Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 17
Events
- 1937 - The New York Yankees buy Babe Dahlgren from the Red Sox.
- 1955 - The Baltimore Orioles trade Frank Kellert and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Erv Palica.
- 1964 - Luke Appling is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by a special vote.
- 1971 - Carl Yastrzemski sign with the Boston Red Sox $500,000 over three years.
- 1987 - New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly wins his $1.975 million arbitration case breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player.
- 2003 - Avoiding arbitration, the Atlanta Braves and Greg Maddux agree the largest one-year contract in major league history, a $14.75 million deal.
Births
- 1861 - Joe Miller, infielder (d. 1928)
- 1861 - Stump Weidman, pitcher (d. 1905)
- 1885 - Steve Evans, outfielder (d. 1943)
- 1890 - Rivington Bisland, infielder (d. 1973)
- 1892 - Nemo Leibold, outfielder (d. 1977)
- 1893 - Eddie Onslow, infielder (d. 1981)
- 1893 - Wally Pipp, infielder (d. 1965)
- 1895 - Leon Carlson, pitcher (d. 1961)
- 1896 - Frank Emmer, infielder (d. 1963)
- 1897 - Ike Boone, outfielder (d. 1958)
- 1901 - Eddie Phillips, catcher (d. 1968)
- 1905 - Ed Brandt, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1907 - Orlin Collier, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1908 - Red Barber, announcer (d. 1992)
- 1912 - Bruce Ogrodowski, catcher (d. 1956)
- 1915 - Rod Dedeaux, infielder
- 1921 - Doyle Lade, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1922 - Ed Chandler, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1930 - Roger Craig, pitcher, manager
- 1934 - Willie Kirkland, outfielder
- 1941 - Dave Wissman, outfielder
- 1944 - Dick Bosman, pitcher
- 1951 - Mike Cosgrove, pitcher
- 1951 - Dave Roberts, infielder
- 1953 - Jamie Easterly, pitcher
- 1953 - Jim Umbarger, pitcher
- 1954 - Mike Macha, infielder
- 1958 - Mike Hart, outfielder
- 1958 - Alan Wiggins, infielder (d. 1991)
- 1964 - Mike Campbell, pitcher
- 1965 - Jim Bowie, infielder
- 1967 - Lonnie Maclin, outfielder
- 1971 - Danny Patterson, pitcher
- 1976 - Cody Ransom, infielder
- 1976 - Scott Williamson, pitcher; All-Star
- 1977 - Juan Padilla, pitcher
- 1979 - Josh Willingham, catcher
- 1981 - Andrew Brown, pitcher
- 1982 - Brian Bruney, pitcher
Deaths
- 1909 - Jim Burns, outfielder
- 1915 - Jersey Bakely, pitcher (b. 1864)
- 1920 - Frank Quinn, outfielder (b. 1876)
- 1923 - George Meakim, pitcher (b. 1865)
- 1933 - Harry Smith, catcher, manager (b. 1874)
- 1936 - Tom York, outfielder, manager (b. 1851)
- 1941 - Happy Iott, outfielder (b. 1876)
- 1956 - Kip Selbach, outfielder (b. 1872)
- 1961 - Doc Johnston, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1963 - Lee Thompson, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1965 - Larry Gilbert, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1966 - Finners Quinlan, outfielder (b. 1887)
- 1972 - Lew Malone, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1982 - Nestor Chylak, umpire, Hall of Famer (b. 1922)
- 1986 - Red Ruffing, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1905)
- 1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1908)
- 1990 - Larry Cox, catcher (b. 1947)
- 2000 - Turkey Tyson, pinch hitter (b. 1914)
- 2003 - Steve Bechler, pitcher (b. 1979)