This Day Archive
March
31 entries from 1786 to 2019.
Mickey Mantle Announces His Retirement
March 1, 1969
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The Veterans Committee Elects Cepeda and Smokey Joe Williams to the Hall of Fame
March 2, 1999
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Steve Carlton Becomes Baseball's Highest-Paid Pitcher
March 3, 1983
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Babe Ruth Signs for $70,000 a Year
March 4, 1927
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Players Elect Marvin Miller to Lead Their Union
March 5, 1966
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Andre Dawson Hands the Cubs a Blank Contract
March 6, 1987
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The National League Moves the Pitcher Back to 60 Feet, 6 Inches
March 7, 1893
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Joe DiMaggio Dies at 84
March 8, 1999
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Commissioner Kuhn Orders Equal Clubhouse Access for Women Reporters
March 9, 1979
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Bill Veeck Buys the White Sox and Ends Comiskey Family Control
March 10, 1959
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The American League Makes Batting Helmets Mandatory
March 11, 1958
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The New York Highlanders Are Approved for the American League
March 12, 1903
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Bobby Thomson Breaks His Ankle and Opens the Door for Hank Aaron
March 13, 1954
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The Reds Land Ernie Lombardi in a Six-Player Spring Training Swap
March 14, 1932
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings Become Baseball's First Professional Team
March 15, 1869
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Ban Johnson Announces the American League Will Place a Team in Chicago
March 16, 1900
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The Sporting News Publishes Its First Issue
March 17, 1886
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The 1990 Spring Training Lockout Ends After 32 Days
March 18, 1990
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Cleveland Rejects Boston's Million-Dollar Offer for Herb Score
March 19, 1957
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Roberto Clemente Elected to the Hall of Fame in Special Posthumous Vote
March 20, 1973
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Ichiro Suzuki Retires After Final Game at the Tokyo Dome
March 21, 2019
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John Rhea Smith Records “Baste Ball” at Princeton
March 22, 1786
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Commissioner Landis Frees 74 Cardinals Minor Leaguers
March 23, 1938
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Tigers Acquire Willie Hernandez in the Trade That Completes a Championship
March 24, 1984
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Illinois Judge Upholds the Ban on Night Games at Wrigley Field
March 25, 1985
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The American League Approves the Toronto Blue Jays Franchise
March 26, 1976
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The Chicago Daily News Coins the Nickname 'Cubs'
March 27, 1902
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Phillies Seek an Injunction to Stop Nap Lajoie from Jumping to the American League
March 28, 1901
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Matt Davidson Hits Three Home Runs on the Earliest Domestic Opening Day
March 29, 2018
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Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale End Their Joint Holdout
March 30, 1966
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Judge Sotomayor's Injunction Ends the Longest Strike in Sports History
March 31, 1995
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