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March 10
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on March 10.
[edit] Events
- 1857 - The National Association of Base Ball Players is formed at a meeting in New York City. Twenty-two teams are represented, and William Van Cott of the Gothams is elected president.
- 1904 - New York Giants players leave Mobile, AL ahead of the law after a local judge issues a warrant for their arrest for beating a local umpire unconscious during an exhibition game. The players were goaded by manager John McGraw
- 1951 - FBI director J. Edgar Hoover announces that he has turned down an offer to become Commissioner of baseball. The governor of California, Earl Warren, had previously rejected an offer to become baseball's leader.
- 1963 - A little known minor league infielder named Pete Rose plays in his first spring training game. The 22-year-old Rose, who goes 2 for 2 in his debut against the Chicago White Sox, will make the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day roster. As the team's starting second baseman, Rose will win the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
- 1982 - Shortstop Travis Jackson and former commissioner Happy Chandler are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Jackson played 15 years for the New York Giants, batting .291 for his career. Chandler served as baseball's leader for six years and oversaw the end of the color line in 1947, when Jackie Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1983 - The Special Veterans Committee announces the election of Walter Alston and George Kell to the Hall of Fame. Alston managed the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles to four World Series championships, while always working under one-year contracts. Kell, a standout third baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, batted over .300 nine times, was a 10-time All-Star, and topped American League third basemen in fielding percentage seven times during a 15-season career.
- 1992 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trade pitcher Neal Heaton to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for veteran outfielder Kirk Gibson.
- 1993 - Sherry Davis becomes the first woman major league public address announcer when she is hired by the San Francisco Giants to work at Candlestick Park.
- 1995 - Michael Jordan announces that he is leaving the Chicago White Sox organization and will return to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Jordan struggled in his one season of minor league baseball.
- 2004 - When asked by Senator John McCain to renegotiate the Major League Baseball contract in regard to the use of controlled substances, Major League Players Association head Donald Fehr refuses to comply. Although the union boss condemns the use of steroids, he believes the players oppose random drug testing as a violation of privacy, an argument countered by the Arizona Republican as unacceptable; McCain promises congressional action if the status quo is maintained.
- 2005 - Singling off pitcher Brad Thompson in a St. Louis Cardinals intrasquad game, former pitching prospect Rick Ankiel goes 1 for 2 in his debut as a position player. Historic wildness and injuries ended the 25-year-old's once very promising pitching career.
- 2006:
- Four games are played today in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. At Scottsdale Stadium, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Roger Clemens lead the United States in a 17 - 0 rout of South Africa to advance to the second round. The U.S. squad finishes in a three-way tie with Mexico and Canada at 2-1, with Mexico finishing first and the Americans second based on runs allowed in games involving the three tied teams.
- Shairon Martis pitches the first no-hitter in World Baseball Classic history, leading the Netherlands over Panama, 10 - 0, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The game is stopped after seven innings because of the tournament's mercy rule. Martis ends the game with his 65th pitch - the limit for starting pitchers in the first round - when Cesar Quintero hits into a double play grounder. Martis walks one and strikes out none. The only other runner he allows is Adolfo Rivera, who reaches on an error by third baseman Ivanon Coffie leading off the 7th.
- In the other games played today, Puerto Rico routs Cuba, 12 - 2, in a game that is strictly for pride, with both teams having secured spots in the second round, and rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano leads the Dominican Republic to a 6 - 4 victory over Australia to finish undefeated in the first round.
- 2008:
- In the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, Team Canada beats Taiwan in an exciting 10-inning game. Down 4 - 2 in the 6th, Taiwan rallies on a three-run homer from Kuo-Hui Lo. Canada almost ties it in the 8th but Jimmy Van Ostrand is thrown out at home; when catcher Chun-Chang Yeh throws the ball at Van Ostrand, a scene develops and police intervention is required to continue the game. In the 9th, Canada is one out from elimination when Stubby Clapp dives into first to get an infield hit and Mike Saunders singles him in. Matt Rogelstad opens the 10th with a single and scores on a double by Van Ostrand to give Canada the 6 - 5 lead. Taiwan gets two on in the bottom of the 10th but fails to score.
- Mexico tops Australia, 7 - 4, hurting the Aussies' chances of repeating their 2004 Olympic success. This game also involves controversy when Mexican manager Jose Tolentino is ejected for arguing that Adam Blackley balked during a pick-off move in the 5th.
- In other games, South Korea remains unbeaten with a 14 - 5 win over Spain and Germany wins its second game, beating South Africa, 4 - 3. The Lutz brothers star as Sascha Lutz scores Germany's first run while recent Cincinnati Reds signee Donald Lutz scores one run and drives in the winner.
- 2009:
- In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Venezuela locks up a spot in round two by knocking off Italy, 10 - 1. Endy Chávez and Miguel Cabrera each get three hits. It is a close affair until the 5th, when four Venezuelans go deep - Cabrera, Ramón Hernández, Bobby Abreu and José López.
- Three years after one of the most famous games in Dutch national team history (the Shairon Martis no-hitter in the 2006 World Baseball Classic), the Netherlands strike again. They beat the All-Star-laden Dominican Republic for the second game in a row, eliminating them from the tournament. Tom Stuifbergen, Alexander Smit, Rob Cordemans, Dennis Neuman, Diegomar Markwell and Leon Boyd combine for 10 scoreless innings but are matched by Ubaldo Jimenez, Pedro Martinez, Tony Pena, Rafael Perez and Damaso Marte. In the top of the 11th, a two-out error by Dutch veteran Eugene Kingsale lets a run in. The club rallies against Carlos Marmol, with a leadoff pinch-hit double by Sidney de Jong, a RBI single by Kingsale, a throwing error on a Marmol pick-off attempt and a Willy Aybar error, to win the game.
- Cuba beats Australia, 5 - 4, on a pinch-hit two-run homer from Yosvani Peraza off Rich Thompson, clinching a slot in round two.
- 2012 - The Dodgers sign National Football League player Jarrad Page, a defensive back with the Minnesota Vikings, to a minor league contract after he impresses scouts at an open tryout camp in Arizona. The 27-year-old OF last played baseball while attending college at UCLA and was drafted three times but never signed, prefering to concentrate on football.
- 2013:
- In second round action at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Japan crushes the Netherlands, 16 - 4. Takashi Toritani leads off the game with a homer off Rob Cordemans, and his teammates add five more before the game is ended by the mercy rule after seven innings. With the win, Japan moves to the final round, while the Dutch will face Cuba to determine the other team that will reach the Final Four from the group.
- In first-round action in Pools C and D of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the United States clinches a spot in the next round with a 9 - 4 win over Canada, not getting its first lead until Adam Jones' two-run double in the 8th inning. Venezuela beats Spain, 11 - 6, thanks to a six-run 4th inning, in a battle of winless squads, while the Dominican Republic finishes with a perfect 3-0 record after beating Puerto Rico, 4 - 2, with both teams already assured of moving on.
[edit] Births
- 1852 - Charles Fisher, infielder (d. 1917)
- 1860 - Mike Sullivan, outfielder (d. 1929)
- 1862 - Dad Lytle, infielder/outfielder (d. 1950)
- 1867 - Mike Shea, pitcher (d. 1927)
- 1868 - Ted Conovar, pitcher (d. 1910)
- 1868 - Lew Whistler, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1869 - Frank Bird, catcher (d. 1958)
- 1871 - John Kelty, outfielder (d. 1929)
- 1877 - John Godwin, infielder (d. 1956)
- 1877 - Jack Lundbom, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1880 - Judge Nagle, pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1883 - Glenn Liebhardt, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1889 - Jack Mercer, pitcher (d. 1945)
- 1890 - Pete Fahrer, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1892 - Emil Huhn, infielder (d. 1925)
- 1893 - Jim Curry, infielder (d. 1938)
- 1894 - Fred Johnson, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1894 - Jack Wieneke, pitcher (d. 1933)
- 1895 - Jake Propst, pinch hitter (d. 1967)
- 1897 - Russ Ennis, catcher (d. 1949)
- 1898 - Frank Loftus, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1906 - Art Herring, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1911 - Preacher Henry, Negro League pitcher (d. 1992)
- 1917 - Thomas Johnson, college coach (d. 2007)
- 1921 - James Atkins, pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1921 - Johnny Blatnik, outfielder (d. 2004)
- 1921 - George Elder, outfielder
- 1924 - John Perkovich, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1925 - Lou Limmer, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1929 - Bud Thomas, infielder
- 1934 - Ken Mackenzie, pitcher
- 1939 - Bill Heath, catcher
- 1940 - Mitsuhiro Adachi, NPB pitcher
- 1942 - Tom Hilgendorf, pitcher
- 1944 - Johnny Briggs, outfielder
- 1944 - Joe Campbell, outfielder
- 1947 - Darcy Fast, pitcher
- 1948 - Wayne Twitchell, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2010)
- 1950 - Greg Pavlick, coach
- 1956 - Ramiro Toruño, Nicaraguan national team manager
- 1957 - Yoshitaka Katori, NPB pitcher
- 1958 - Steve Howe, pitcher; All-Star
- 1958 - Craig Kornfeld, scout
- 1959 - Chi-Chen Tseng, CPBL catcher and manager
- 1961 - Mike Birkbeck, pitcher
- 1962 - Gerardo Sánchez, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1963 - John Cangelosi, outfielder
- 1965 - Bruce Dostal, minor league outfielder
- 1966 - Mike Timlin, pitcher
- 1967 - Alberto D'Auria, Olympic infielder
- 1971 - Bobby Hughes, catcher
- 1971 - Miranda Noordenbos, Dutch womens' national team outfielder
- 1971 - Shad Williams, pitcher
- 1972 - Rob Stanifer, pitcher
- 1977 - Ben Davis, catcher
- 1977 - Tike Redman, outfielder
- 1977 - Mario Valenzuela, minor league outfielder
- 1979 - Guido Monis, Argentinian national team pitcher
- 1980 - Justin Hancock, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Donnie Murphy, infielder
- 1983 - Dominic Ramos, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Steven Shell, pitcher
- 1984 - Aaron Bates, minor league infielder
- 1986 - Jonathan Holt, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Byung-hun Min, KBO outfielder
- 1988 - Cedric Hunter, outfielder
- 1989 - Dayan Viciedo, infielder
- 1991 - Rubén Sierra Jr., minor league outfielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1897 - Wes Blogg, catcher (b. 1855)
- 1911 - Guy McFadden, infielder (b. 1872)
- 1918 - Jim McCormick, pitcher, manager (b. 1856)
- 1920 - Charlie Briggs, outfielder (b. 1861)
- 1936 - Jack Holland, minor league player and manager (b. 1874)
- 1941 - Doc Hazleton, infielder (b. 1876)
- 1944 - Dan Howley, catcher, manager (b. 1885)
- 1947 - Tom Gatto, minor league pitcher (b. 1923)
- 1948 - Stub Brown, pitcher (b. 1870)
- 1954 - George Textor, catcher (b. 1888)
- 1955 - Rick Adams, pitcher (b. 1878)
- 1956 - Solly Hofman, outfielder (b. 1882)
- 1957 - Erskine Mayer, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1958 - Earl Williams, catcher (b. 1903)
- 1960 - Jim Holmes, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1960 - Arnold Johnson, owner (b. 1906)
- 1964 - Warren Shanabrook, infielder (b. 1880)
- 1967 - Billy Orr, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1969 - Max Rosenfeld, outfielder (b. 1902)
- 1971 - Bill James, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1972 - George Cunningham, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1974 - Horace Appling, minor league player (b. 1913)
- 1981 - Bob Elson, announcer (b. 1904)
- 1983 - Connie Desmond, announcer (b. ????)
- 1984 - Bill McGhee, infielder (b. 1905)
- 1985 - Bob Nieman, outfielder (b. 1927)
- 1994 - Jim Brenneman, pitcher (b. 1941)
- 1994 - Jim Honochick, umpire (b. 1917)
- 1998 - Ed Walczak, infielder (b. 1918)
- 2005 - Kent Hadley, infielder (b. 1934)
- 2007 - Art Lopatka, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 2007 - Bobby Sturgeon, infielder (b. 1919)
- 2007 - Bill van Buren, Negro League player (b. 1935)
- 2008 - Ho-seong Lee, KBO outfielder (b. 1967)
- 2009 - David Hrdlicka, scout (b. 1951)
- 2009 - Joe Pactwa (b. 1948)
- 2012 - Wim Onderstal, Hoofdklasse player and coach (b. 1935)
