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FEBRUARY
1971

Wednesday, February 3rd

PLAYERS BORN ON FEBRUARY 3, 1971
» Scott Klingenbeck in Cincinnati, OH
» Eric Owens in Danville, VA

Tuesday, February 9th

IN THE NEWS: Former Negro Leagues P Satchel Paige is nominated for the Hall of Fame. On June 10th the Hall's new Special Committee on the Negro Leagues will formally select Paige for induction.

Wednesday, February 10th

IN THE NEWS: Los Angeles trades OF Andy Kosco to Milwaukee for P Al Downing. Downing will go on to win 20 games for the Dodgers in 1971.

PLAYERS BORN ON FEBRUARY 10, 1971
» Kevin Sefcik in Tinley Park, IL

Wednesday, February 17th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Carl Yastrzemski signs what is believed to be the richest player contract in baseball history: three years for a total of $500,000.

PLAYERS BORN ON FEBRUARY 17, 1971
» Danny Patterson in San Gabriel, CA

Friday, February 19th

PLAYERS BORN ON FEBRUARY 19, 1971
» Miguel Batista in Santo Domingo, D.R.

Saturday, February 20th

IN THE NEWS: Ted Kluszewski hits a 500-foot 3-run single to lead the NL team to a 5–3 victory in the annual March of Dimes old-timers' game.

Friday, February 26th

PLAYERS BORN ON FEBRUARY 26, 1971
» Matt Luke in Long Beach, CA