Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 12
Events
[edit]- 1921 - Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver and Lefty Williams for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
- 1951 - In his bid to remain in office, Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler loses his voted down, 9-7, in a tally of owners.
- 1980 - The Veterans Committee selects Chuck Klein and Tom Yawkey to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Births
[edit]- 1844 - Abraham Mills, executive (d. 1929)
- 1860 - Walt Walker, catcher (d. 1922)
- 1865 - Phil Knell, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1866 - Denny Lyons, infielder (d. 1929)
- 1880 - Frank Schneiberg, pitcher (d. 1948)
- 1880 - Babe Towne, catcher (d. 1938)
- 1882 - Johnny Beall, outfielder (d. 1926)
- 1884 - George McAvoy, pinch hitter (d. 1952)
- 1885 - Dode Criss, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1885 - Charlie Johnson, outfielder (d. 1940)
- 1889 - Reb Russell, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1891 - Jack Little, outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1892 - Bill James, pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1892 - George Maisel, outfielder (d. 1968)
- 1893 - Joe Engel, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1893 - Alex Gaston, catcher (d. 1979)
- 1906 - Rusty Saunders, outfielder (d. 1967)
- 1906 - Bud Tinning, pitcher (d. 1961)
- 1908 - Bob Barr, pitcher (d. 2002)
- 1916 - René Monteagudo, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1930 - Vern Law, pitcher; All-Star
- 1936 - Ray Barker, infielder
- 1938 - Durwood Merrill, umpire
- 1939 - Johnny Callison, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2006)
- 1942 - Jimmy Wynn, outfielder; All-Star
- 1945 - Horacio Piña, pitcher
- 1947 - Greg Garrett, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1948 - Bob Watkins, pitcher
- 1954 - Larry Rothschild, pitcher, manager
- 1955 - Ruppert Jones, outfielder; All-Star
- 1956 - Dale Murphy, outfielder; All-Star
- 1962 - Darryl Strawberry, outfielder; All-Star
- 1965 - Steve Finley, outfielder; All-Star
- 1965 - Shawn Gilbert, infielder
- 1966 - Mike Ignasiak, pitcher
- 1971 - Greg Hansell, pitcher
- 1971 - Raúl Mondesí, outfielder; All-Star
- 1972 - George Arias, infielder
- 1974 - Craig Dingman, pitcher
- 1975 - Kevin Pickford, pitcher
- 1979 - Félix Escalona, infielder
- 1981 - Carlos Muñiz, pitcher
- 1982 - Zach Miner, pitcher
- 1984 - Eulogio de la Cruz, pitcher
Deaths
[edit]- 1911 - Simon Nicholls, infielder (b. 1882)
- 1945 - Sam Mertes, outfielder (b. 1872)
- 1954 - Bob Quinn, executive (b. 1870)
- 1957 - Dick Niehaus, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1962 - Fred Beck, infielder (b. 1886)
- 1972 - Dutch Levsen, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1973 - Jesse Altenburg, outfielder (b. 1893)
- 1973 - Frankie Frisch, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1898)
- 1976 - Shunichi Amachi, NPB manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1903)
- 1978 - Ferrell Anderson, catcher (b. 1918)
- 1978 - Alex McCarthy, infielder (b. 1889)
- 1978 - Gene Moore, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1983 - Bob Hall, pitcher (b. 1923)
- 1994 - Gordy Coleman, infielder (b. 1934)
- 2007 - Norm Larker, infielder; All-Star (b. 1930)