Template:Today in Baseball/March 14

July 11: Today's featured birthday is that of Efrain Valdez, who turns 60.

• 1883 - The Peoria Reds of the Northwestern League try to block the Toledo Blue Stockings from using African-American catcher Fleet Walker (pictured); the move will not work.
• 1932 - The Brooklyn Dodgers acquire Clyde Sukeforth, Tony Cuccinello and Joe Stripp in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for Ernie Lombardi, Babe Herman and Wally Gilbert. Lombardi will go on to a great career in Cincinnati.
• 1950 - Kozo Naito gets the first win in Hiroshima Carp history, beating the Kokutetsu Swallows, 16-1, in front of 10,000 fans in a home game.
• 1954 - Hank Aaron replaces injured Bobby Thomson in the Milwaukee Braves' lineup. An infielder the past two years, Aaron will successfully make the conversion to the outfield and from Class A to the majors.
• 1956 - Satchel Paige is hired as player-manager of the Birmingham Black Barons. By year's end, he will be pitching in the International League for the first of three straight years with the Miami Marlins.

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