February 10
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on February 10.
Events[edit]
- 1884 - Billy Evans is born in Chicago, Illinois. One of the foremost umpires in history, Evans will spend 22 years in the American League. He will achieve great prestige for his fairness and unquestioned integrity. Following his umpiring career, in 1927 he will become the first full-time general manager in Cleveland Indians history. In 1973, the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee will select Evans for enshrinement.
- 1894 - Pitcher Herb Pennock is born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennock will extend his major league career over 22 seasons, during which he will win 241 games and post a 5-0 record in five World Series for the New York Yankees. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America shortly after his death in 1948, with 94 votes out of 121 ballots.
- 1910 - Major League owners are now forbidden to own more than one baseball franchise.
- 1916:
- Catcher Jack Meyers is waived by the New York Giants and is claimed both by Brooklyn and Boston. To decide his fate, Brooklyn owner Charlie Ebbets and Boston's Percy Haughton hold a coin toss, won by Ebbets, which decides Meyers will go to Brooklyn.
- In a sweet deal, the Chicago Cubs send cash to the sinking Chicago Whales of the Federal League and bring back defectors Three Finger Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolan, Bill Fischer, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, Dykes Potter, Joe Tinker, Rollie Zeider and George McConnell.
- 1920:
- At a joint meeting in Chicago, IL, it is decided that all bleacher prices will be raised to 50 cents, pavilion seats to 75 cents, and grandstand seating to $1.00. Clubs may set aside bleacher space for kids under 14 at 15 and 25 cents if they wish. In other agreements, the May 15-August 30 player limits are raised from 21 to 25, and the American League prohibits player transfers after July 1st; the National League, after August 20th.
- "Wanting to make a clean breast of things", Lee Magee admits to National League president John Heydler and Chicago Cubs president William Veeck that he tried to "toss" a game with the Boston Braves when he was with the Cincinnati Reds in 1918, but that the Reds won the game in the 13th inning. Heydler will later testify on June 8th that Magee told him he became suspicious that Hal Chase had double-crossed him and so he stopped payment on the check.
- 1923 - The Boston Red Sox send catcher Muddy Ruel and pitcher Allen Russell to the Washington Senators in exchange for catcher Val Picinich and outfielders Howie Shanks and Ed Goebel.
- 1925 - At an American League meeting, a plan is adopted to alternate the site of future World Series openers by league rather than deciding it by a coin toss, with Games One, Two, Six, and Seven in one park and Three, Four, Five in the other, unless a ban on Sunday baseball interferes in one city. The clubs finishing fourth in the AL will share in the World Series pool. World Series umpires get a raise to $2,500, while umps in city series will earn $700. The plan was proposed in 1924, but is formally adopted at this meeting.
- 1945 - Slugger Jimmie Foxx signs with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1948 - The Philadelphia Phillies acquire veteran shortstop Eddie Miller from the Boston Braves, sending outfielder Johnny Wyrostek in exchange.
- 1950 - The Cincinnati Reds sell veteran pitcher Johnny Vander Meer to the Chicago Cubs. Vander Meer, who gained most of his fame for pitching two consecutive no-hitters in 1938, struggled to a record of 5-10 in 1949 and will last only one season with the Cubs.
- 1953 - The Chicago White Sox send pitchers Marv Grissom, Bill Kennedy and Hal Brown to the Boston Red Sox for 33-year-old infielder Vern Stephens. A perennial All-Star in the 1940s, Stephens' best years are behind him.
- 1971:
- Former player Bill White becomes the first black play-by-play broadcaster in major league history. WPIX-TV hires White to team with Phil Rizzuto and Frank Messer on New York Yankees broadcasts.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers acquire left-handed pitcher Al Downing from the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Andy Kosco. Downing will win 20 games for the Dodgers this season. He will gain notoriety for a much different reason in 1974, when he surrenders Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run.
- 1975 - Former Negro Leagues player Judy Johnson wins election to the Hall of Fame. A third baseman in the 1920s and 1930s, Johnson batted .309 over a 17-year professional career.
- 1982 - The New York Mets come to terms with slugging outfielder George Foster on a five-year contract, thereby completing a four-player trade with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets had already agreed to send catcher Alex Treviño and pitchers Greg Harris and Jim Kern to the Reds for the power-hitting Foster.
- 1985 - Yutaka Enatsu goes to the United States to join the Milwaukee Brewers for spring training. The faded 38-year-old will fail in his bid to become the first Japanese player in the majors since Masanori Murakami.
- 1990 - Tony Solaita is murdered in his home in American Samoa during a land dispute. He is 43 years old.
- 2000 - The Mariners trade future Hall of Famer and fan favorite Ken Griffey Jr. to the Reds for Mike Cameron and three prospects - Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez and Jake Meyer.
- 2005:
- Pitcher Curt Schilling donates the blood-stained sock he wore in Game 2 of the 2004 World Series to the Hall of Fame. The sock presently is part of a Red Sox memorabilia tour which also includes Derek Lowe's Game 4 jersey, Series MVP Manny Ramirez's bat used to tie a postseason record with a 17-game hitting streak, and Keith Foulke's spikes worn as he threw the ball for the final out as well as the ball itself, on loan from Doug Mientkiewicz.
- In his first public appearance since allegations of usage of performance-enhancing drugs surfaced, New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi apologizes to his teammates, Yankees fans and to baseball fans everywhere for letting them down last season. The All-Star first baseman, however, never uses the word steroids as he "accepts full responsibility for the controversy."
- Avoiding arbitration, pitcher Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agree to a two-year, $16.9 million deal. The 27-year-old right-hander has posted a 63-27 record during his four-year tenure with the Astros.
- 2010 - The Giants sign P Todd Wellemeyer to a minor league contract; a starter for the last two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, he will try to win a spot in the bullpen. In another pitcher signing, the Mariners add Jesus Colome, who played for Washington and Milwaukee last season.
- 2011:
- The Indians sign SS Orlando Cabrera, one the last remaining unsigned free agents of the off-season, to a one-year deal. Cabrera helped the Reds to the NL East title last year.
- The Angels' Jered Weaver is a loser in his salary arbitration hearing, but still comes out with a salary of $7.36 million, almost doubling his earnings from last year, when he led the American League in strikeouts.
- 2012:
- The White Sox sign former University of Southern California quarterback Mitch Mustain to a contract. Mustain saw his football career stall after college and is ready to get back on the diamond after an eight-year hiatus after impressing scouts with a fastball timed at 90 mph.
- The Orioles sign veteran Mexican reliever Luis Ayala to a one-year contract, as well as 1B Nick Johnson and C Dane Sardinha, inviting the trio to spring training.
- 2015 - Disgraced superstar Alex Rodriguez meets with owner Hank Steinbrenner, GM Brian Cashman and other members of the Yankees top brass to apologize for his past actions. Before his one-year suspension, which is now over, A-Rod was barely on speaking terms with his employer, and his representatives were routinely threatening to sue. But the meeting seems to have cleared the air: "There was an honest and frank discussion on all of the issues. As far as the Yankees are concerned, the next step is to play baseball in spring training."
- 2017 - Long-time Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch passes away at 88. Having made his fortune through a pizza chain, Ilitch purchased both the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in 1982 and the Tigers a decade later. While the Tigers reached the World Series twice during his years as owner but never won the big prize, he is credited with revitalizing the franchise.
- 2018 - The Cubs land one of the biggest remaining free agents of the off-season by signing P Yu Darvish for six years and $126 million.
- 2019 - The Toros de Herrera, representing host country Panama, complete a highly successful return to the Caribbean Series in the country's first participation since 1960 by defeating Leñadores de Las Tunas, champions of the Cuban Serie Nacional, 3 - 1, in the finale. Over 18,000 fans attend the game at Estadio Rod Carew in an electric atmosphere and see the hometown favorites take a 2 - 0 lead in the bottom of the 1st and never look back. Javy Guerra is named tournament MVP. Manny Corpas saves his fourth game to tie Francisco Butto's ten-year-old Series record. Panama had won once previously, in 1950.
- 2020 - The ramifications of the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal just won't end. Today, former Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger files a civil suit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing the Astros of "unfair business practices, negligence and intentional interference with contractual and economic relations." He points to an appearance on August 4th that season when he was lit up by the Astros, essentially ending his major league career, and asks for the Astros to forfeit the $31 million in bonuses resulting from their World Series win that year and give the money to charitable causes.
- 2021 - For the second straight off-season, the Red Sox deal one of the starting outfielders from their 2018 World Series-winning team. One year after trading Mookie Betts, the BoSox send Andrew Benintendi, coming off a poor season, to the Royals as part of a three-team trade also involving the Mets, in return for OF Franchy Cordero, P Josh Winckowski and two players to be named later, while OF Khalil Lee goes from K.C. to the Mets.
- 2023 - The Tigres del Licey win their 11th Caribbean Series, defeating the Leones del Caracas, 3 - 0 in the final game. This first win since 2008 increases Licey's lead in overall titles to five over their nearest rivals, Aguilas Cibaenas, who are also from the Dominican League. César Valdéz throws 6 1/3 scoreless innings to record the win, allowing just three hits and is named Caribbean Series MVP. The 3rd/4th place game also features fine pitching as Mexico's Cañeros de Los Mochis defeat the Vaqueros de Montería, 1-0, behind the arms of Jeff Kinley, another César V. in César Vargas and Jake Sanchez. Joey Terdoslavich drives in Irving López in the 6th with the game's lone run.
Births[edit]
- 1843 - Horace Wilson, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame member (d. 1927)
- 1853 - Asa Stratton, infielder (d. 1925)
- 1856 - Jim Keenan, catcher (d. 1926)
- 1856 - George Walker, pitcher (d. 1908)
- 1857 - George Bryant, infielder (d. 1907)
- 1863 - Barney Graham, outfielder (d. 1886)
- 1873 - Kit McKenna, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1876 - Doc Sechrist, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1879 - Ben Caffyn, outfielder (d. 1942)
- 1882 - Ches Crist, catcher (d. 1957)
- 1884 - Billy Evans, umpire; Hall of Famer (d. 1956)
- 1885 - Harry Wood, outfielder (d. 1955)
- 1887 - Harry Horton, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1937)
- 1888 - Lorenza Cobb, catcher (d. 1953)
- 1888 - Stubby Magner, infielder (d. 1956)
- 1889 - Rex Dawson, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1889 - John L. Smith, owner (d. 1950)
- 1893 - Bill Evans, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1894 - Herb Pennock, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1948)
- 1894 - Adolph Schinkle, minor league outfielder and pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1894 - Cotton Tierney, infielder (d. 1953)
- 1896 - Bill Whaley, outfielder (d. 1943)
- 1897 - Harry O'Neill, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1897 - Wilbert Pritchett, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1900 - Jake Stephens, infielder; All-Star (d. 1981)
- 1903 - Walt Lerian, catcher (d. 1929)
- 1903 - Johnny Lucas, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1903 - Cap Tyson, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1904 - Hal Anderson, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1904 - Al Reitz, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1998)
- 1904 - Adolph Samborski, college coach (d. 1977)
- 1906 - George Quellich, outfielder (d. 1958)
- 1908 - Alfonso Noguera, Nicaraguan national team pitcher (d. ????)
- 1910 - Bob Logan, pitcher (d. 1978)
- 1912 - Edith Houghton, scout (d. 2013)
- 1912 - Henry Kimbro, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1999)
- 1913 - Bill Adair, manager (d. 2002)
- 1913 - Townsend Tapley, infielder (d. 1993)
- 1915 - Ralph Hodgin, outfielder (d. 2011)
- 1915 - Karl Winsch, minor league pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Roy Bruner, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1917 - Allie Reynolds, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1994)
- 1917 - Eddie Turchin, infielder (d. 1982)
- 1918 - Doc Dennis, infielder (d. 2001)
- 1919 - Jim Oliver, infielder (d. 1971)
- 1920 - George Sobek, scout and minor league manager (d. 1990)
- 1926 - Randy Jackson, infielder; All-Star (d. 2019)
- 1931 - Joe Agee, college coach (d. 2024)
- 1931 - Roy Sims, college coach
- 1932 - Billy O'Dell, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2018)
- 1932 - Daniel Rhame, minor league pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1932 - Jim Stump, pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1933 - Jerry Davie, pitcher (d. 2021)
- 1933 - Russ Heman, pitcher
- 1935 - Sherman Jones, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1937 - Dick Bogard, scout (d. 2003)
- 1938 - Bill Lyon, writer
- 1938 - Russ Terlop, umpire (d. 2018)
- 1946 - Bob Spence, infielder
- 1948 - Jim Barr, pitcher
- 1948 - John Gamble, infielder (d. 2022)
- 1950 - Glenn Gregson, coach
- 1952 - Jim Browning, minor league pitcher
- 1954 - Larry McWilliams, pitcher
- 1955 - Mike Champion, infielder
- 1955 - Luis Jova, Cuban leagues outfielder and manager
- 1955 - Mike Paciorek, minor league infielder
- 1957 - Jeff Cornell, pitcher
- 1959 - Jack Fimple, catcher
- 1959 - Al Jones, pitcher
- 1963 - Lenny Dykstra, outfielder; All-Star
- 1963 - Dane Johnson, pitcher
- 1964 - Phil Cundari, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - David Aldridge, writer
- 1965 - Toshifumi Baba, NPB infielder
- 1965 - Young-soo Kang, KBO infielder
- 1965 - Marco Ubani, Italian Baseball League outfielder
- 1965 - Lenny Webster, catcher
- 1966 - Teddy Blackwell, trainer
- 1967 - Ken Harring, college coach
- 1968 - Ryan Bowen, pitcher
- 1968 - Terry Taylor, minor league infielder
- 1968 - Eddie Zosky, infielder
- 1969 - Tim Clark, minor league outfielder
- 1969 - Jayhawk Owens, catcher
- 1970 - Alberto Castillo, catcher
- 1970 - Bobby Jones, pitcher; All-Star
- 1970 - Ed Riley, minor league pitcher and manager
- 1970 - Kouichi Tanba, NPB umpire
- 1971 - John Bushart, minor league pitcher
- 1971 - Dan Madsen, scout
- 1971 - Dave Reinemann, college coach
- 1971 - Scot Sealy, minor league catcher
- 1971 - Kevin Sefcik, outfielder
- 1972 - Jose Jimenez, minor league player
- 1973 - Simon Pole, Great Britain national team pitcher-infielder
- 1975 - Hiroki Kuroda, pitcher
- 1975 - Hung-Yuan Lin, CPBL outfielder
- 1975 - Clemente Nunez, minor league pitcher
- 1976 - Lance Berkman, outfielder; All-Star
- 1976 - Robert Porsklint, Elitserien infielder
- 1977 - Sebastián Hernández, Argentinian national team coach
- 1978 - Cedrick Bowers, pitcher
- 1978 - Danny Delgado, minor league pitcher
- 1978 - Ruben Mateo, outfielder
- 1979 - Chi-Chia Yang, CPBL pitcher
- 1980 - Cesar Izturis, infielder; All-Star
- 1980 - Justin Meccage, coach
- 1980 - Alberto Mieres, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Jose Pena, minor league player
- 1981 - Takahito Matsuda, Japanese national team catcher
- 1982 - Jamie Vermilyea, pitcher
- 1984 - Riccardo Bertagnon, Serie A1 catcher
- 1984 - Luis Cruz, infielder
- 1984 - Alex Gordon, outfielder; All-Star
- 1985 - Kraig Binick, minor league outfielder
- 1986 - Robinson Fabian, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Dalier Hinojosa, pitcher
- 1986 - Duke Welker, pitcher
- 1987 - Ching-Nam Nau, Hong Kong national team infielder
- 1987 - Wai-Nam Wong, Hong Kong national team infielder
- 1988 - Jake Brigham, pitcher
- 1988 - Jeanmar Gomez, pitcher
- 1988 - Carlos Mesa, minor league outfielder
- 1989 - Omar Bencomo, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Travis d'Arnaud, catcher; All-Star
- 1989 - Dayan Diaz, pitcher
- 1989 - Shuhei Fukuda, NPB outfielder
- 1989 - Liam Hendriks, pitcher; All-Star
- 1989 - Joeli Saulekalekka, Fijian national team outfielder
- 1990 - Tim Hill, pitcher
- 1990 - Allen Webster, pitcher
- 1991 - Edgar Durán, minor league infielder
- 1992 - Felipe Burin, minor league infielder
- 1992 - Omar Narvaez, catcher; All-Star
- 1993 - Larry Greene, drafted outfielder
- 1993 - Max Kepler, outfielder
- 1993 - Jorge López, pitcher; All-Star
- 1993 - Robin Schel, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1993 - Brandon Woodruff, pitcher; All-Star
- 1994 - Yonathan Mendoza, minor league infielder
- 1995 - Jesús Posso, minor league catcher
- 1995 - Cal Quantrill, pitcher
- 1995 - Hing-Long Yip, Hong Kong national team infielder
- 1996 - Dae-in Hwang, KBO infielder
- 1996 - Ukyo Shuto, NPB outfielder
- 1999 - Ondřej Furko, Extraliga pitcher
- 2000 - [[[Young-kyu Kim]], KBO pitcher
- 2001 - Victor Mascai, minor league infielder
- 2003 - Yu-Cheng Chung, CPBL outfielder
- 2005 - Yi-Lei Sun, Taiwan national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1885 - Al Hall, outfielder (b. ????)
- 1892 - Ed Glenn, outfielder (b. 1860)
- 1905 - Pliny Hough, umpire (b. 1852)
- 1913 - Joe Stewart, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1914 - Jack Farrell, infielder, manager (b. 1857)
- 1920 - Tom Gillean, umpire (b. 1855)
- 1925 - Israel Pike, outfielder; umpire (b. 1853)
- 1926 - Frank Farrell, owner (b. 1866)
- 1926 - Ed High, pitcher (b. 1873)
- 1926 - Charlie Krehmeyer, outfielder (b. 1863)
- 1935 - Michael E. Finn, minor league manager (b. 1856)
- 1941 - Eddie Boyle, catcher (b. 1874)
- 1942 - John Cross, umpire (b. 1857)
- 1942 - Gordon Houston, minor league outfielder (b. 1916)
- 1945 - Adelano Rivera, NPB outfielder (b. 1910)
- 1947 - Carney Flynn, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1947 - George Whiteman, outfielder (b. 1882)
- 1948 - Bill Clancy, infielder (b. 1879)
- 1949 - Isoo Abe, Japanese college baseball executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1865)
- 1949 - Johnny Bates, outfielder (b. 1884)
- 1950 - Charlie Roy, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1954 - Heinie Berger, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1955 - Cuke Barrows, outfielder (b. 1883)
- 1955 - Ray Hartranft, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1955 - Allie Strobel, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1958 - Elmer Jacobs, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1960 - Roy Mack, owner (b. ????)
- 1962 - Roy Walker, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1966 - Willie Burns, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1972 - Jim Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1974 - Stan Schino, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1909)
- 1976 - Eddie Moore, infielder (b. 1899)
- 1979 - Tony Plansky, minor league outfielder (b. 1900)
- 1985 - Johnny Mokan, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1990 - Tony Solaita, infielder (b. 1947)
- 1992 - Red Patterson, writer (b. 1909)
- 1993 - Rip Repulski, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1927)
- 2000 - Gene Lambert, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 2000 - Blas Monaco, infielder (b. 1915)
- 2002 - Chet Clemens, outfielder (b. 1917)
- 2002 - Bob Davids, researcher (b. 1926)
- 2002 - Jim Spencer, infielder; All-Star (b. 1947)
- 2003 - Chuck Aleno, infielder (b. 1917)
- 2003 - Ralph Beard, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 2004 - Hub Kittle, coach (b. 1917)
- 2008 - Dario Lodigiani, infielder (b. 1916)
- 2008 - Lenny Roberts, umpire (b. 1922)
- 2011 - Ted Thoren, college coach (b. 1921)
- 2013 - Jake Thies, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2014 - Ricardo Giles, Argentinian national team player (b. ~1924)
- 2014 - Scott Tanksley, minor league pitcher (b. 1973)
- 2015 - Don Johnson, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2017 - Mike Ilitch, owner (b. 1929)
- 2018 - Remberto Concepción, minor league pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2018 - Ryan Owens, minor league infielder (b. 1978)
- 2018 - Ismael Vargas, Puerto Rican national team pitcher (b. ????)
- 2020 - Raymon Lacy, infielder (b. 1922)
- 2020 - Dick Scott, pitcher (b. 1933)
- 2021 - Billy Conigliaro, outfielder (b. 1947)
- 2023 - Aquino Abreu, Cuban league pitcher (b. 1936)
- 2023 - Satoshi Iriki, NPB pitcher (b. 1967)
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