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Today in Baseball History from the BR Bullpen

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• 1887 - In theAmerican Association, the St. Louis Browns announce a trade that ships Bill Gleason and Curt Welch to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, and Jocko Milligan, plus $3,000. This is the first of a number of trades or sales, mostly to the Brooklyn Grays.
• 1888 - The Cleveland Spiders is formally admitted to the National League, creating a vacancy in theAmerican Association. Cleveland will replace the Detroit Wolverines.
• 1893 - Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.
• 1933 - Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Chuck Klein, who won the National League Triple Crown after hit .368 with 28 home runs and 120 RBI, is sold to the Cubs for $125,000 and veterans Mark Koenig and Harvey Hendrick, and rookie Ted Kleinhans. Hendrick will play one year with the Phillies, while Koenig and Hendrick quickly go to the Reds. Klein, who also led the NL in hits (223), doubles (44), extra bases (79), total bases (365), slugging (.602), on-base % (.368) and OPS (1.025), and finished second in runs (102) and fourth in steals (15), is the only player in major league history to be traded after a Triple Crown season. Klein will have two-plus seasons at Wrigley Field before returning to Philadelphia in 1936.
• 1934 - The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League. The son of Italian immigrants will be one of three DiMaggio brothers to play in the major leagues. Dom and Vince were the others.
• 1949 - Bill Veeck sells the Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million to a local syndicate headed by Ellis Ryan. Hank Greenberg will be general manager.
• 1955 - In an obvious power struggle for control, the principal founding father of Little League, Carl Stotz, sues the organization for breach of contract. The suit will be settled out of court.
• 1959 - In the first inter-league trade, the Chicago Cubs send 1B Jim Marshall and P Dave Hillman to the Boston Red Sox for 1B Dick Gernert.
• 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trades 1B Dick Stuart and P Jack Lamabe to the Boston Red Sox for P Don Schwall and C Jim Pagliaroni.
• 1983 - New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry breaks the Los Angeles Dodgers' four-year stronghold on the National League Rookie of the Year Award when he becomes the first non-Dodger to win the honor since 1978. Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Howe, Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Sax had been the previous winners.

Born This Date

• 1865 - Park Swartzel, pitcher (d. 1940)
• 1869 - Alex Beam, pitcher (d. 1938)
• 1880 - Simmy Murch, infielder (d. 1939)
• 1899 - Augie Swentor, pinch hitter (d. 1969)
• 1920 - Stan Musial, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
• 1954 - Gary Wilson, pitcher
• 1962 - Dick Schofield, infielder
• 1967 - Tripp Cromer, infielder
• 1969 - Ken Griffey, outfielder; All-Star
• 1973 - Dan Murray, pitcher

Died This Date

• 1947 - Slow Joe Doyle, pitcher (b. 1881)
• 1954 - Uel Eubanks, pitcher (b. 1903)
• 1957 - Bugs Morris, pitcher (b. 1892)
• 1982 - Frank McCormick, infielder; All-Star (b. 1911)

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