 

At the Tokyo Dome the New York Mets defeat the Chicago Cubs in 11 innings

At the Tokyo Dome the New York Mets defeat the Chicago Cubs in 11 innings

The Colorado Rockies sign American League stolen base champ Brian Hunter to a contract.

 Enron Field officially opens with a 6-5 exhibition win over the A.L. Champion New York Yankees

Dwight Gooden records most strikeouts

Pitcher Dwight Gooden announces his retirement.

The New York Mets prospect, Brian Cole is killed when his SUV flips over

Major League baseball returns to Brooklyn for a day when the Mets appear at KeySpan Park

Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball

Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball

2006 – Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers signs a contract extension for 2007 with an option for 2008, and Grady Sizemore signs a six-year, $23.45 million contract with the Cleveland Indians.

Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves 3-2

Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves 3-2

Aroldis Chapman will not start the year in the Cincinnati Reds’ starting rotation

After six years away from the dugout Jim Leyland is hired to manage the Detroit Tigers

Dontrelle Willis’ comeback is on the right track Jim Leyland has made the team as the fifth starter

Pat Venditte, the first ambidextrous pitcher in organized baseball since Greg Harris retired in 1995, gets to show his stuff in an exhibition game 

The Cubs round out their roster by releasing veteran 1B Kevin Millar and sending OF Micah Hoffpauir and Sam Fuld and C Chris Robinson to the minor leagues. When the dust settles, Chad Tracy has secured a spot on the Cubbies’ bench.

2011 – Two persons are selected by Major League Baseball from among 10,000 applicants to live the ultimate fan dream this season. 37-year-old Mike O’Hara, a New York Yankees fan from Los Angeles, CA, and 25-year-old ex-actor Ryan Wagner of Baltimore, MD will spend the season in the “MLB Fan Cave” watching every single one of the 2,430 regular-season games and every postseason contest in a room equiped with multiple television screens at 4th and Broadway in New York City. They will blog about the experience for mlb.com and various social networking web sites and be featured on MLB.TV. Their lair will be visible from the street through 14-foot windows, and they will be joined from time to time by visitors, including a large number of major league ballplayers, for parties, interviews and special events.

The Braves sign veteran starter Livan Hernandez, a few hours after he was released by the Astros.

MLB opens its season stateside

As had been rumored, the Cubs announce that they have sent top prospect Kris Bryant to their minor league camp, even though he has had an outstanding spring training. Agent Scott Boras expresses outrage, claiming the move is motivated by financial and not baseball reasons, while the Players’ Association threatens some form or retaliation. However, Major League Baseball reminds everyone that teams have the sole right to determine which players end up on their roster, as confirmed under the Basic Agreement. Bryant will be called up on April 17th and will end up winning the Rookie of the Year Award.

The Mets make a couple of trades to bolster their bullpen, sending P Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later to the Padres for Alex Torres, and OF Matt den Dekker to Washington in return for Jerry Blevins. Both pitchers acquired by the Mets are lefthanded.

2018 – For the second straight day, the Giants defeat the Dodgers, 1 – 0, thanks to a solo homer by 2B Joe Panik. After pulling the trick against ace Clayton Kershaw on Opening Day yesterday, Panik connects off closer Kenley Jansen in the 9th inning, after starter Alex Wood had limited the Giants to one hit over the first eight frames. The Dodgers manage just one hit off three Giants pitchers, but will get their revenge over the next two days, defeating the Giants by a combined score of 14-0.

2019 – In a very rare occurrence, position players take the mound for both teams in the Dodgers’ 18 – 5 win over the Diamondbacks. The two teams’ bullpens are worn out after playing a 13-inning game the previous night, so with a large deficit in the 7th, Arizona sends back-up catcher John Ryan Murphy to pitch, and he gives up 7 more runs in 2 innings. The Dodgers then ask their own back-up catcher, Russell Martin, to close out the win in the 9th, and he obliges by setting down the side on 10 pitches.

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