This Day Archive
March
31 entries from 1791 to 2019.
Mickey Mantle Announces His Retirement
March 1, 1969
The Veterans Committee Elects Cepeda and Smokey Joe Williams to the Hall of Fame
March 2, 1999
Steve Carlton Becomes Baseball's Highest-Paid Pitcher
March 3, 1983
Babe Ruth Signs for $70,000 a Year
March 4, 1927
Players Elect Marvin Miller to Lead Their Union
March 5, 1966
Andre Dawson Hands the Cubs a Blank Contract
March 6, 1987
The National League Moves the Pitcher Back to 60 Feet, 6 Inches
March 7, 1893
Joe DiMaggio Dies at 84
March 8, 1999
Commissioner Kuhn Orders Equal Clubhouse Access for Women Reporters
March 9, 1979
Bill Veeck Buys the White Sox and Ends Comiskey Family Control
March 10, 1959
The American League Makes Batting Helmets Mandatory
March 11, 1958
The New York Highlanders Are Approved for the American League
March 12, 1903
Bobby Thomson Breaks His Ankle and Opens the Door for Hank Aaron
March 13, 1954
The Reds Land Ernie Lombardi in a Six-Player Spring Training Swap
March 14, 1932
Pittsfield's 1791 Bylaw Mentions Baseball
March 15, 1791
Ban Johnson Announces the American League Will Place a Team in Chicago
March 16, 1900
The Sporting News Publishes Its First Issue
March 17, 1886
The 1990 Spring Training Lockout Ends After 32 Days
March 18, 1990
Cleveland Rejects Boston's Million-Dollar Offer for Herb Score
March 19, 1957
Roberto Clemente Elected to the Hall of Fame in Special Posthumous Vote
March 20, 1973
Ichiro Suzuki Retires After Final Game at the Tokyo Dome
March 21, 2019
Yankees Trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
March 22, 1972
Commissioner Landis Frees 74 Cardinals Minor Leaguers
March 23, 1938
Tigers Acquire Willie Hernandez in the Trade That Completes a Championship
March 24, 1984
Illinois Judge Upholds the Ban on Night Games at Wrigley Field
March 25, 1985
The American League Approves the Toronto Blue Jays Franchise
March 26, 1976
The Chicago Daily News Coins the Nickname 'Cubs'
March 27, 1902
Phillies Seek an Injunction to Stop Nap Lajoie from Jumping to the American League
March 28, 1901
Matt Davidson Hits Three Home Runs on the Earliest Domestic Opening Day
March 29, 2018
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale End Their Joint Holdout
March 30, 1966
Judge Sotomayor's Injunction Ends the Longest Strike in Sports History
March 31, 1995