On this day in 1951, Major General Emmett O’Donnell is selected by the owners to be the new commissioner and replace A.B. Chandler, but US President Harry Truman has other plans. With the US’s growing involvement in Korea, President Truman states that O’Donnell is needed in his post as commander of bombers. The disappointed MLB [...]
This Day in History
Changing of the Guard
1919 - The Reds hire Pat Moran as manager when no word is received from manager Christy Mathewson, who is still in France with the U.S. Army.
1948 - Herb Pennock, general manager of the Phillies and former star southpaw, collapses in a New York hotel lobby and dies a short time later [...]
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Events
1934 – Future Commissioner Ford Frick is named the public relations director for the National League
1958 – Ted Williams re-signs with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000, making him the highest paid player in Major League history
Deaths
1950 – Art Fletcher, a shortstop who never lead the league in any category except HBP, [...]
