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JANUARY
1962

Wednesday, January 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome.

Sunday, January 7th

IN THE NEWS: The 61-year-old Three-I League (B) is disbanded by the six remaining clubs.

Monday, January 8th

IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Ford Frick denies charges that Carl Furillo has been blacklisted by the ML because of a 1959 salary dispute with the Dodgers.

Monday, January 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Jackie Jensen again announces his retirement from baseball. This time he means it.

Tuesday, January 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.

Lawyer Melvin Belli wins a breach-of-warranty suit against the San Francisco Giants on the grounds that his box seat at Candlestick Park is too cold. Belli's suit contends that the seat he bought in 1960, at the cost of $1,597, was supposed to have radiant heating.

Wednesday, January 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Southern Association, which lost New Orleans and Memphis in the last two years and with attendance lagging, suspends operation.

Friday, January 26th

IN THE NEWS: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle sign contracts with Columbia Pictures to star in Safe at Home!, a movie that is to be shot during spring training.

Sunday, January 28th

IN THE NEWS: Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie are added to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

Tuesday, January 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Milwaukee Braves sign Peter Marchegiano, brother of former heavyweight boxing champ Rocky Marciano, to a minor league contract.

The Mets sign 1B Gil Hodges for $33,000. The veteran had been languishing on the Dodger bench for the past two seasons.

Wednesday, January 31st

IN THE NEWS: Willie Mays signs the biggest contract in baseball, a reported $90,000 for 1962. They also sign another slugger -- Ralph Kiner joins Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy in the announcing booth.