Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 21
Events
- 1908 - Ty Cobb signs with the Detroit Tigers for $4,000 plus an $800 bonus if he hits over .300.
- 1921 - Gene Paulette is barred from organized baseball for life for taking part in throwing games.
- 1936 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Jim Bottomley to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Burnett.
- 1958 - The Chicago White Sox obtain Don Mueller from the San Francisco Giants for cash.
- 1975 - Georgia Tech shutouts Earlham College, 41-0, setting the National Collegiate Athletic Association mark for the largest margin of victory.
- 1978 - The San Diego Padres fire manager Alvin Dark, replacing him with pitching coach Roger Craig.
- 1997 - In an exhibition game, Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura dislocates his right ankle and suffers a compound fracture in his lower leg putting him out of action until July 24.
- 2001 - The New York Yankees trade Wily Mo Peña and cash consideration to the Cincinnati Reds for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman.
- 2006 - Second baseman Alfonso Soriano refused to play the outfield for the Washington Nationals in what was supposed to be his first exhibition game with the team.
- 2006 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Bobby Basham to the San Diego Padres for David Ross.
- 2006 - The Seattle Mariners traded Matt Thornton to the Chicago White Sox in for Joe Borchard.
Births
- 1847 - Oscar Bielaski, outfielder (d. 1911)
- 1874 - Billy Kinloch, infielder
- 1884 - Mysterious Walker, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1892 - Bill Stumpf, infielder (d. 1966)
- 1896 - Bill McGowan, Hall of Famer (d. 1954)
- 1897 - Bill Lamar, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1904 - Red Rollings, infielder (d. 1964)
- 1904 - Frank Sigafoos, infielder (d. 1968)
- 1905 - Joe Samuels, pitcher (d. 1996)
- 1906 - Shanty Hogan, catcher (d. 1967)
- 1915 - Bill Brandt, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1916 - Pedro Septién, writer
- 1918 - Ed Klieman, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1927 - Owen Friend, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1939 - Tommy Davis, outfielder; All-Star
- 1944 - Manny Sanguillén, catcher; All-Star
- 1946 - Rickey Clark, pitcher
- 1946 - Al Fitzmorris, pitcher
- 1947 - Bill Plummer, catcher, manager
- 1952 - Fernando Arroyo, pitcher
- 1957 - Luis Leal, pitcher
- 1963 - Shawon Dunston, infielder; All-Star
- 1965 - Tim McIntosh, catcher
- 1970 - Rick DeHart, pitcher
- 1976 - Mike Darr, outfielder (d. 2002)
- 1978 - Jeff Bajenaru, pitcher
- 1978 - Cristian Guzmán, infielder; All-Star
- 1979 - Matt Palmer, pitcher
- 1982 - Aaron Hill, infielder
- 1984 - Warner Madrigal, pitcher
Deaths
- 1925 - Harry Raymond, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1933 - Bob Black, outfielder (b. 1862)
- 1934 - Pea Ridge Day, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1943 - Joe Daly, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1949 - Mike Jacobs, infielder (b. 1877)
- 1967 - Pat Parker, outfielder (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Pinky Higgins, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1975 - Joe Medwick, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1911)
- 1976 - Heinie Scheer, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1978 - Fritz Coumbe, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1982 - Ollie Sax, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1984 - Bob Rothel, infielder (b. 1923)
- 1988 - Edd Roush, outfielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1893)
- 2003 - Harry Eisenstat, pitcher (b. 1915)