Template:Today in Baseball/February 21

June 29: Today's featured birthday is that of Dusty Hughes, who turns 44.

• 1950 - Caguas' Dan Bankhead blanks the favored Almendares Blues in the first game of the 1950 Caribbean Series. It will be a disappointing 3-3 series for Almendares, who are the defending champs.
• 1969 - Ted Williams signs up as manager of the Washington Senators, ending a five-year absence from baseball.
• 1974 - Tom Seaver signs a one-year contract worth $172,500, making him the highest-paid player in major league history.
• 1986 - Rollie Fingers (pictured) declines a spring training invitation from the Cincinnati Reds as he would need to cut his mustache to fit the team's silly rules concerning personal appearance.
• 2004 - Alexander Ramos of Pinar del Rio becomes the first player in the Cuban National League to play 1,000 consecutive games.

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