Template:Today in Baseball/February 20

November 2: Today's featured birthday is that of Bob Ross, who turns 96.

• 1920 - The Chicago Cubs announce the release of Lee Magee after finding out that he had bet against his club.
• 1943 - Philip Wrigley and Branch Rickey draw up the charter for what will become the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (logo pictured).
• 1953 - The 1953 Caribbean Series opens with a bang, as the Santurce Crabbers win the first game, 15-6. It has to be called due to a time limit.
• 1966 - The American League announces the hiring of Emmett Ashford, the first black umpire in MLB history.
• 1997 - Free agent outfielder Danny Tartabull is signed by the Philadelphia Phillies; however, he will break his foot on Opening Day and be out for the year before retiring.
• 2005 - Teenage Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish is caught smoking by a tabloid magazine. Teens are not allowed to smoke in Japan so Darvish is suspended.

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