- 1946 - Surgeons amputate the right foot of Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck . Two years before, the colorful executive had suffered a serious injury to his leg in the South Pacific during World War II . Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of National League scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues. In spite of the amputation, Veeck will remain an active owner through the 1970s .
- 1993 - Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott returns to take over the day-to-day operations of the Reds following her nine-month suspension for using racial and ethnic epithets.
- 1994 - Plans are announced for the new United League , which plans to compete with the existing major leagues.
- 1996 - A MLB All-Star team opens their eight-game series in Japan with a 6–5 loss to the Japan All-Stars. Players include Cal Ripken, Jr , Sammy Sosa , Steve Finley , Brady Anderson , Barry Bonds , Mike Piazza , Hideo Nomo , Gary Sheffield , Alex Rodriguez , and Shane Reynolds .
- 2005 :
- --- American League Gold Glove Award winners were announced. Players Kenny Rogers ( P ), Jason Varitek ( C ), Mark Teixeira ( 1B ), Orlando Hudson ( 2B ), Chávez ( 3B ), Derek Jeter ( SS ), Ichiro Suzuki ( OF ), Torii Hunter (OF) and Vernon Wells (OF) earned honors.
- --- Larry Bowa was hired by the New York Yankees as their Third Base Coach for the 2006 season. A five-time All-Star Shortstop , Bowa Managed for San Diego and the Phillies , and also coached for the Angels , Mariners and Phillies. Bowa is the first addition to Yankees manager Joe Torre 's coaching staff, which lost Pitching Coach Mel Stottlemyre (who retired) and Bench Coach Joe Girardi (who became manager of the Florida Marlins ). Luis Sojo , who coached third base the last season, is expected to be offered another job by the Yankees.
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