Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 13
Events
- 1920 - Officials organize the Negro National League in a meeting held at the YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri. Spearheaded by league founder Rube Foster, the NNL will become the most successful of all Negro Leagues ventures and will last until the late 1940s.
- 1953 - The Philadelphia Athletics change the name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium, in honor of their longtime owner and manager.
- 1968 - The Los Angeles Dodgers trade infielders Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver to the San Francisco Giants for catcher Tom Haller and pitcher Frank Kasheta.
- 1968 - The Chicago White Sox send shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to the Washington Senators in exchange for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum.
- 1974 - James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
- 1985 - The New York Yankees re-acquire catcher Ron Hassey from the Chicago White Sox.
- 1987 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris is awarded a $1.85 million salary by arbitrator Richard Bloch, the highest amount awarded to date through that process.
- 1995 - The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese pitching star Hideo Nomo to a contract that includes a $2 million signing bonus.
- 1996 - The St. Louis Cardinals acquire closer Dennis Eckersley from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league reliever Steve Montgomery.
- 2002 - The Boston Red Sox sign 43-year-old Rickey Henderson to a minor league contract.
- 2003 - The New York Mets sign veteran pitcher David Cone to a minor league contract.
- 2005 - Avoiding an arbitration, starting pitcher Ben Sheets (12-14, 2.70) and the Milwaukee Brewers agree to a one-year contract valued at $5.5 million.
- 2005 - After 19 years at shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, Barry Larkin announces his retirement as an active player, to become special assistant to the Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden.
- 2006 - Scott Hatteberg signs a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, giving the team more flexibility at first base.
Births
- 1861 - Emmett Seery, outfielder (d. 1930)
- 1864 - Bill Farmer, catcher
- 1866 - Crazy Schmit, pitcher (d. 1940)
- 1873 - Tuck Turner, outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1876 - Fritz Buelow, catcher (d. 1933)
- 1878 - Bill Bradley, infielder, manager (d. 1954)
- 1883 - Hal Chase, infielder, manager (d. 1947)
- 1887 - Eddie Foster, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1887 - Guy Zinn, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1889 - George Stutz, infielder (d. 1930)
- 1890 - Dan Tipple, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1894 - Billy Martin, infielder (d. 1949)
- 1904 - Cecil Bolton, infielder (d. 1993)
- 1904 - Charlie Fitzberger, pinch hitter (d. 1965)
- 1906 - Harry Kelley, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1907 - Wayne LaMaster, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Gilly Campbell, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1909 - George Gill, pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1909 - Ernie Rudolph, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Herb Hash, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1913 - Hack Miller, catcher (d. 1966)
- 1917 - Norm Wallen, infielder (d. 1994)
- 1925 - Mike Palm, pitcher
- 1927 - Jim Brideweser, infielder (d. 1989)
- 1938 - Dick Hughes, pitcher
- 1941 - Jim Brenneman, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1944 - Sal Bando, infielder; All-Star
- 1954 - Donnie Moore, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1989)
- 1958 - Frank Williams, pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1964 - Dann Howitt, outfielder
- 1965 - Craig Colbert, catcher
- 1966 - Jerry Browne, infielder
- 1967 - Eddie Pye, infielder
- 1968 - Matt Mieske, outfielder
- 1969 - Mike Mimbs, pitcher
- 1970 - Kevin Stocker, infielder
- 1971 - Todd Williams, pitcher
- 1974 - Howie Clark, infielder
- 1976 - Brian Rose, pitcher
- 1977 - Joe Lawrence, infielder
- 1978 - Scott Dohmann, pitcher
- 1980 - Drew Henson, infielder
Deaths
- 1886 - Fred Warner, infielder (b. 1855)
- 1893 - Sy Sutcliffe, catcher (b. 1862)
- 1920 - John Shoupe, infielder (b. 1851)
- 1927 - Vive Lindaman, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1930 - Dan Abbott, pitcher (b. 1862)
- 1953 - Happy Foreman, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1956 - Fred Holmes, catcher/infielder (b. 1878)
- 1964 - Ken Hubbs, infielder (b. 1941)
- 1969 - Shags Horan, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1970 - Paul Edmondson, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 1987 - Leo Norris, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1992 - Byron Humphrey, pitcher (b. 1911)
- 1992 - Earl Rapp, outfielder (b. 1921)
- 1997 - Bobby Adams, infielder (b. 1921)
- 2004 - Ted Tappe, outfielder (b. 1931)
- 2005 - Nelson Briles, pitcher (b. 1943)