February 13
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on February 13.
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- 1898 - Cincinnati Reds president John Brush dismisses criticism of his proposed league resolution to punish players who use vulgar and obscene language on the field, saying newspaper criticism is the result of ignorance.
- 1920 - Officials organize the Negro National League in a meeting held at the YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri. Spearheaded by league founder Rube Foster, the NNL will become the most successful of all Negro Leagues ventures and will last until the late 1940s.
- 1934 - In an item discovered by baseball researcher Doug Pappas, the National League loans the Cincinnati Reds $50,000 at 4.5% interest. Powel Crosley, who bought the team 10 days ago, will repay Cincinnati debt in full by 1938.
- 1935 - Signing a contact written in French, Washington Senators outfielder Gus Dugas, who was born in Canada, is obtained by the Montreal Royals of the International League.
- 1953 - The Philadelphia Athletics change the name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium, in honor of their longtime owner and manager. Mack was part-owner and manager of the franchise for a record 50 years. Connie Mack Stadium will remain in existence until 1970, when it is torn down and replaced by Veterans Stadium.
- 1964 - Chicago Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs, named National League Rookie of the Year in 1962, dies in Provo, Utah at age 22, when the plane that he was piloting crashed.
- 1968:
- The Los Angeles Dodgers trade infielders Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver to the San Francisco Giants for catcher Tom Haller and pitcher Frank Kasheta. Haller will hit .285 as the Dodgers' regular catcher in 1968. This is the first trade between the two franchises since 1956 when Jackie Robinson was sent to the Giants but retired instead.
- The Chicago White Sox send shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to the Washington Senators in exchange for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum.
- 1970 - The National League. offices begin their move from Cincinnati to San Francisco. The transfer will be completed February 23.
- 1974 - James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Known for his legendary footspeed, Bell joins Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, as Negro Leagues greats selected to the Hall.
- 1985 - The New York Yankees re-acquire catcher Ron Hassey from the Chicago White Sox. Hassey, who had been traded to Chicago only two months earlier, returns to New York in a seven-player trade.
- 1987 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris is awarded a $1.85 million salary by arbitrator Richard Bloch, the highest amount awarded to date through that process.
- 1995 - The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese pitching star Hideo Nomo to a contract that includes a $2 million signing bonus. Nomo won 78 games for the Kintetsu Buffaloes over the past four seasons, and he will become the National League Rookie of the Year in 1996.
- 1996 - The St. Louis Cardinals complete a long-rumored swap, acquiring closer Dennis Eckersley from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league reliever Steve Montgomery. Eckersley replaces Tom Henke, who announced last month he was retiring. The Cardinal also announce that they are laying nearly three acres of grass over the field at Busch Stadium, replacing the artificial turf that has been used for 26 years. The grass turf will be ready for the April 8 opener against Montreal.
- 2002 - The Boston Red Sox sign 43-year-old Rickey Henderson to a minor league contract. Last season with the San Diego Padres, Henderson had his 3000th career hit and broke the MLB all-time records for walks and runs.
- 2003 - The New York Mets sign veteran pitcher David Cone to a minor league contract. Cone, who compiled an 80-48 record with the Mets from 1987-1992, is coming out of retirement hoping to win the fifth spot in the rotation.
- 2005:
- Pitcher Nelson Briles, who was part of two World Series championships with the Cardinals and Pirates, dies at age 61 in Orlando, Florida, after suffering a heart attack at a Pirates alumni golf tournament.
- Avoiding an arbitration, starting pitcher Ben Sheets (12-14, 2.70) and the Milwaukee Brewers agree to a one-year contract valued at $5.5 million. Sheets, who made $2.5 million last season while posting a 12-14 record with a 2.70 ERA, established a team record last May striking out 18 batters.
- After 19 years at shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, Barry Larkin announces his retirement as an active player, to become special assistant to the Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden. A 12-time All-Star, National League MVP, and three-time Gold Glove winner, Larkin spent his entire career in Cincinnati, his hometown.
- 2008 - Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee spend almost five hours testifying before the U.S. House oversight committee. Both Clemens and McNamee contradict themselves during the course of testimony, providing plenty of fodder for those who criticize the latter as a drug dealer and the former as a user. Clemens' denials of Human Growth Hormone use look flimsier when teammate Andy Pettitte reveals that Clemens had admitted such usage to Pettitte.
[edit] Births
- 1861 - Emmett Seery, outfielder (d. 1930)
- 1864 - Bill Farmer, catcher
- 1866 - Crazy Schmit, pitcher (d. 1940)
- 1868 - Biff Sheehan, outfielder (d. 1923)
- 1873 - Tuck Turner, outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1876 - Fritz Buelow, catcher (d. 1933)
- 1877 - Charlie DeArmond, infielder (d. 1933)
- 1878 - Bill Bradley, infielder, manager (d. 1954)
- 1883 - Hal Chase, infielder, manager (d. 1947)
- 1883 - Harl Maggert, outfielder (d. 1963)
- 1885 - Harry Vahrenhorst, pinch hitter (d. 1943)
- 1887 - Eddie Foster, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1887 - Guy Zinn, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1889 - George Stutz, infielder (d. 1930)
- 1890 - Dan Tipple, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1893 - Ben Dyer, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1894 - Billy Martin, infielder (d. 1949)
- 1901 - Harry Layne, minor league player (d. 1980)
- 1901 - Herman Layne, outfielder (d. 1973)
- 1904 - Cecil Bolton, infielder (d. 1993)
- 1904 - Charlie Fitzberger, pinch hitter (d. 1965)
- 1906 - Harry Kelley, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1907 - Wayne LaMaster, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Gilly Campbell, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1909 - George Gill, pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1909 - Ernie Rudolph, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Herb Hash, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1913 - Hack Miller, catcher (d. 1966)
- 1915 - Uzaburo Shintomi, NPB infielder-outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1915 - Oad Swigart, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1917 - Norm Wallen, infielder (d. 1994)
- 1919 - Bobby Rhawn, infielder (d. 1984)
- 1921 - Pete Castiglione, infielder
- 1925 - Mike Palm, pitcher
- 1926 - Bob Habenicht, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1927 - Jim Brideweser, infielder (d. 1989)
- 1930 - Al Grunwald, pitcher
- 1938 - Dick Hughes, pitcher
- 1941 - Jim Brenneman, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1944 - Sal Bando, infielder; All-Star
- 1954 - Donnie Moore, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1989)
- 1956 - Keith Bodie, minor league player and manager
- 1958 - Frank Williams, pitcher
- 1960 - Brian Ryder, minor league pitcher
- 1964 - Dann Howitt, outfielder
- 1964 - Arnie Beyeler, minor league infielder and manager
- 1965 - Craig Colbert, catcher
- 1966 - Jerry Browne, infielder
- 1967 - Eddie Pye, infielder
- 1968 - Matt Mieske, outfielder
- 1969 - Mark Mimbs, NPB and minor league pitcher
- 1969 - Mike Mimbs, pitcher
- 1969 - Tom Redington, minor league infielder
- 1970 - Kyung-hyun An, KBO infielder
- 1970 - Kevin Stocker, infielder
- 1971 - Todd Williams, pitcher
- 1974 - Howie Clark, infielder
- 1974 - Petter Vesterlund, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1976 - Brian Rose, pitcher
- 1977 - Joe Lawrence, infielder
- 1978 - Scott Dohmann, pitcher
- 1980 - Drew Henson, infielder
- 1983 - Mike Nickeas, minor league catcher
- 1984 - Matt Whitney, minor league player
- 1984 - Jonathan Johnston, minor league catcher
- 1985 - Cirilo A. Cruz, minor league infielder
- 1987 - Ryan Perry, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1886 - Fred Warner, infielder (b. 1855)
- 1893 - Sy Sutcliffe, catcher (b. 1862)
- 1905 - Bill Eagan, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1905 - Ralph Ham, outfielder (b. 1849)
- 1920 - John Shoupe, infielder (b. 1851)
- 1921 - Barney McLaughlin, infielder (b. 1857)
- 1927 - Vive Lindaman, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1928 - Pete Daniels, pitcher (b. 1864)
- 1929 - Joe Straub, catcher (b. 1858)
- 1930 - Dan Abbott, pitcher (b. 1862)
- 1931 - Dick Phelan, infielder (b. 1854)
- 1945 - Jocko Halligan, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1946 - Hutch Campbell, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1953 - Happy Foreman, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1953 - Ed Haigh, outfielder (b. 1867)
- 1954 - Walter Ancker, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1956 - Fred Holmes, catcher/infielder (b. 1878)
- 1964 - Ken Hubbs, infielder (b. 1941)
- 1969 - Shags Horan, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1970 - Paul Edmondson, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 1986 - Ed McGhee, outfielder (b. 1924)
- 1987 - Leo Norris, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1992 - Bill Humphrey, pitcher (b. 1911)
- 1992 - Earl Rapp, outfielder (b. 1921)
- 1997 - Bobby Adams, infielder (b. 1921)
- 2004 - Ted Tappe, outfielder (b. 1931)
- 2005 - Nelson Briles, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 2008 - Paul Bain, minor league pitcher (b. 1925)
