Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/December 30
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The following are baseball related events, births, and deaths that took place on December 30.
Events
- 1907 - The Mills Commission erroneously reports that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York in 1839.
- 1925 - The New York Giants trade Jimmy Ring to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Bentley.
- 1926 - The Chicago Tribune breaks a story that the Detroit Tigers had thrown a four-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant.
- 1940 - The New York Yankees swap Monte Pearson to the Cincinnati Reds for a player and cash.
- 1943 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Babe Phelps and cash considerations.
- 1970 - The San Francisco Giants trade Ron Hunt to the Montreal Expos for Dave McDonald.
- 1995 - Kenny Rogers signs with the New York Yankees to a four-year contract.
- 2001 - The Oakland Athletics sign Scott Hatteberg to a one-year contract.
- 2002 - Roger Clemens signs a $10.1 million, one-year deal with the New York Yankees.
Births
- 1851 - Ed Caskin, infielder (d. 1924)
- 1856 - John Morrissey, infielder (d. 1884)
- 1877 - Charlie Miller, pinch hitter (d. 1951)
- 1890 - Jim Viox, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1892 - Tom Connolly, infielder (d. 1966)
- 1901 - Dick Porter, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1906 - Ray Prim, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1923 - Harry Elliott, outfielder
- 1929 - Bill Taylor, outfielder
- 1930 - Milt Graff, infielder (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Frank Torre, infielder
- 1935 - Sandy Koufax, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1944 - José Morales, designated hitter
- 1945 - Tom Murphy, pitcher
- 1953 - Steve Davis, infielder
- 1955 - Keith MacWhorter, pitcher
- 1969 - Steve Gajkowski, pitcher
- 1970 - Bart Evans, pitcher
- 1971 - Travis Baptist, pitcher
- 1973 - Ralph Milliard, infielder
- 1975 - Santiago Pérez, infielder
- 1976 - A. J. Pierzynski, catcher; All-Star
- 1977 - Grant Balfour, pitcher
- 1985 - Sean Gallagher, pitcher
Deaths
- 1894 - Jack McMahon, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1896 - Dave Birdsall, outfielder (b. 1838)
- 1898 - Bill Stearns, pitcher (b. 1853)
- 1906 - Henry Porter, pitcher (b. 1858)
- 1916 - Reddy Mack, infielder (b. 1866)
- 1934 - George Henry, outfielder (b. 1863)
- 1949 - Doc Watson, pitcher (b. 1886)
- 1951 - Hi Bithorn, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1958 - Jim Hickman, outfielder (b. 1892)
- 1958 - Glenn Spencer, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1962 - Joe Boley, infielder (b. 1896)
- 1963 - Wilbur Good, outfielder (b. 1885)
- 1974 - Al Shaw, outfielder (b. 1881)
- 1980 - Stuffy Stewart, infielder (b. 1894)
- 1981 - Josh Billings, catcher (b. 1892)
- 1993 - Tom Alston, infielder (b. 1926)
- 1998 - Jack Graham, infielder (b. 1916)
It uses material from the BR Bullpen article "December 30".
