December 7
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on December 7.
- 1876 - The first annual meeting of the National League is held. The New York Mutuals and the Philadelphia Athletics are expelled because the two teams had decided not to play their final games in the west without permission. Also, William Hulbert is elected to succeed Morgan Bulkeley as president.
- 1941 - Lefty Grove announces his retirement.
- 1947 - Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench is born in Oklahoma City, OK.
- 1973 - The Boston Red Sox make a pair of deals. The Sox purchase Juan Marichal from the San Francisco Giants for $100,000 and trade John Curtis, Lynn McGlothen, and Mike Garman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Cleveland and Diego Segui.
- 1976 - The Seattle Mariners make their first ever trade. Grant Jackson goes to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton.
- 1992 - The owners, meeting in Louisville, KY, vote to re-open the collective bargaining agreement. They focus on free agency, salary arbitration, and salary minimums.
- 2005 - The Toronto Blue Jays acquire solid-hitting first baseman Lyle Overbay and right-handed pitching prospect Ty Taubenheim in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers; going the other way were pitcher David Bush and pitching prospect Zach Jackson, as well as outfielder Gabe Gross.
- 2007:
- The Pittsburgh Pirates deal veteran reliever Salomon Torres (10th on the team's games pitched leaderboard at the time) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts, two minor leaguers. Torres, a resident of the Pittsburgh suburbs, says he is considering retirement rather than reporting, but will decide to stay active.
- Barry Bonds pleads not guilty to five charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in federal hearings regarding the BALCO investigation.
- 2008 - It is a big night in Italian baseball. The Italian national team announces their coaching staff and preliminary roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic; Mike Piazza, Mike Hargrove and Tom Trebelhorn will be among those assisting manager Marco Mazzieri. The new inductees are honored in the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame, including former national team skipper Giampiero Faraone and slugger Giuseppe Carelli. Giuseppe Mazzanti is honored as the MVP for Serie A1 in 2008.
[edit] Births
- 1847 - Deacon White, infielder, manager (d. 1939)
- 1849 - Elmer White, outfielder (d. 1872)
- 1863 - Tom Lovett, pitcher (d. 1928)
- 1865 - Charles Yingling, infielder (d. 1897)
- 1874 - Hobe Ferris, infielder (d. 1938)
- 1885 - Ducky Yount, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1886 - Bobby Schang, catcher (d. 1966)
- 1896 - Bud Davis, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Ed Morris, pitcher (d. 1932)
- 1901 - Ralph Judd, pitcher (d. 1957)
- 1906 - Tony Piet, infielder (d. 1981)
- 1911 - Denny Galehouse, pitcher (d. 1998)
- 1911 - Don Johnson, infielder; All-Star (d. 2000)
- 1915 - Johnny Gee, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1915 - Vinnie Smith, catcher (d. 1979)
- 1916 - Jorge Comellas, pitcher
- 1916 - Jim Conlan, minor league outfielder (d. 2009)
- 1926 - Armando Roche, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Dick Donovan, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1997)
- 1930 - Mark Freeman, pitcher (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Hal Smith, catcher
- 1930 - Ken Beardslee, scout (d. 2007)
- 1935 - Don Cardwell, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1936 - Bo Belinsky, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1941 - Rupe Toppin, pitcher
- 1942 - Alex Johnson, outfielder; All-Star
- 1947 - Johnny Bench, catcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1950 - Rich Coggins, outfielder
- 1951 - Paul Dade, outfielder
- 1955 - Scot Thompson, outfielder
- 1956 - Ozzie Virgil, catcher; All-Star
- 1963 - Jim Austin, pitcher
- 1963 - Billy Bates, infielder
- 1963 - Steve Howard, outfielder
- 1963 - Shane Mack, outfielder
- 1967 - Tino Martinez, infielder; All-Star
- 1972 - Carl Dale, pitcher
- 1973 - Brian Schmack, pitcher
- 1974 - Mike Bell, infielder
- 1976 - Kevin Hooper, infielder/outfielder
- 1977 - Eric Chavez, infielder
- 1979 - Ryan Theriot, infielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1933 - Fred Hoey, manager (b. 1865)
- 1938 - Tom Kearns, infielder (b. 1859)
- 1940 - Harry Eells, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1945 - Cal Crum, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1945 - Dan Phelan, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1947 - Jud Smith, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1953 - Slats Jordan, infielder/outfielder (b. 1878)
- 1959 - Tom McGuire, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1962 - Bobo Newsom, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1907)
- 1964 - Bill Karlon, outfielder (b. 1909)
- 1964 - Bobby Keefe, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1969 - Lefty O'Doul, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1897)
- 1974 - Red Dorman, outfielder (b. 1905)
- 1976 - Duke Maas, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 1977 - Denny Sothern, outfielder (b. 1904)
- 1980 - Lenny Pearson, Negro League infielder (b. 1918)
- 1980 - Luke Urban, catcher (b. 1898)
- 1984 - Howie Reed, pitcher (b. 1936)
- 1986 - John Bogart, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1987 - Ken Richardson, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1990 - Lew Flick, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 1994 - Frank Sacka, catcher (b. 1924)
- 1997 - Vic Lombardi, pitcher (b. 1922)
