- 1943 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis rules that Philadelphia Phillies owner William D. Cox is permanently ineligible to hold office or be employed in baseball for having bet on his own team. The Carpenter family of Delaware will buy the Philadelphia club and Bob Carpenter, at age 28, will become president. The Phillies, in an effort to change their image, will conduct a contest for a new name. The winning entry, the Blue Jays, submitted by a Mrs. John Crooks, will be the unofficial team name for 1944-45 until abandoned in 1946.
- 1944 - Five groups totaling 23 players, managers, umpires and sportwriters visit War theaters as part of the United Service Organizations program. Included are Mel Ott , Dutch Leonard , Frankie Frisch , Bucky Walters , Harry Heilmann , Carl Hubbell , Freddie Fitzsimmons , Bill Summers , Beans Reardon , Johnny Lindell , Tuck Stainback , Steve O'Neill , Leo Durocher , Joe Medwick , Nick Etten , Dixie Walker , Paul Waner and Rip Sewell .
- 1960 - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is selected NL Rookie of the Year with 12 of 24 votes. The six-foot, nine-inch Howard batted 23 home runs during the regular season.
- 1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills , whose 104 stolen bases broke a major league season-record set by Ty Cobb , wins the NL Most Valuable Player Award. In a controversial vote, Wills beats out teammate Tommy Davis , who led the NL with a .346 batting average and 153 RBI.
- 1971 - Danny Murtaugh , manager of the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates , announces his retirement for health reasons. Bill Virdon is named to replace him. Murtaugh will return to manage the Pirates in 1974 as a replacement for Virdon, who is released.
- 1860 - Chief Zimmer , catcher (d. 1949 )
- 1877 - George Stovall , infielder (d. 1951 )
- 1878 - Jimmy Sheckard , outfielder (d. 1947 )
- 1894 - Jesse Petty , pitcher (d. 1971 )
- 1897 - Freddy Leach , outfielder (d. 1981 )
- 1910 - Hal Schumacher , All-Star pitcher (d. 1993 )
- 1930 - Jack McKeon , manager
- 1940 - Luis Tiant , All-Star pitcher
- 1955 - Todd Cruz , infielder
- 1959 - Brook Jacoby , All-Star infielder
- 1963 - Dale Sveum , infielder
- 1969 - David McCarty , outfielder/infielder
- 1971 - Eddie Oropesa , pitcher
- 1971 - Matt Miller , pitcher
- 1971 - Aaron Small , pitcher
- 1977 - Adam Eaton , pitcher
- 1980 - Jonathan Papelbon , pitcher
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