Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 4
Events
- 1886 - The National League meets and adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher's box, but the NL retains seven balls for a walk and rejects the American Association rule giving a batter first base on a hit by a pitch.
- 1912 - Ground is broken on Ebbets Field.
- 1913 - The New York Yankees become the first major league team to conduct spring training outside of the United States, when they begin the spring in Bermuda.
- 1919 - The New York Giants sell Slim Sallee to the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1921 - The Boston Red Sox trade Harry Hooper to the Chicago White Sox for Nemo Leibold and Shano Collins.
- 1941 - Grace Comiskey, widow of J. Louis Comiskey, is elected president of the Chicago White Sox.
- 1944 - The Philadelphia Phillies announce their new nickname, the Blue Jays.
- 1948 - Stan Musial ends his holdout with the St. Louis Cardinals and signs a one-year contract for $31,000.
- 1972 - The Texas Rangers trade Denny McLain to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league pitchers.
- 1976 - The San Francisco Giants are sold to businessmen Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth for an estimated $8 million.
- 1984 - Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell, are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
- 1994 - Michael Jordan comes to bat for the first time in a Chicago White Sox uniform, playing in a spring training game.
- 2009 - The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Manny Ramirez to a two-year, $45 million contract.
Births
- 1856 - Clarence Cross, infielder (d. 1931)
- 1861 - Abe Wolstenholme, catcher (d. 1916)
- 1863 - Bill Delaney, infielder (d. 1942)
- 1865 - Ed Herr, infielder (d. 1933)
- 1874 - Jim Korwan, pitcher (d. 1899)
- 1876 - Charlie Hickman, infielder (d. 1934)
- 1883 - Chet Spencer, outfielder (d. 1938)
- 1884 - Red Murray, outfielder (d. 1958)
- 1888 - Jeff Pfeffer, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1890 - Johnny Enzmann, pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1890 - Earl Tyree, catcher (d. 1954)
- 1891 - José Acosta, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1891 - Dazzy Vance, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1961)
- 1895 - Jesse Baker, infielder (d. 1976)
- 1897 - Neal Brady, pitcher (d. 1947)
- 1897 - Lefty O'Doul, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1969)
- 1902 - Emmett McCann, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1906 - Buck Canel, announcer (d. 1980)
- 1913 - Bill Hart, infielder (d. 1968)
- 1917 - Clyde McCullough, catcher; All-Star (d. 1982)
- 1918 - Mel Queen, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1919 - Les Mueller, pitcher
- 1924 - Jack Brittin, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1926 - Cass Michaels, infielder; All-Star (d. 1982)
- 1933 - John Easton, pinch hitter (d. 2001)
- 1936 - Bob Johnson, infielder
- 1939 - Jack Fisher, pitcher
- 1946 - Danny Frisella, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1947 - Bruce Miller, infielder
- 1948 - Tom Grieve, outfielder
- 1948 - Leron Lee, outfielder
- 1951 - Sam Perlozzo, infielder, manager
- 1954 - Mark Wagner, infielder
- 1958 - Lorenzo Gray, infielder
- 1960 - Jeff Dedmon, pitcher
- 1964 - Tom Lampkin, catcher
- 1966 - Andy Mota, infielder
- 1968 - Giovanni Carrara, pitcher
- 1968 - Brian Hunter, infielder
- 1969 - Ed Giovanola, infielder
- 1969 - Lee Tinsley, outfielder
- 1970 - Dave Stevens, pitcher
- 1971 - Nerio Rodríguez, pitcher
- 1972 - Bruce Aven, outfielder
- 1972 - Mark Wegner, umpire
- 1973 - Brian Barber, pitcher
- 1974 - Tommy Phelps, pitcher
- 1976 - Hiram Bocachica, outfielder
- 1980 - Jack Hannahan, infielder
- 1983 - Sergio Romo, pitcher
Deaths
- 1886 - Tom Lee, pitcher (b. 1862)
- 1916 - Abe Wolstenholme, catcher (b. 1861)
- 1918 - Lon Ury, infielder (b. 1877)
- 1925 - John Montgomery Ward, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1860)
- 1927 - Horace Wilson, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame member (b. 1843)
- 1938 - Jack Taylor, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1942 - Jack Hammond, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1955 - Doc Reisling, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1962 - George Mogridge, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1967 - Bullet Rogan, Negro League pitcher-outfielder and manager; Hall of Fame (b. 1893)
- 1968 - Duke Reilley, outfielder (b. 1884)
- 1972 - Watty Clark, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1974 - Les Sweetland, pitcher (b. 1901)
- 1983 - Kiddo Davis, outfielder (b. 1902)
- 1992 - Larry Rosenthal, outfielder (b. 1910)
- 1993 - Bill Antonello, outfielder (b. 1927)
- 1994 - Louis Brower, infielder (b. 1900)