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This Day In Baseball History: December 6th
By Administrator | December 6, 2009
In 1920, upholding the reserve clause — which states baseball is not interstate commerce nor subject to antitrust laws — a lawsuit that had awarded $264,000 damages to the Baltimore Federal League franchise was reversed by a court of appeals. The suit was originally initiated because the Baltimore Feds were left out in the settlement of the Federal League war… the city had sought a major league team.
In 1941, the Giants selected Mel Ott to replace Bill Terry as the team’s skipper… the new manager spent all 22 years of his major league career with the franchise, hitting 511 home runs during his Hall of Fame career.
In 1946, except for choosing pitchers, Major League Baseball agreed to return the selection of the All-Star teams to the fans.
In 1960, the new American League franchise in Los Angeles was awarded to cowboy movie star Gene Autry and former football player Bob Reynolds.
In 1968, William Eckert resigned as baseball commissioner.
In 1989, free-agent closer Jeff Reardon signed with the Red Sox.
In 2001, Bud Selig told the House Judiciary Committee that baseball owners, due the current system, cannot be competitive and are losing money. The commissioner used many statistics to make his case including a team without a payroll in the top 25 percent had failed win a single World Series game over the last seven years.
In 2005, filling a two month managerial void, the Dodgers hired Grady Little as the team’s skipper. The former Red Sox manager, who compiled an outstanding 188-136 record in two seasons in Boston, is best remembered for not pulling a tiring Pedro Martinez during the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
Born Today: Tony Lazzeri (1903), Larry Bowa (1945), Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Topics: MLB History |
