Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 16
Events
- 1887 - The Chicago White Stockings announce the sale of King Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters for $10,000, more than twice the amount ever paid for a player before.
- 1915 - Frank Baker, age 28, announces his retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack.
- 1934 - Eppa Rixey of the Cincinnati Reds announces his retirement after 21 seasons.
- 1950 - Mel Ott and Bill Terry are the top vote-getters, but fail to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1961 - Charlie Finley purchases the outstanding 48 percent of the Kansas City Athletics stock to become their sole owner.
- 1967 - Red Ruffing is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1982 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Bake McBride to the Cleveland Indians for Sid Monge.
- 1989 - Orel Hershiser becomes the first player in history to sign a contract that calls for a $3 million salary by inking a 3-year, $7.9 million contract with the Dodgers.
- 2001 - Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera signs a four-year, approximately $40 million contract with the Bronx Bombers.
- 2002 - The sale of the Florida Marlins to a group headed by Jeffrey Loria becomes official.
Births
- 1865 - Ben Sanders, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1866 - Jack Scheible, pitcher (d. 1897)
- 1873 - John Sullivan, catcher (d. 1924)
- 1880 - Frank Burke, outfielder (d. 1946)
- 1880 - Carl Lundgren, pitcher (d. 1934)
- 1884 - Herbie Moran, outfielder (d. 1954)
- 1897 - Alex Ferguson, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1918 - Creepy Crespi, infielder (d. 1990)
- 1918 - Johnny Davis, Negro League and minor league outfielder/pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1931 - Maurice Fisher, pitcher
- 1934 - Don Eaddy, infielder (d. 2008)
- 1936 - Don Landrum, outfielder (d. 2003)
- 1942 - Tim Cullen, infielder
- 1943 - Bobby Darwin, outfielder
- 1947 - Terry Crowley, designated hitter
- 1949 - Bob Didier, catcher
- 1951 - Glenn Abbott, pitcher
- 1952 - Barry Foote, catcher
- 1952 - Jerry Hairston, outfielder
- 1960 - Bill Pecota, infielder
- 1962 - Dwayne Henry, pitcher
- 1964 - Rico Rossy, infielder
- 1965 - Frank Dimichele, pitcher
- 1969 - Tim Costo, outfielder
- 1974 - Luis Figueroa, infielder
- 1975 - Ángel Peña, catcher
- 1976 - Eric Byrnes, outfielder
- 1981 - Sergio Mitre, pitcher
- 1981 - Jerry Owens, outfielder
- 1982 - Manny Delcarmen, pitcher
- 1983 - Ramón Troncoso, pitcher
Deaths
- 1924 - Tony Boeckel, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1924 - Pop-Boy Smith, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1938 - Lee Tannehill, infielder (b. 1880)
- 1948 - Percy Coleman, pitcher (b. 1876)
- 1957 - Cap Clark, catcher (b. 1906)
- 1959 - Ted Reed, infielder (b. 1890)
- 1960 - Stuffy McInnis, infielder, manager (b. 1890)
- 1961 - Dazzy Vance, pitcher; Hall of Famer (b. 1891)
- 1971 - Cedric Durst, outfielder (b. 1896)
- 1974 - Bill Stellbauer, outfielder (b. 1894)
- 1977 - Ken Nash, infielder (b. 1888)
- 1988 - Bill Cox, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1993 - Bill Zinser, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 2000 - Wayne Blackburn, coach (b. 1914)
- 2000 - Soup Campbell, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 2001 - Bob Buhl, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1928)
- 2004 - Charlie Fox, catcher, manager (b. 1921)