Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 14
Events
- 1887 - The Chicago White Stockings National League club sells King Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters for $10,000.
- 1887 - The National Colored Base Ball League, the first attempt at a professional Negro League, is organized at a meeting in Baltimore. Eight clubs are represented: Lord Baltimores (Baltimore), Resolutes (Boston), Browns (Cincinnati), Falls City (Louisville), Gorhams (New York), Pythians (Philadelphia), Keystones (Pittsburgh) and Capital City Club (Washington, D.C.). Two weeks later the league will fail from lack of attendance.
- 1934 - The Cleveland Indians sign former Washington Senators 19-year outfielder Sam Rice to a contract for the upcoming season.
- 1945 - Bob Quinn gives up his post as general manager of the Boston Braves, allowing his son, John Quinn, to take over.
- 1952 - The St. Louis Browns pick up first baseman Dick Kryhoski and pitchers Gene Bearden and Bob Cain from the Detroit Tigers. Detroit receive catcher Matt Batts, outfielder Cliff Mapes, P Dick Littlefield, and 1B Ben Taylor.
- 1996 - Kevin McClatchy and his group of investors purchase the Pirates from the Pittsburgh Associates.
- 2002 - The Detroit Tigers sign Dmitri Young to a four-year contract.
- 2005 - The Minnesota Twins sign Johan Santana, who was eligible for arbitration, to a four-year deal.
- 2006 - Adam Dunn avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $18 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Births
- 1852 - Al Nichols, infielder (d. 1936)
- 1855 - Joe Gerhardt, infielder, manager (d. 1922)
- 1855 - Lou Sylvester, outfielder (d. 1936)
- 1858 - Arthur Irwin, infielder, manager (d. 1921)
- 1864 - Charlie Getzein, pitcher (d. 1932)
- 1867 - Morgan Murphy, catcher (d. 1938)
- 1870 - Candy LaChance, infielder (d. 1932)
- 1879 - Tim Jordan, infielder (d. 1949)
- 1880 - Claude Berry, catcher (d. 1974)
- 1881 - Harry Eells, pitcher (d. 1940)
- 1884 - Jack Lewis, infielder (d. 1956)
- 1885 - Abe Kruger, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1886 - Bill McCarthy, catcher (d. 1928)
- 1890 - Mike Hechinger, catcher (d. 1967)
- 1897 - Earl Smith, catcher (d. 1963)
- 1903 - Uel Eubanks, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1908 - Oscar Judd, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1995)
- 1911 - Bill Marshall, infielder (d. 1977)
- 1913 - Mel Allen, announcer (d. 1996)
- 1915 - Red Barrett, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1990)
- 1917 - Augie Bergamo, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1918 - Benny Zientara, infielder (d. 1985)
- 1931 - Joe Caffie, outfielder
- 1933 - Tom Borland, pitcher
- 1940 - Len Gabrielson, outfielder
- 1943 - Darrell Osteen, pitcher
- 1949 - Larry Fritz, pinch hitter
- 1951 - Larry Milbourne, infielder
- 1952 - Will McEnaney, pitcher
- 1956 - Dave Dravecky, pitcher; All-Star
- 1959 - Frank Anderson, college coach
- 1959 - Alejandro Sánchez, outfielder
- 1963 - John Marzano, catcher (d. 2008)
- 1964 - Keith Brown, pitcher
- 1964 - Bill McGuire, catcher
- 1968 - Scott Scudder, pitcher
- 1970 - Kelly Stinnett, catcher
- 1973 - Daniel Garibay, pitcher
- 1975 - Dámaso Marte, pitcher
- 1981 - Brad Halsey, pitcher
- 1983 - Callix Crabbe, infielder
- 1985 - Tyler Clippard, pitcher
Deaths
- 1875 - Charlie Hodes, catcher/outfielder (b. 1848)
- 1916 - Pat Carroll, catcher
- 1921 - Jumbo Davis, infielder (b. 1861)
- 1930 - Pete Kilduff, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1948 - Mordecai Brown, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1876)
- 1951 - Harry Thompson, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1956 - Bill Bishop, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1959 - Eddie Higgins, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1966 - Jack Coffey, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1966 - Bill Stumpf, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1967 - Jimmy Johnston, infielder (b. 1889)
- 1968 - Bill Lelivelt, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1973 - Paul Johnson, outfielder (b. 1896)
- 1976 - Eusebio González, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1984 - Loren Babe, infielder (b. 1928)
- 2008 - Hal Erickson, pitcher (b. 1919)