February 13
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on February 13.
Events[edit]
- 1898 - Cincinnati Reds president John Brush dismisses criticism of his proposed league resolution to punish players who use vulgar and obscene language on the field, saying newspaper criticism is the result of ignorance.
- 1920 - Officials organize the Negro National League in a meeting held at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri. Spearheaded by league founder Rube Foster, the NNL will become the most successful of all Negro Leagues ventures and will last until the late 1940s.
- 1934 - The National League loans the Cincinnati Reds $50,000 at 4.5% interest. Powel Crosley, who bought the team ten days ago, will repay Cincinnati's debt in full by 1938.
- 1935 - Signing a contact written in French, Washington Senators outfielder Gus Dugas, who was born in Quebec, is acquired by the Montreal Royals of the International League.
- 1953 - The Philadelphia Athletics change the name of Shibe Park to "Connie Mack Stadium", in honor of their longtime owner and manager. Mack was part-owner and manager of the franchise for a record 50 years. The Athletics will depart Philadelphia at the end of the following season, and the Phillies will continue to inhabit Connie Mack Stadium until the end of the 1970 season, when they will move to Veterans Stadium. After being badly damaged in a fire in 1971, Connie Mack Stadium will continue to decay until being torn down in 1976.
- 1954 - Roberto Clemente's smash to straight-away center provides the margin of victory in Puerto Rico's 1 - 0 victory over the Virgin Islands in the first game of a three-game exhibition inter-island tourney. Clemente's clout combines with Tellito Lopez's five-hit shutout to relegate Walter "Mahoo" James to the ranks of runner-up, although the latter does record 12 strikeouts en route to his hard-luck loss.
- 1964 - Chicago Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs, named National League Rookie of the Year in 1962, dies in Provo, Utah at age 22, when the plane that he is piloting crashes.
- 1968:
- The Los Angeles Dodgers trade infielders Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver to the San Francisco Giants for catcher Tom Haller and pitcher Frank Kasheta. Haller will hit .285 as the Dodgers' regular catcher this season. This is the first trade between the two franchises since 1956, when Jackie Robinson was sent to the Giants but retired instead.
- The Chicago White Sox send shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to the Washington Senators in exchange for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum.
- 1970 - The National League offices begin their move from Cincinnati, OH to San Francisco, CA. The transfer will be completed February 23rd.
- 1974 - James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Known for his legendary footspeed, Bell joins Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, as Negro Leagues greats selected to the Hall.
- 1985 - The New York Yankees re-acquire catcher Ron Hassey from the Chicago White Sox. Hassey, who had been traded to Chicago only two months earlier, returns to New York in a seven-player trade.
- 1987 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris is awarded a $1.85 million salary by arbitrator Richard Bloch, the highest amount awarded to date through the salary arbitration process.
- 1995 - The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese pitching star Hideo Nomo to a contract that includes a $2 million signing bonus. Nomo won 78 games for the Kintetsu Buffaloes over the past four seasons. The first Japanese player in the majors in three decades, he will become the National League Rookie of the Year this year.
- 1996 - The St. Louis Cardinals complete a long-rumored swap, acquiring closer Dennis Eckersley from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league reliever Steve Montgomery. Eckersley replaces Tom Henke, who announced last month he was retiring. The Cardinals also announce that they are laying nearly three acres of grass over the field at Busch Stadium, replacing the artificial turf that has been used for 26 years. The grass turf will be ready for the April 8th opener against Montreal.
- 2002 - The Boston Red Sox sign 43-year-old Rickey Henderson to a minor league contract. Last season with the San Diego Padres, Henderson had his 3,000th career hit and broke the major league all-time records for walks and runs.
- 2003 - The New York Mets sign veteran pitcher David Cone to a minor league contract. Cone, who compiled an 80-48 record with the Mets from 1987 to 1992, is coming out of retirement hoping to win the fifth spot in the starting rotation.
- 2005:
- Pitcher Nelson Briles, who was part of two World Series championships with the Cardinals and Pirates, dies at age 61 in Orlando, Florida, after suffering a heart attack at a Pirates alumni golf tournament.
- Avoiding arbitration, starting pitcher Ben Sheets (12-14, 2.70) and the Milwaukee Brewers agree to a one-year contract valued at $5.5 million. Sheets, who made $2.5 million last season while posting a 12-14 record with a 2.70 ERA, established a team record last May by striking out 18 batters in a game.
- After 19 years at shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, Barry Larkin announces his retirement as an active player, to become special assistant to Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden. A 12-time All-Star, National League MVP, and three-time Gold Glove winner, Larkin spent his entire career in Cincinnati, his hometown. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 2012.
- 2008 - Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee spend almost five hours testifying before the U.S. House oversight committee. Both Clemens and McNamee contradict themselves during the course of testimony, providing plenty of fodder for those who criticize the latter as a drug dealer and the former as a user of steroids. Clemens' denials of Human Growth Hormone use look flimsier when teammate Andy Pettitte reveals that Clemens had admitted such usage to him.
- 2010 - The Rays win their salary arbitration hearing with OF B.J. Upton, who has to settle for a salary of $3 million this season, $300,000 less than he sought. It is still seven time what he made in 2009, when he hit .241 with 11 homers, 55 RBI and 42 stolen bases.
- 2012 - The A's sign OF Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year contract worth $36 million, a record for a Cuban defector, outbidding at least five other teams. The signing belies some of the A's other off-season moves in which they traded established young players in return for prospects, but they see Cespedes as a future franchise player, and his outstanding rookie season will be a key contribution in the A's unexpected AL West division title.
- 2013 - As spring training opens, the Yankees acquire reliever Shawn Kelley from Seattle in return for minor league OF Abraham Almonte.
- 2015 - Top Mariners pitching prospect Victor Sanchez suffers a critical head injury when struck by a boat while swimming at a beach in Carupano, Sucre. He will pass away from his injury at the end of March.
- 2016 - South Africa eliminates New Zealand from the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers with a 9 - 2 win to earn a rematch with host Australia; a spot in the 2017 World Baseball Classic will be at stake tomorrow. Jared Elario, Lloyd Stevens and Robert Lewis-Walker provide strong pitching while Keegan Swanepoel gets four hits, Anthony Phillips four walks and three runs and Kyle Botha three RBI for South Africa. Control is somewhat of an issue as pitchers combine for 17 walks.
- 2017 - The Reds continue their rebuilding as they trade one of their most iconic players, 2B Brandon Phillips, to Atlanta for Ps Andrew McKirahan and Carlos Portuondo. The Reds have two top middle infield prospects ready to take over for Phillips in Jose Peraza and Dilson Herrera.
Births[edit]
- 1851 - Chick Fulmer, infielder (d. 1940)
- 1861 - Emmett Seery, outfielder (d. 1930)
- 1866 - Crazy Schmit, pitcher (d. 1940)
- 1867 - Tuck Turner, outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1868 - Biff Sheehan, outfielder (d. 1923)
- 1876 - Fred Buckingham, pitcher (d. 1948)
- 1876 - Fritz Buelow, catcher (d. 1933)
- 1876 - Roy W. Ritner, minor league executive (d. ????)
- 1877 - Charlie DeArmond, infielder (d. 1933)
- 1878 - Bill Bradley, infielder, manager (d. 1954)
- 1883 - Hal Chase, infielder, manager (d. 1947)
- 1883 - Harl Maggert, outfielder (d. 1963)
- 1885 - Harry Vahrenhorst, pinch hitter (d. 1943)
- 1887 - Eddie Foster, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1887 - Guy Zinn, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1889 - George Stutz, infielder (d. 1930)
- 1890 - Dan Tipple, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1893 - Ben Dyer, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1894 - Billy Martin, infielder (d. 1949)
- 1900 - Sijo Gómez, pitcher (d. ????)
- 1901 - Harry Layne, minor league player (d. 1980)
- 1901 - Herman Layne, outfielder (d. 1973)
- 1904 - Cecil Bolton, infielder (d. 1993)
- 1904 - Charlie Fitzberger, pinch hitter (d. 1965)
- 1906 - Harry Kelley, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1907 - Wayne LaMaster, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Gilly Campbell, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1909 - George Gill, pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1909 - Ernie Rudolph, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Herb Hash, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1912 - Marvin Barker, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. ????)
- 1913 - Red Dugan, college coach (d. 1992)
- 1913 - Hack Miller, catcher (d. 1966)
- 1915 - Uzaburo Shintomi, NPB infielder-outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1915 - Oad Swigart, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Norm Wallen, infielder (d. 1994)
- 1919 - Bobby Rhawn, infielder (d. 1984)
- 1921 - Pete Castiglione, infielder (d. 2010)
- 1921 - Frank Mediamolle, minor league infielder (d. 2000)
- 1923 - John Bargas, minor league catcher (d. 2011)
- 1923 - Ervin Liberton, minor league pitcher (d. 1996)
- 1925 - Lucius Morgan, minor league infielder (d. 1987)
- 1925 - Mike Palm, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1926 - Bob Habenicht, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1926 - Bill Mercer, broadcaster
- 1927 - Jim Brideweser, infielder (d. 1989)
- 1928 - Alan Yogi, NPB infielder (d. 1979)
- 1930 - Al Grunwald, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1930 - Gerry MacKay, minor league outfielder (d. 2022)
- 1933 - Harry Coe, minor league pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1938 - Rochell Broome, Negro League player (d. 2009)
- 1938 - Dick Hughes, pitcher
- 1938 - Masayuki Tanemo, NPB catcher
- 1941 - Jim Brenneman, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1941 - Butch Hughes, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 2020)
- 1944 - Sal Bando, infielder; All-Star (d. 2023)
- 1944 - Takashi Ide, NPB outfielder
- 1953 - Kerry Morris, Canadian national team pitcher
- 1954 - Kuniyoshi Kawabe, Japanese national team pitcher
- 1954 - Donnie Moore, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1989)
- 1956 - Keith Bodie, minor league player and manager
- 1958 - Frank Williams, pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1959 - Jukka Ropponen, Elitserien pitcher
- 1960 - Brian Ryder, minor league pitcher
- 1961 - Kazutoshi Sugita, Thai national team coach
- 1962 - Tim Maki, minor league pitcher
- 1963 - Mitch Cook, minor league pitcher (d. 2013)
- 1964 - Arnie Beyeler, minor league infielder and manager
- 1964 - Dann Howitt, outfielder
- 1964 - Kazutomo Miyamoto, NPB pitcher
- 1965 - Craig Colbert, catcher
- 1965 - Pat Crosby, minor league outfielder
- 1966 - Juan Jesus Alvarez, minor league pitcher
- 1966 - Jerry Browne, infielder
- 1967 - Eddie Pye, infielder
- 1968 - Matt Mieske, outfielder
- 1969 - Mark Mimbs, NPB pitcher
- 1969 - Michael Mimbs, pitcher
- 1969 - Laurence Heisler, minor league pitcher
- 1969 - Lee Hodge, college coach
- 1969 - Tom Redington, minor league infielder
- 1970 - Kyung-hyun An, KBO infielder
- 1970 - Ronny Inecia, Netherlands Antilles national team pitcher
- 1970 - Kevin Stocker, infielder
- 1971 - Shayne Rea, minor league pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1971 - Todd Williams, pitcher
- 1972 - Mauricio Gonzalez, minor league infielder and manager
- 1974 - Howie Clark, infielder
- 1974 - Petter Vesterlund, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1975 - Javier Samboy, minor league pitcher
- 1976 - Naoyuki Omura, NPB outfielder
- 1976 - Brian Rose, pitcher
- 1977 - Joe Lawrence, infielder
- 1977 - Cola Yeh, New Zealand national team coach
- 1978 - Scott Dohmann, pitcher
- 1978 - Martin Střítecký, Extraliga catcher
- 1979 - Janusz Radicke, Bundesliga catcher
- 1979 - Chia-Hung Tsai, CPBL pitcher
- 1980 - Gerardo Garcia, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Drew Henson, infielder
- 1981 - Jae-bok Jung, KBO pitcher
- 1982 - Hao-Jan Huang, CPBL catcher
- 1983 - Mike Nickeas, catcher
- 1984 - Matt Buschmann, pitcher
- 1984 - Brett Hayes, catcher
- 1984 - Jonathan Johnston, minor league catcher and manager
- 1984 - Matt Whitney, minor league player
- 1985 - Cirilo Cruz, minor league infielder
- 1985 - Álvaro Dacaret, Guatemalan national team pitcher
- 1985 - Logan Ondrusek, pitcher
- 1985 - Miguel Véliz, Ecuadorian national team infielder
- 1986 - Taylor Harbin, minor league infielder
- 1986 - Alejandro Soto, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Ryan Buchter, pitcher
- 1987 - Curtis Partch, pitcher
- 1987 - Ryan Perry, pitcher
- 1987 - Pat Trettel, high school catcher
- 1987 - Henry Urrutia, outfielder
- 1988 - Ryan Goins, infielder
- 1989 - Matthew Thomas, drafted pitcher
- 1990 - Nathan Eovaldi, pitcher; All-Star
- 1990 - Sang-sam Hong, KBO pitcher
- 1990 - Beau Taylor, catcher
- 1991 - Luke Voit, infielder
- 1992 - Julio Morbán, minor league outfielder
- 1993 - Jose Fernandez, pitcher
- 1994 - Francisco López, Dominican national team pitcher
- 1995 - Geon-wook Lee, KBO pitcher
- 1995 - [[Claire O'Sullivan, Australian women's national team outfielder-pitcher
- 1997 - Ángel De Jesus, pitcher
- 1997 - Xin Qi, minor league pitcher
- 1998 - Erik Miller, pitcher
- 1999 - Gilberto Celestino, outfielder
- 1999 - Chih-Kang Lin, CPBL infielder
- 2000 - Brayan Salaya, minor league pitcher
- 2001 - Jason Patterson, Panamanian national team infielder
- 2004 - Shao-En Lin, CPBL pitcher
- 2006 - Mykyta Liabakh, Ukrainian national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1886 - Fred Warner, infielder (b. 1855)
- 1893 - Sy Sutcliffe, catcher (b. 1862)
- 1905 - Bill Eagan, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1905 - Ralph Ham, outfielder (b. 1849)
- 1920 - John Shoupe, infielder (b. 1851)
- 1921 - Barney McLaughlin, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1927 - Vive Lindaman, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1928 - Pete Daniels, pitcher (b. 1864)
- 1929 - Joe Straub, catcher (b. 1858)
- 1930 - Dan Abbott, pitcher (b. 1862)
- 1931 - Dick Phelan, infielder (b. 1854)
- 1944 - Darltie Cooper, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1945 - Jocko Halligan, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1946 - Hutch Campbell, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1947 - Sam Shaw, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1949 - Judy Gans, outfieldr, manager (b. 1886)
- 1953 - Happy Foreman, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1953 - Ed Haigh, outfielder (b. 1867)
- 1954 - Walter Ancker, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1955 - Clyde Spearman, outfielder (b. 1912)
- 1956 - Fred Holmes, catcher/infielder (b. 1878)
- 1959 - Ryozo Hiranuma, college official; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1879)
- 1964 - Ken Hubbs, infielder (b. 1941)
- 1969 - Shags Horan, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1970 - Paul Edmondson, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 1974 - Script Lee, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1986 - Ed McGhee, outfielder (b. 1924)
- 1987 - Leo Norris, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1992 - Bill Humphrey, pitcher (b. 1911)
- 1992 - Earl Rapp, outfielder (b. 1921)
- 1997 - Bobby Adams, infielder (b. 1921)
- 2004 - Ted Tappe, outfielder (b. 1931)
- 2005 - Nelson Briles, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 2008 - Paul Bain, minor league pitcher (b. 1925)
- 2008 - Thomas Roberts, arbitrator (b. 1923)
- 2011 - John O'Cain, minor league pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2012 - Ernie Kershaw, minor league pitcher (b. 1909)
- 2013 - Bill Randall, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 2014 - John Bagonzi, college coach (b. 1930)
- 2014 - Drew Denson, infielder (b. 1965)
- 2015 - Floyd Baker, college coach (b. 1929)
- 2015 - Dick Morgan, minor league catcher (b. 1927)
- 2016 - Harold Younker, trainer (b. 1921)
- 2017 - Tommy Darrell, minor league pitcher (b. 1976)
- 2018 - Tito Francona, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1933)
- 2021 - Pedro José Rodríguez, Sr., Cuban league infielder (b. 1955)
- 2022 - Calvin Jones, pitcher (b. 1963)
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