IN THE NEWS: At its annual meeting, the American League reelects E.S. Barnard to a 5-year term as president. Barnard will pass away next March at the Mayo clinic.
Rube Foster, one of the most prominent figures in black baseball history, dies. The founder of the Negro National League, he excelled as a player, manager, and executive.
IN THE NEWS: The BBWAA votes to continue the custom of selecting an MVP for each league. Beginning in 1931 the annual vote of the BBWAA will designate a player for this honor in each league. Previous MVP winners will be able to repeat under the new rules, something that was prohibited by the American League in the 1920s.
IN THE NEWS: The Rules Committee of baseball issues a greatly revised code, reducing the number of rules by combining many. Not only is the sacrifice rule abolished but also the rule awarding home runs when the ball bounces into the stands. "Bounce homers" will not be doubles. This had already been in effect in the American League but not the National League.
IN THE NEWS: The 15-year career of George Sisler ends as the Boston Braves release him. A lifetime .340 hitter who twice led the American League with averages above .400, Sisler would be among the first to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, enshrined in 1939.
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