On This Day: January 31
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On This Day: January 30
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1978
Former pitcher Addie Joss and former executive Larry MacPhail are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Joss pitched Cleveland between 1902 and 1910. He pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history, and his 1.89 career earned run average (ERA) is the second-lowest in MLB history.
On This Day: January 29
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1951
Major League Baseball signs a six-year All-Star Game contract for TV-radio rights for $6 million. A number of owners criticize lame-duck Commissioner A.B. “Happy” Chandler, believing that in a couple of years, the broadcast rights would be worth much more than $1 million per year.
On This Day: January 28
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1949
The New York Giants sign their first black players: Negro Leaguers Monte Irvin and pitcher Ford Smith. Both men are assigned to Jersey City. Irvin will go on to star for the Giants, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. Ford Smith never reached MLB.
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On This Day: January 27
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On This Day: January 26
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Happy birthday to Milwaukee’s “Mr. Baseball, ” Bob Uecker! Bob was born on Friday, January 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1962, with the Milwaukee Braves. And he continues to be one of the most entertaining baseball announcers in his job with the Milwaukee Brewers.
On This Day: January 25
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1978
The San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and an estimated $125,000 in cash to the Texas Rangers for aging pitcher Gaylord Perry. Perry will win the N. L. Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1978, going 21-6 with a 2.73 ERA.
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On This Day: January 22
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1988
As a result of the Players Association’s 1985 collusion suit against the owners, arbitrator Thomas Roberts declares seven players no-risk free agents until March 1, giving them a chance to sign with other clubs despite already having contracts. The seven are Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk, Donnie Moore, Joe Niekro, Butch Wynegar, Tom Brookens, and Juan Beniquez.
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