2001
» In an amazing case of history repeating itself, the Yankees again come from two runs down with two outs in the 9th inning to defeat the Diamondbacks, 3-2 in 12 innings. Byung-Hyun Kim is again victimized, this time by Scott Brosius' 2-run home run in the 9th. Alfonso Soriano's single wins it in the 12th. Steve Finley and Rod Barajas homer in the 5th for Arizona's runs.

Former Red Sox manager Jimy Williams signs a 3-year contract to take over the reins of the Houston Astros.

2000
» The Dodgers name coach Jim Tracy as their new manager.

The Phillies pick former Phils SS Larry Bowa as their new manager.

1999
» The Cubs hire Atlanta Braves coach Don Baylor as their new manager.

The Indians hire hitting coach Charlie Manuel as their new manager.

1997
» The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opens in its new home in Kansas City, Missouri. It had been occupying a temporary site there for four years.

1996
» The major league All-Star team opens their 8-game series in Japan with a 6–5 loss to the Japan All-Stars. Players include Cal Ripken, Sammy Sosa, Steve Finley, Brady Anderson, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Hideo Nomo, Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez, and Shane Reynolds.

1994
» Plans are announced for the new United League, which plans to compete with the existing major leagues.

1993
» Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott returns to take over the day-to-day operations of the Reds following her 9-month suspension for using racial and ethnic epithets.

1988
» Chris Sabo, who hit .271 with 11 home runs and 46 stolen bases as the Reds 3B, wins the National League Rookie of the Year award. Chicago's Mark Grace is runner-up.

1982
» At a meeting in Chicago, the ML owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract, which will expire next August. The American League owners voted in favor of Kuhn 11-3, the National League 7-5. But his 18 votes left him two shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection. Kuhn will remain on the job until a successor is found.

Thirty-eight-year-old Doug Rader, who spent the last three seasons as manager of the Padres' Triple-A farm club, will pilot the Texas Rangers. The former infielder becomes the club's 12th manager in its 12-year life.

1979
» Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles from Jerold Hoffberger for a reported $12.3 million.

In separate deals, the Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Mariners and C Rick Cerone and Tom Underwood from the Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular 1B Chris Chambliss, SS Damaso Garcia, OF Juan Beniquez, and Ps Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays a month before they swap him to Atlanta.

1978
» Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award. The southpaw led the league in wins, percentage, shutouts (9), and ERA (1.74).

1968
» Denny McLain is the unanimous American League winner of the Cy Young Award.

1966
» Sandy Koufax becomes the first 3-time winner of the Cy Young Award. He is a unanimous winner for the 2nd-straight year. This is the last year that only one award is given for pitchers in both of the MLs.

1960
» Baltimore SS Ron Hansen is voted American League Rookie of the Year, getting 22 of 24 votes. The other two votes go to teammates Chuck Estrada and Jim Gentile.

1957
» The Nishitetsu Lions sweep the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese World Series.

1951
» The National League votes Brooklyn C Roy Campanella the league's MVP for what will be the first of three such awards.

1949
» Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players pension fund.

1946
» The right foot of Cleveland owner Bill Veeck is amputated, a result of a war injury in the South Pacific 2 years before. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of NL scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues.

1944
» Total attendance in the 2 leagues is 8.9 million. No team draws over a million, as Detroit leads with 923,000.

1943
» League statistics show the White Sox Luke Appling leading the AL hitters with .328, the lowest since Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908. Conversely, of course, the pitchers' marks were topped by Spud Chandler's 1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Spud also has the best percentage at .833, on a 20-4 won-lost mark. The White Sox aging OF Wally Moses stole 56 bases after stealing only 3 two years before. The veteran Mel Ott hits only .234 for his Giants, but he still has 18 homers -- all in the Polo Grounds.

1942
» Larry MacPhail enters the army. The Dodgers look to St. Louis for leadership. After 2 decades in St. Louis, Branch Rickey splits with owner Sam Breadon. He will sign to become GM at Brooklyn.

1938
» National League batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP by the BBWAA. Chicago P Bill Lee is runner-up.

1934
» The Giants obtain Dick Bartell from the Phillies for 3B Johnny Vergez, P Pretzels Pezzulo, OF George Watkins, and cash. Bartell will help cement the infield for the Giants in the next two years.

1922
» Former A's C Ira Thomas buys the Shreveport club in the Texas League for $75,000. Other former players who own pieces of minor league clubs include Ty Cobb (Augusta), Eddie Collins (Baltimore), and George Stallings (Rochester).

1918
» Outfielder Alex Burr is killed in France on his 25th birthday, the 3rd major leaguer to die of WWI. MLB players killed in WWI include Alex Burr, Larry Chappell (in eight days), Eddie Grant, Ralph Sharman, and Bun Troy. World War two ML casualties will be Elmer Gedeon, James Trimble and Harry O'Neill. Bob Neighbors will be listed as Missing in Action in Korea to complete the casualty list. There will be no ML players killed in Korea.

1916
» Harry H. Frazee, New York theater owner and producer, and Hugh Ward buy the Red Sox for $675,000 (one report puts the figure at $750,000) from Joseph Lannin. Bill Carrigan announces that he will retire as Red Sox manager to pursue his interests in Lewiston, Maine.

1914
» Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender. Colby Jack goes to Brooklyn (National League). Plank and Bender escape Mack's maneuvering by jumping tfo the Federal League. Although all have some life left in their soupbones, they are near their careers' end, and departure is more sentimental than serious. Mack's excuse: retrenchment. Despite the pennant, Philadelphia fans did not support the A's and the club lost $50,000.

1909
» The Red Sox hire former Washington skipper Patsy Donovan as manager, replacing Fred Lake. Lake will move across town to manage the Braves next season.

1906
» P John McCloskey, 3–2 with the Phils, has better luck off the field. An investment in the Cripple Creek, CO, mine pays off with a rich gold strike.

1894
» Former Providence P Charles Sweeney is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco.

1892
» Averages for the first 154-game season show that Dan Brouthers of Brooklyn was the top hitter at .335, and Cy Young the top pitcher with 36 wins and 11 losses.