Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 9
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Events
- 1886 - The Kansas City Cowboys are admitted to the National League on a one-year trial basis.
- 1887 - The Kansas City Cowboys go out of business with the sale of its players to the league for $6,000.
- 1914 - Veteran umpire and former manager Hank O'Day signs to manage the Chicago Cubs.
- 1924 - Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith names infielder Bucky Harris, last year's team captain, as the new Nationals' manager.
- 1927 - The New York Giants trade George Kelly along with cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Edd Roush.
- 1933 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Dazzy Vance and infielder Gordon Slade are traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ownie Carroll and Jake Flowers.
- 1950 - The Chicago White Sox purchase catcher Phil Masi from the Pirates.
- 1951 - The St. Louis Browns sign Satchel Paige.
- 1961 - Willie Mays signs for $85,000, at the time the largest contract in Major League Baseball.
- 1981 - Joe Morgan signs a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants
- 1982 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Paul Moskau to the Baltimore Orioles for Wayne Krenchicki.
- 1984 - The Los Angeles Dodgers waive Dusty Baker.
- 1988 - The Oakland Athletics sign a one-year deal with free agent Don Baylor.
- 2001 - After 13 months of negotiations, Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees finalize a $189 million, 10-year contract.
Births
- 1863 - Charley Bassett, infielder (d. 1942)
- 1864 - Harry Pulliam, NL president (d. 1909)
- 1887 - Heinie Zimmerman, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1895 - Wally Hood, outfielder (d. 1965)
- 1899 - Specs Toporcer, infielder (d. 1989)
- 1902 - Julie Wera, infielder (d. 1975)
- 1903 - Roy Mahaffey, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1908 - Buzz Boyle, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1914 - Bill Veeck Hall of Famer (d. 1986)
- 1915 - Harvey Green, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1916 - Tex Hughson, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1993)
- 1916 - Freddy Schmidt, pitcher
- 1917 - Moon Mullen, infielder
- 1925 - Vic Wertz, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1983)
- 1928 - Erv Palica, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1934 - Ted Wills, pitcher
- 1937 - Clete Boyer, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1942 - Hal Gilson, pitcher
- 1944 - Jim Campanis, catcher
- 1944 - Randy Schwartz, infielder
- 1945 - Jim Nash, pitcher
- 1949 - John Andrews, pitcher
- 1949 - John Young, infielder
- 1951 - Eddie Solomon, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1955 - John Urrea, pitcher
- 1956 - Mookie Wilson, outfielder
- 1957 - Pat Underwood, pitcher
- 1961 - John Kruk, infielder; All-Star
- 1965 - Doug Linton, pitcher
- 1967 - Todd Pratt, catcher
- 1968 - Robert Eenhoorn, infielder
- 1968 - Brad Holman, pitcher
- 1976 - Vladimir Guerrero, outfielder; All-Star
- 1977 - Napoleón Calzado, outfielder
- 1979 - Akinori Iwamura, infielder
- 1979 - Mike Tonis, catcher
- 1984 - Dioner Navarro, catcher; All-Star
Deaths
- 1913 - Joe Stewart, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1914 - Buster Brown, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1916 - John Bickerton, manager (b. 1848)
- 1938 - Charlie Daniels, pitcher (b. 1861)
- 1941 - Eddie Boyle, catcher (b. 1874)
- 1958 - Cowboy Jones, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1963 - Ray Starr, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1906)
- 1967 - Billy Burke, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1972 - Chico Ruiz, infielder (b. 1938)
- 1983 - Jackie Hayes, infielder (b. 1906)
- 1987 - Larry French, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1907)
- 1994 - Ray Lamanno, catcher; All-Star (b. 1919)
- 1998 - Bill Froats, pitcher (b. 1930)
- 2003 - Billy Parker, infielder (b. 1942)
- 2007 - Hank Bauer, outfielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1922)
It uses material from the BR Bullpen article "February 9".
