Al Rosen

Third baseman Al Rosen was a four-time American League All-Star and won the 1953 American League MVP Award. He was the first rookie to lead the American League in home runs, doing so in 1950. He topped 100 RBI on five different occasions. He barely missed out on a Triple Crown in 1953, with controversial circumstances costing him the batting title. After his major league career ended, Rosen spent 15 years in the front office of big league teams as club president and general manager. A World War II veteran, Rosen was arguably the greatest major leaguer born on February 29th. He won a Texas League MVP on his way up to the big leagues.

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• Yan Gomes becomes the first major league player from Brazil when he makes his debut for the Toronto Blue Jays.
• Jamie Moyer (pictured) becomes the oldest player to drive in a run in the majors, when the 49-year-old does so with an infield single.
• Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers becomes the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game, when he does so against the Baltimore Orioles.
• Shinya Miyamoto becomes the second player in a week to join the meikyukai.
• Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim throws a 9-0 no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins.

• 1902 - In a rare feat for the Deadball Era, Bill Bradley hits a home run for the fourth straight game. The next American Leaguer to do so will be Babe Ruth in 1918.
• 1935 - The first night game in MLB history is played with the Reds beating the Phillies, 2-1.
• 1936 - Tony Lazzeri (pictured) drives in 11 runs in a 25-2 Yankees rout of the Athletics. Through 2006, it is still the American League single-game RBI record.
• 1942 - In the longest game in Nippon Pro Baseball history, Taiyo and Nagoya tie 4-4 after 28 innings. Jiro Noguchi (344 pitches) and Michio Nishizawa (311 pitches) both go the distance. Noguchi had just thrown a shutout a day earlier.
• 1984 - The Tigers win their 17th straight road game, an American League record. Jack Morris picks up this victory with a 4-hit effort.

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• April 4, 2012 - Opening Day in the National League as the Miami Marlins inaugurated their new name and ballpark
• March 28, 2012 - Major League Baseball opened its season in Tokyo, Japan
• March 2, 2012 - Spring training games began in the Grapefruit League and Cactus League
• February 11, 2012 - Induction ceremonies for the 2012 class of inductees to the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame were held in La Romana, Dominican Republic
• February 2, 2012 - The 2012 Caribbean Series opened in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• January 9, 2012 - Results of the 2012 Hall of Fame Election were announced

• May 30, 2012 - The 2012 European Cup begins.
• June 4, 2012 - The 2012 amateur draft will be held
• June 27, 2012 - The annual SABR convention takes place in Minneapolis, MN
• July 10, 2012 - The 2012 All-Star Game will be played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO
• July 22, 2012 - The annual ­Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY
• August 30, 2012 - The 2012 World Junior Championship begins in Seoul
• September 17, 2012 - The 2012 European Championship will start in the Netherlands
• September 20, 2012 - The first 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers begin in Regensburg, Germany