Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 20
Events
[edit]- 1915 - The Boston Braves begin construction of Braves Field.
- 1937 - The Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues acquire Josh Gibson and Judy Johnson for $2,500 in cash and a pair of journeymen players.
- 1943 - The Philadelphia Athletics trade Bob Johnson to the Washington Senators for Bobby Estalella and Jimmy Pofahl.
- 1954 - The Chicago Cubs trade Roy Smalley to the Milwaukee Braves for Dave Cole, opening up the shortstop job for Ernie Banks.
- 1973 - Roberto Clemente becomes the first Hispanic American to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1989 - Commissioner of Baseball Peter Ueberroth announces that he has begun an investigation into the behavior of Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose.
- 2002 - The Milwaukee Brewers trade Henry Blanco to the Atlanta Braves for Paul Bako and José Cabrera.
- 2006 - The Boston Red Sox trade Bronson Arroyo to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Peña.
- 2006 - Al Leiter announces his retirement after a 19-season majors career.
Births
[edit]- 1864 - Dan Mahoney, catcher (d. 1904)
- 1865 - Mike Griffin, outfielder, manager (d. 1908)
- 1869 - John Buckley, pitcher (d. 1942)
- 1875 - Paddy Greene, infielder (d. 1934)
- 1879 - Rube Vinson, outfielder (d. 1951)
- 1883 - Pep Clark, infielder (d. 1965)
- 1887 - Walter Schmidt, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1891 - Joe Boehling, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1893 - Johnny Butler, infielder (d. 1967)
- 1894 - Bill Stellbauer, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1900 - Al Shealy, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1907 - Vern Kennedy, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1993)
- 1912 - Clyde Shoun, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1915 - Stan Spence, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1983)
- 1921 - Bill Peterman, catcher (d. 1999)
- 1925 - Al Widmar, pitcher (d. 2005)
- 1927 - Jim Willis, pitcher
- 1928 - Jake Crawford, outfielder (d. 2008)
- 1933 - George Altman, outfielder; All-Star
- 1936 - Jim Golden, pitcher
- 1937 - Kenny Kuhn, infielder
- 1941 - Pat Corrales, catcher, manager
- 1943 - Steve Dillon, pitcher
- 1944 - Steve Blateric, pitcher
- 1944 - Bob Taylor, outfielder
- 1948 - Chuck Seelbach, pitcher
- 1951 - Terry McDermott, infielder
- 1952 - Rick Langford, pitcher
- 1954 - Steve McCatty, pitcher
- 1954 - Paul Mirabella, pitcher
- 1960 - Mike Young, outfielder
- 1963 - Rick Parker, outfielder
- 1963 - Dana Williams, designated hitter
- 1965 - Chris Hoiles, catcher
- 1966 - Blas Minor, pitcher
- 1970 - Will Brunson, pitcher
- 1971 - Manny Alexander, infielder
- 1972 - Jason McDonald, outfielder
- 1977 - Joe Fontenot, pitcher
- 1978 - Mike Bynum, pitcher
- 1979 - Wilfredo Rodríguez, pitcher
Deaths
[edit]- 1933 - Dan Burke, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1934 - Herm Doscher, infielder (b. 1852)
- 1935 - Bill Holbert, catcher, manager (b. 1855)
- 1938 - Bob Fothergill, outfielder (b. 1897)
- 1943 - Heinie Wagner, infielder, manager (b. 1880)
- 1947 - Mike Mowrey, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1952 - Harry Bay, outfielder (b. 1878)
- 1953 - John Brackenridge, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1957 - Ezra Midkiff, infielder (b. 1882)
- 1962 - John Black, infielder (b. 1890)
- 1966 - Johnny Morrison, pitcher (b. 1895)
- 1967 - S.C. Thompson, researcher (b. ????)
- 1968 - Clyde Shoun, pitcher (b. 1912)
- 1970 - Jack Flater, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1981 - Gee Walker, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1908)
- 1984 - Stan Coveleski, pitcher; Hall of Famer (b. 1889)
- 1994 - Lewis Grizzard, writer (b. 1946)
- 1996 - Jim Pendleton, outfielder (b. 1924)
- 1999 - Paul Toth, pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2001 - Luis Alvarado, infielder (b. 1949)