March 24 In Baseball

1800S

1889 - The minor league season opens with the California League in San Francisco and Stockton . This year's new rules include the first legal substitution rule and the reduction of balls for a walk from five to 4. The substitution rule, which allows a team to designate one man to be put into the game at the captain's discretion at the end of any inning, would soon be modified.

1900S

1910S

1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president of the St. Louis Cardinals , dies unexpectedly. He leaves the club and the bulk of his estate to his niece, Mrs. Helene Hathaway Britton, who becomes the first female owner of a major league club.

1920S

1930S

1933 - Babe Ruth , another victim of the Great Depression , takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.

1936 - Pitcher Paul Dean follows his brother Dizzy into the fold and signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.

1940S

1947 - In a meeting at the ''Sarasota Terrace Hotel'', in Florida , former Brooklyn Dodgers Manager Leo Durocher admits to Commissioner Happy Chandler that he sometimes Bets on Card Games with team’s Pitcher Kirby Higbe .

1950S

1952 - During Spring Training , St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Bob Slaybaugh was hit in the left eye with a line drive pitch and subsequently lost the eye. The young pitcher returned to the mound in 1953 and again in 1954 before he retired from professional baseball.

1953 - Larry Raines , on leave from Military service, plays his first game for the Hankyu Brave[[s. He Will Stay For The 1954 Season, Return In 1962, And Will End His [[Japan ese baseball career with a .302 Batting Average .

1956 - The Cleveland Indians sign veteran Outfielder / First Baseman Sam Mele , just released by the Boston Red Sox .

1959 - In Havana, Cuba , the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers play an exhibition game. For a pre-game photo, Reds Outfielder Pete Whisenant swaps his Glove for a Fidel Castro rebel's Machine Gun .

1960S

1960 - Commissioner Ford Frick says he will not allow the Continental League to pool players in the Western Carolinas League as it would violate existing major-minor league agreements.

1961 :

---The New York State Senate approves $55 million in funding for a new stadium to be built at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens . The park will be called Shea Stadium . After playing their first two seasons in the Polo Grounds , the Mets will move to Shea in 1964.

---In Mesa, Arizona , Left Fielder Orlando Cepeda gives the Cubs two runs with an Error , then hits a three-run Home Run as the Giants defeat the Cubs, 13–12.

1962 - Third Baseman Andy Carey , who was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies on December 15, refuses to report to his new team and is send to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor leaguers.

1967 - In a trade of Infielder s, the Houston Astros sen Sandy Alomar to the New York Mets in exchange for Derrell Griffith .

1970S

1970 - Commissioner Kuhn orders a halt to the use of X-5 balls.

1972 - The Cincinnati Reds send Pitcher Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Second Baseman Julián Javier .

1973 - The Cleveland Indians trade former All-Star Catcher Ray Fosse to the Oakland Athletics for Outfielder George Hendrick and catcher Dave Duncan . Fosse was once considered an untouchable before a serious injury suffered during a 1970 All-Star Game collision with Pete Rose .

1980S

1982 - Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela ends his holdout and reports to the Dodgers Spring Training camp in Vero Beach, Florida . In 1981, Valenzuela captured the Cy Young and National League Rookie Of The Year awards after winning 19 games with a 2.48 ERA and 199 Strikeout s. After winning just $42,500 in his Rookie season, Valenzuela had asked for a raise to $1 million in 1982. The Dodgers unilaterally renewed his contract for a reported $350,000 instead.

1983 - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee agrees to stage a six-team exhibition baseball tournament as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles, California .

1984 - The Detroit Tigers acquire Relief Pitcher Willie Hernández and First Baseman Dave Bergman from the Philadelphia Phillies for Catcher John Wockenfuss and Outfielder Glenn Wilson . Hernández will win the American League MVP and Cy Young awards after Saving 32 games with an 1.92 ERA and 140.1 Innings in 80 pitching Appearances . His brilliant pitching during the off season will help Detroit to the World Championship .

1990S

1996 - At Tampa ’s Legends Field , Yankees Infielder Tony Fernández fractures his right elbow in a game against the Astros , and is placed on the 60-day Disabled List .

2000S

2001 - Durable Pitcher Tim Belcher announces his retirement. In a 14-season majors career, Belcher posted a 146-140 record with 1,519 Strikeout s and a 4.24 ERA in 2,442.2 Innings for the Dodgers , Reds , White Sox , Tigers , Mariners , Royals and Angels .

2006 :

---The Kansas City Royals will start the season without Pitcher Zack Greinke , and it remains uncertain when he will return. Greinke left Spring Training February 26 for unspecified personal reasons to return to his home in Orlando, Florida .

---Minor league Umpires plan to Strike when the season starts next month and filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board .

---The Arizona Diamondbacks released Reliever Félix Heredia , and the Boston Red Sox claimed First Baseman Hee-Seop Choi off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers .

BIRTHS

1872 - Kip Selbach , outfielder (d. 1956 )

1874 - Roy Thomas , outfielder (d. 1959 )

1891 - Ernie Shore , pitcher (d. 1980 )

1893 - George Sisler , Hall of Fame player and manager (d. 1973 )

1912 - Jud McLaughlin , pitcher (d. 1964 )

1937 - Bob Tillman , catcher (d. 2002 )

1942 - Jesús Alou , outfielder

1956 - Garry Templeton , All-Star infielder

1958 - Bruce Hurst , All-Star pitcher

1962 - Ron Robinson , pitcher

1969 - José Cabrera , pitcher

1970 - Wilson Alvarez , All-Star pitcher

1972 - Steve Karsay , pitcher

1982 - Corey Hart , outfielder

1982 - Dustin McGowan , pitcher

1982 - Robinson Tejeda , pitcher

1983 - Chad Gaudin , pitcher

DEATHS

1921 - Larry McLean , catcher (b. 1881 )

1972 - Dick Coffman , pitcher (b. 1906 )

1999 - Birdie Tebbetts , All-Star catcher and manager (b. 1912 )

2002 - Mace Brown , All-Star pitcher (b. 1909 )

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