Messersmith, McNally Declared Free Agents – OTD in Baseball 1975
Baseball’s reserve clause was still an issue four decades ago, even after Curt Flood had his career cut short fighting […]
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John Montgomery Ward Forms The Players League – OTD in Baseball 1889
Just as Major League Baseball is in the middle of a lockout due to disagreements between the league and MLB
Tom Seaver Returns To the Mets – OTD in Baseball 1982
The Midnight Massacre was forgiven ever so slightly when the New York Mets brought back Tom Seaver five years after
Super Joe Charboneau Wins AL ROY Award – TDI Baseball 1980
They call it the ‘Sophomore Jinx,’ and it bit a budding star right in the backside and eventually resulted in
Tris Speaker Indoor Baseball League – OTD in Baseball 1939
Major League Baseball celebrated its centennial year in 1939 and with it came a new idea from Tris Speaker, the
NL Recognizes Brotherhood – OTD in Baseball 1887
The Major League Baseball Players Association of its day, the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players’ main purpose was originally
OTD in Baseball in 1894: Superstar King Kelly Dies at 36
Any person dying at the age of 36 is tragic and it is even more shocking when that person is
Mets Lose 120th Game – This Day in Baseball 1962
Dubious distinctions can be draining in sports, for players and fans alike. So when a torturous season mercifully comes to
Bert Campaneris Plays All 9 Positions For KC A’s – 9/8/65
The Kansas City Athletics were not very successful on the field and at the gate during the summer of 1965