Contributed by Ryan Campbell

Events

1961 – A proposal by the Pacific Coast League to use a designated hitter in lieu of the pitcher is rejected by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee by an 8-1 margin.

1995 – 47,536 fans attend the first ever game at Coors Field, a game which is played by replacement players due to the strike.

2004 – After defeating the Devil Rays in Tokyo, Kevin Brown becomes the second major league pitcher to defeat all thirty teams, following Al Leiter.

Deaths

According to Baseball Reference, no player has died on March 31 who accumulated more than 301 AB’s or 23 wins

Births

1920 – Dave Koslo, who in 1956 as a pitcher for the Giants started the most games in the NL (35), losing the most (19), facing the most batters (1136), allowing the most hits (251) and most runs (107).