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This Day In Baseball History: February 10th
By Administrator | February 10, 2010
In 1910, major league owners were forbidden to own more than one baseball franchise.
In 1920, the spitball, shineball, and emeryball were outlawed by the American and National League Joint Rules Committee. Seventeen pitchers, including Burleigh Grimes, who was the last player to legally throw a doctored pitch, were allowed to keep throwing the banned pitches until they retired.
In 1971, the NY Yankees announced former first baseman Bill White would join the WPIX broadcast team and in the process become the first black announcer in major league history.
In 2000, the Cincinnati Reds traded pitchers Brett Tomko and Jake Meyer, CF Mike Cameron, and infielder Antonio Perez to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Ken Griffey, Jr. The Reds then signed the 30-year old superstar outfielder to a nine year $116.5 million deal.
In 2005, Curt Schilling donated the blood-stained sock he wore in Game 2 of the World Series to the Hall of Fame.
In 2005, in his first public appearance since indirectly acknowledging his use of PEDs, NY Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi apologized to his teammates, to Yankees fans and to baseball fans everywhere for letting them down last season. The All-Star first baseman, however, never uses the word steroids in accepting full responsibility for the controversy.
Born Today: Allie Reynolds (1915), Lenny Dykstra (1963), Lance Berkman (1976)
Topics: MLB History |
