March 10
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on March 10.
Events[edit]
- 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
- 1950 - The Hiroshima Carp play their first game ever. Akira Iwamoto gets the team's first hit and first steal in a 6 - 5 loss to the Nishi-Nihon Pirates.
- 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 ten-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, but he will make it back to the majors as an outfielder.
- 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 ten-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 ten 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.
- 2015:
- In a Cactus League game, three of the Cubs' bright young prospects give fans what they hope is a glimpse of the future when they connect for back-to-to-back-to-back homers in the 4th inning against the Indians. OF Jorge Soler starts things off with a monster shot to left field off Trevor Bauer, and two pitches later, 2B Javier Baez drives the ball to the same spot. The next man up, 3B Kris Bryant, completes the trifecta with a huge blast to the opposite field. Of the trio, Baez has the most big league experience with half a season under his belt.
- After losing OF Michael Saunders in one of the first workouts of the spring, the Blue Jays are hit with another blow when P Marcus Stroman tears a knee ligament during fielding drills, seemingly putting him out for the season. Stroman is coming off an excellent rookie year and was counted on as the team's third starter behind veterans R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle. He will make a remarkable comeback however, getting back on the mound for the Jays in September and pitching for them in their first postseason appearance in two decades.
- For the first time, a "Team Europe" is put together. The team nearly stuns the Japanese national team as Rob Cordemans (Netherlands) and Alessandro Maestri (Italy) hold Japan to one run in five innings while Alessandro Vaglio (Italy) doubles in two and Kalian Sams (Netherlands) scores another for a 3 - 1 European lead. Former major leaguer Shairon Martis (Netherlands citizen, though not born in Europe) and former NPB hurler Loek van Mil (Netherlands) blow it in the 8th, though, giving up three runs to lose the game. Converted pitcher Yuhei Takai drives in the winner, while Katsuki Matayoshi gets the win after Daichi Osera and Kazuhisa Makita struggle early.
- 2016 - Fans attending a Cactus League game between the White Sox and Royals at Camelback Ranch are treated to two rare occurrences, and both involve Sox LF Jason Coats. In the 5th inning, Kansas City's Tony Cruz lines a ball to Coats, who catches it and throws to SS Jimmy Rollins to double off Reymond Fuentes for the second out; Rollins in turn relays to 1B Mike Olt before Dusty Coleman can return to the bag for a rare 7-6-3 triple play. Then, in the 7th, Drew Butera hits a line drive to left, but this time, the ball tips off Coats's glove and the play ends as an inside-the-park homer.
- 2017:
- In the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Cuba advances to the second round thanks to a 4 - 3 win over Australia in a Pool B game at the Tokyo Dome. All four Cuban runs are the result of a grand slam by Alfredo Despaigne off Lachlan Wells. The other game sees Japan defeat China, 7 - 1, to finish unbeaten on top of the pool standings. Seiji Kobayashi and Sho Nakata homer for Japan as Shota Takeda is the winner. China's lone run is its only one in three lop-sided losses in the tournament.
- In the North American games played in the WBC, the USA gets started with a 3 - 2 win over Colombia, although it takes ten innings before Adam Jones drive in the winning run with a single off Guillermo Moscoso. Colombian starter Jose Quintana muzzles the U.S. by keeping them hitless until the 6th inning. The other game is less dramatic, as Puerto Rico routs Venezuela, 11 - 0, needing only seven innings before the mercy rule kicks in. Carlos Correa, Yadier Molina and T.J. Rivera all homer for the 2013 finalists.
- Blue Jays pitcher T.J. House is hit in the back of the head by a line drive in the 9th inning of a Grapefruit League game against the Tigers. He lies on the ground for ten minutes before being evacuated to a hospital while the game is terminated prematurely as a result of his injury.
- 2019 - Veteran OF Adam Jones, one of a number of prominent free agents still on the market, signs a one-year deal with the Diamondbacks for $3 million.
- 2022 - One day after Commissioner Rob Manfred had announced the cancellation of another week's worth of games because of the lack of progress in resolving the lockout now approaching its 100th day, the two sides reach an agreement. The season will start on April 7th, but will include a full schedule of 162 games per team. To reach an agreement, the two sides agree to push aside the contentious issue of an international draft, allowing discussions to continue on the side until the end of July.
- 2023:
- The Czech national team makes its World Baseball Classic debut in fine form. They go up, 4 - 1, against China through 6 1/2 innings, aided by four hitless innings from starter Daniel Padyšák, but China rallies for four runs in the bottom of the 7th. In the top of the 9th, the Czechs come back with a huge three-run homer by Martin Mužík off Kwon Ju. Marek Minařík gets the win. In other Pool B action, Samurai Japan keeps rolling, romping South Korea, 13 - 4. Masataka Yoshida goes 3-for-3 with five RBI and the bullpen shuts down South Korea for one run in six innings after a rocky start by Yu Darvish.
- In Pool A, Cuba gets its first win after an 0-2 start. They pound out 21 hits, rallying from a 4 - 2 deficit to beat Panama, 13 - 4. Yadir Drake goes 4 for 4 while Yoán Moncada and Yadil Mujica each drive in four. In the other Pool A game, host Taiwan also gets its first win, also a rally. They top Italy, 11 - 7, scoring the last six runs of the game. Chieh-Hsien Chen and Yu Chang each score three runs.
Births[edit]
- 1852 - Charles Fisher, infielder (d. 1917)
- 1853 - William Osborne, umpire (d. 1926)
- 1857 - Norman Fenno, umpire (d. 1884)
- 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)
- 1877 - Joe O'Brien, umpire (d. 1925)
- 1879 - Shin Hashido, executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1936)
- 1880 - Judge Nagle, pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1883 - Glenn Liebhardt, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1884 - Branch Bocock, college coach (d. 1946)
- 1889 - Gus Henderson, college coach (d. 1965)
- 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)
- 1906 - Ken Onuki, NPB outfielder and umpire (d. 1975)
- 1908 - Herman Dunlap, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1978)
- 1910 - Red Howard, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1911 - Preacher Henry, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1992)
- 1911 - Roosevelt Tate, outfielder (d. 1968)
- 1914 - Leo Sanders, infielder (d. 1999)
- 1917 - Tommy Johnson, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1920 - Al Purduski, umpire (d. 2009)
- 1921 - James Atkins, pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1921 - Johnny Blatnik, outfielder (d. 2004)
- 1921 - George Elder, outfielder (d. 2022)
- 1924 - John Perkovich, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1925 - Lou Limmer, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Patrick Wilson, minor league outfielder
- 1928 - Ray Grebey, labor negotiator (d. 2013)
- 1929 - Bud Thomas, infielder (d. 2015)
- 1933 - Tom O'Connell, college coach (d. 2016)
- 1934 - Ken Mackenzie, pitcher (d. 2023)
- 1939 - Brad Babcock, college coach (d. 2020)
- 1939 - Bill Heath, catcher
- 1940 - Mitsuhiro Adachi, NPB pitcher
- 1942 - Tom Hilgendorf, pitcher (d. 2021)
- 1944 - Johnny Briggs, outfielder
- 1944 - Joe Campbell, outfielder
- 1944 - Rigoberto Rosique, NPB outfielder
- 1945 - Luis Fierro, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- 1946 - Hiroshi Takahashi, NPB catcher
- 1947 - Darcy Fast, pitcher
- 1948 - Wayne Twitchell, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2010)
- 1950 - Greg Pavlick, coach
- 1955 - Luis Lunar, minor league pitcher
- 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
- 1960 - Tong-Nan Huang, Chinese Taipei national team infielder
- 1961 - Mike Birkbeck, pitcher
- 1961 - John Miglio, minor league pitcher
- 1962 - Gerardo Sánchez, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1963 - John Cangelosi, outfielder
- 1965 - Bruce Dostal, minor league outfielder
- 1965 - Robert Gyll, Bundesliga player
- 1966 - Mike Timlin, pitcher
- 1967 - Alberto D'Auria, Olympic infielder
- 1968 - Jack Samuels, umpire
- 1970 - Taira Suzuki, NPB pitcher
- 1971 - Tim Cooper, minor league infielder
- 1971 - Bobby Hughes, catcher
- 1971 - Miranda Noordenbos, Dutch women's national team outfielder
- 1971 - Shad Williams, pitcher
- 1972 - Rob Stanifer, pitcher
- 1973 - Irvin Abad, minor league infielder
- 1975 - Omar Hernández, Puerto Rican national team outfielder
- 1976 - Alejandro Bracho, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Ben Davis, catcher
- 1977 - Tike Redman, outfielder
- 1977 - Mario Valenzuela, minor league outfielder
- 1979 - Andreas Gienger, Bundesliga infielder
- 1979 - Guido Monis, Argentinian national team pitcher
- 1980 - Chun-Wen Chiu, CPBL infielder
- 1980 - Justin Hancock, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Manny Mayorson, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Donnie Murphy, infielder
- 1983 - Dominic Ramos, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Chad Rhoades, minor league pitcher and manager
- 1983 - Steven Shell, pitcher
- 1984 - Aaron Bates, minor league infielder
- 1986 - Jonathan Holt, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Chang-seob Lee, KBO infielder
- 1987 - Charles Leesman, pitcher
- 1987 - Byung-hun Min, KBO outfielder
- 1987 - Luis Ramos, minor league outfielder-pitcher
- 1988 - Cedric Hunter, outfielder
- 1989 - Tyler Holt, outfielder
- 1989 - Dayan Viciedo, infielder
- 1990 - Chung-Cheng Chiang, CPBL pitcher
- 1991 - Kyle Bartsch, minor league pitcher
- 1991 - Rubén Sierra Jr., minor league outfielder
- 1993 - Manuel Boscán, minor league infielder
- 1993 - Joey Hawkins, minor league infielder
- 1993 - Alejandro Mejia, NPB infielder
- 1993 - Max Pentecost, minor league catcher
- 1995 - Luis Castillo, pitcher
- 1995 - Alamgir Khan, Pakistani national team designated hitter
- 1995 - Kamal Kithsiri, Sri Lankan national team pitcher
- 1995 - Dominic Miroglio, minor league catcher
- 1995 - Josh VanMeter, outfielder
- 1996 - Yen-Ching Lu, CPBL pitcher
- 1996 - Spencer Muirhead, Greek national team coach
- 1997 - Luken Baker, infielder
- 1997 - Chan-ho Kim, KBO pitcher
- 1997 - Yariel Rodríguez, pitcher
- 1998 - Maverick Handley, minor league catcher
- 1998 - Chi-guk Park, KBO pitcher
- 1999 - Jeff Criswell, pitcher
- 1999 - Wilman Madera, minor league pitcher
- 2000 - Raees Bashir, Pakistani national team outfielder
- 2000 - Anjali Xalxo, Indian women's national team catcher
- 2002 - Chia-Hung Lin, CPBL infielder
- 2003 - César Chacin, Hungarian national team infielder
Deaths[edit]
- 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)
- 1921 - Pete Harrison, umpire (b. 1885)
- 1936 - Jack Holland, minor league player and manager (b. 1873)
- 1941 - Doc Hazelton, 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. 1881)
- 1960 - Arnold Johnson, owner (b. 1906)
- 1962 - Dan McClellan, Negro Leagues pitcher (b. 1878)
- 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)
- 1973 - Bull Connor, announcer (b. 1897)
- 1974 - Horace Appling, minor league player (b. 1913)
- 1975 - Johnny Markham, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1976 - John Baggan, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1887)
- 1981 - Bob Elson, announcer (b. 1904)
- 1983 - Connie Desmond, announcer (b. 1908)
- 1984 - Bill McGhee, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1985 - Bill Cooper, catcher (b. 1915)
- 1985 - Bob Nieman, outfielder (b. 1927)
- 1990 - Roy Yamamura, amateur player; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1907)
- 1994 - Jim Brenneman, pitcher (b. 1941)
- 1994 - Jim Honochick, umpire (b. 1917)
- 1998 - Alonzo Hicks, outfielder (b. 1922)
- 1998 - Ed Walczak, infielder (b. 1918)
- 2000 - Charlie Biot, outfielder (b. 1917)
- 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)
- 2010 - Ron Shirley, minor league pitcher (b. 1934)
- 2012 - Wim Onderstal, Hoofdklasse player and coach (b. 1935)
- 2018 - Gene Rhodes, college coach (b. 1927)
- 2022 - Tony Metoyer, minor league pitcher (b. 1962)
- 2021 - Billy Boner, minor league catcher (b. 1937)
- 2022 - Odális Pérez, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1978)
- 2023 - Jesus Alou, outfielder (b. 1942)
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