March 25 In Baseball

1800S

1882 - A fence has been erected on the Recreation Ground in San Francisco which forces the Left Fielder "to play over the fence, causing the players much inconvenience."

1885 - A new rule is adopted stating that the pitcher must "do all his throwing to bases before he has taken his stride as if to pitch ball."

1888 - The St. Louis Browns of the National League open the training season with an exhibition game versus the St. Louis Whites, a new Western Association team. The WA will have clubs in four cities that also have NL clubs.

1891 - Albert Spalding retires from active participation in the affairs of the Chicago Colts club and the National League . James A. Hart will assume the club presidency.

1893 - The Louisville Colonels National League club is forced to transfer its only three Sunday games because the suburb of Parkland, in which the Colonels' new ballpark is located, does not permit Sunday play.

1900S

1910S

1910 - The Chalmers Auto Company of Detroit agrees to award a new car to the player who owns the highest Batting Average at season’s end. Nap Lajoie will win a disputed batting title over Ty Cobb in a controversial finish, but Chalmers will award cars to both players in an effort to save face.

1916 - An unsigned Tris Speaker arrives at the Boston Red Sox Training Camp in Hot Springs, Arkansas , in time for an exhibition game. Speaker goes 4-for-4 with a Home Run and a Triple .

1917 :

--- Manager John McGraw is signed by the New York Giants to a five-year contract for $40,000 a year plus bonuses. The contract makes him the highest paid figure in major league baseball.

--- Babe Ruth pitches four innings against the Brooklyn Dodgers , allowing just one hit, before giving way to a group of inept Boston Red Sox Relievers . Brooklyn wins, 11–2, and reigns as "Hot Springs Champs."

1920S

1920 - In a Spring Training match between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers , a sweeping inside Curve Ball throw by Dodgers Pitcher Jeff Pfeffer hit Chick Fewster striking the Yankees Shortstop behind the ear and flattening him. Fewster revives 10 minutes later but soon loses the ability to speak. Taken to the hospital with a skull fracture and a blood clot on his brain, Fewster will recover slowly and return to play in mid-season.

1930S

1934 - In New Orleans, Louisiana Mildred Didrickson ( Babe Zaharias ) pitches again, this time for the New Orleans Pelicans against a split squad of the Cleveland Indians . She throws two scoreless innings and lines out in her only At-bat appearance. In nearby Lafayette , Manager Walter Johnson pitches for the other Cleveland squad against the Kansas City Blues .

1935 - The New York Yankees purchase Starting Pitcher Pat Malone from the Chicago Cubs . Malone had led the National League in Wins in 1929, with 22, and in 1930 with 21 (115 in a seven-year span). But Malone will only post a 19-13 record with the Yankees for the next three seasons.

1940S

1945 - Tryouts are granted to Pitcher Terris McDuffie and First Baseman Dave Thomas when a group of Black players appear at the Brooklyn Dodgers offices. The two players will work out at Ebbets Field in front of General Manager Branch Rickey on April 7.

1950S

1951 - Hall Of Fame player/manager Eddie Collins dies in Boston, Massachusetts , at the age of 63. Collins batted .333 and Stole 744 bases over a 25-year career, and batted .328 in six World Series with the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics .

1953 - The St. Louis Browns sign Free Agent Bob Elliott . The veteran Third Baseman will play just 48 games before being dealt to the Chicago White Sox .

1959 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade Pitcher Sad Sam Jones and a minor leaguer to the San Francisco Giants for First Baseman / Outfielder Bill White and Third Baseman Ray Jablonski .

1960S

1962 - Elvin Tappe is named as the Chicago Cubs first head Coach of the season in team's college of coaches plan. Chicago hasn't had a Manager since 1960.

1963 - The Cincinnati Reds sell veteran Pitcher Johnny Klippstein to the Philadelphia Phillies . After going 7-7 over two seasons with Philadelphia, Klippstein will help the Minnesota Twins win the American League pennant in 1965 posting a 9-3 record.

1965 - In Spring Training , Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates suffers a broken bone in his right foot. The injury will sideline the Gold Glove Second Baseman until May, allowing him to play in only 130 games during the regular season.

1970S

1980S

1981 - The defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies acquire veteran Outfielder Gary Matthews from the Atlanta Braves for Pitcher Bob Walk . Matthews will hit .301 and compile a .404 On-base Percentage , but will play in only 101 games in his first season with the Phillies.

1985 - A judge in Illinois rules that state laws prohibiting night baseball at Wrigley Field are constitutional. The Chicago Cubs had previously sued to have the laws overturned after major league baseball took away one of the Cubs’ home games during the 1984 NLCS .

1989 - The Pittsburgh Pirates make one of their better trades in recent memory, acquiring Shortstop Jay Bell from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for fellow shortstop Félix Fermin . Bell will serve as the Pirates starting shortstop for the next eight seasons, twice leading the National League in Fielding Percentage .

1990S

1997 :

---In a trade reflecting current baseball economics, the Atlanta Braves send Right Fielder David Justice and Center Fielder Marquis Grissom to the Cleveland Indians for center fielder Kenny Lofton and Relief Pitcher Alan Embree . Atlanta and Cleveland faced each other in the 1995 World Series . The swap of the two Gold Glove center fielders and the three-time All-Star Justice reduces the Braves' payroll by an estimated 6.8 million dollars. Both players have several years left on their contracts, while Lofton, considered the best Leadoff Hitter in major league baseball, is in the last year of his.

---The Kansas City Royals release Bob Hamelin , the 1994 American League Rookie Of The Year . The 29-year-old Hamelin never lived up to his first year, when he smacked 24 Home Run s in strike-shortened season. The Detroit Tigers will sign Hamelin to a minor-league contract.

1999 :

--- Anaheim Angels Pitcher Jason Dickson undergoes surgery to repair torn tissue in his right shoulder. He is expected to miss at least four months of the season.

---The New York Mets sign Free Agent pitcher Orel Hershiser to a contract.

2000S

2001 - Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Randy Johnson kills a Dove with a pitch during the Diamondbacks 10–6 exhibition win over the San Francisco Giants . The dove makes the mistake of darting in front of a 95-MPH Fastball .

BIRTHS

1856 - Martin Powell , infielder (d. 1888 )

1886 - Jimmy Walsh , IF/OF (d. 1947 )

1887 - Clyde Milan , outfielder (d. 1953 )

1909 - Dutch Leonard , All-Star pitcher (d. 1983 )

1932 - Woodie Held , IF/OF (d. 1932

1948 - Mike Nagy , pitcher

1955 - Lee Mazzilli , All-Star outfielder and manager

1966 - Tom Glavine , All-Star pitcher

1969 - Travis Fryman , All-Star infielder

1969 - Scott Sanders , pitcher

1969 - Dan Wilson , All-Star catcher

1975 - Adrián Hernández , pitcher

1980 - Neal Cotts , pitcher

DEATHS

1951 - Eddie Collins , Hall of Fame player and manager (b. 1887 )

1958 - Al Shaw , catcher (b. 1874 )

1999 - Cal Ripken , manager (b. 1935 )

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