Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 15

Events

 * 1916 - The New York Yankees buy Frank Baker from the Philadelphia Athletics for $37,500. He sat out the previous season in a salary dispute with Connie Mack.
 * 1916 - With the emergence of Joe Judge at 1B, the Washington Senators sell Chick Gandil to Cleveland Indians for $7,500.
 * 1931 - The New York Yankees' training site in St. Petersburg, Florida is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager.
 * 1980 - The San Diego Padres trade 41-year-old pitcher Gaylord Perry and a pair of minor leaguers to the Texas Rangers for 1B Willie Montañez.
 * 1990 - ML owners refuse to open the spring training camps without a new Basic Agreement with the MLBPA, beginning a lockout that will last 32 days and postpone the start of the regular season by one week.
 * 1994 - Ila Borders becomes the first woman to pitch in a college game, appearing for Southern California College.
 * 2000 - The Boston Red Sox sign outfielder Carl Everett to a three-year contract.
 * 2000 - The Oakland Athletics obtain OF Jeremy Giambi from the Kansas City Royals for P Brett Laxton.
 * 2001 - The New York Yankees sign Henry Rodriguez to a one-year contract.
 * 2001 - The Padres sign free agent pitcher Bobby Jones to a one-year contract for $625,000.

Births

 * 1860 - Cub Stricker, infielder, manager (d. 1937)
 * 1862 - Joe Weber, outfielder (d. 1921)
 * 1866 - Billy Hamilton, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1940)
 * 1867 - Charlie Reilly, infielder (d. 1937)
 * 1869 - Charlie Irwin, infielder (d. 1925)
 * 1876 - Carlton Molesworth, pitcher (d. 1961)
 * 1888 - Frank Betcher, infielder (d. 1981)
 * 1895 - Jimmy Ring, pitcher (d. 1965)
 * 1897 - Art Johnson, pitcher (d. 1982)
 * 1900 - George Earnshaw, pitcher (d. 1976)
 * 1900 - Larry Goetz, umpire (d. 1962)
 * 1904 - Oscar Estrada, pitcher (d. 1978)
 * 1905 - Hal Lee, outfielder (d. 1989)
 * 1906 - Bob Cremins, pitcher (d. 2004)
 * 1909 - Dee Miles, outfielder
 * 1926 - Bubba Harris, pitcher
 * 1932 - Footer Johnson, pinch hitter
 * 1938 - Chuck Estrada, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1942 - Bill Henry, pitcher
 * 1943 - Joe Moeller, pitcher
 * 1945 - Ross Moschitto, outfielder
 * 1948 - Ron Cey, infielder; All-Star
 * 1950 - Rick Auerbach, infielder
 * 1950 - Larry Yount, pitcher
 * 1951 - Tommy Cruz, outfielder
 * 1959 - Joe Hesketh, pitcher
 * 1961 - Mark Davidson, outfielder
 * 1962 - Rolando Roomes, outfielder
 * 1963 - Barry Jones, pitcher
 * 1966 - Mélido Pérez, pitcher
 * 1969 - Brian Williams, pitcher
 * 1971 - Terry Jones, outfielder
 * 1974 - Ugueth Urbina, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1975 - Rafael Medina, pitcher
 * 1977 - Álex González, infielder; All-Star
 * 1979 - Luis Ugueto, infielder
 * 1980 - Don Kelly, infielder
 * 1983 - Russell Martin, catcher; All-Star
 * 1984 - Mitchell Boggs, pitcher

Deaths

 * 1903 - Phil Reccius, infielder (b. 1862)
 * 1910 - Bug Holliday, outfielder (b. 1867)
 * 1925 - Duke Farrell, catcher (b. 1866)
 * 1931 - Billy Kinloch, infielder (b. 1874)
 * 1940 - Chick Fulmer, infielder (b. 1851)
 * 1940 - Ray Morgan, infielder (b. 1889)
 * 1943 - John Deering, pitcher (b. 1879)
 * 1946 - George Starnagle, catcher (b. 1873)
 * 1959 - Bruce Caldwell, outfielder (b. 1906)
 * 1963 - Bump Hadley, pitcher (b. 1904)
 * 1972 - Pep Goodwin, infielder (b. 1891)
 * 1977 - Diomedes Olivo, pitcher (b. 1919)
 * 1981 - Cotton Pippen, pitcher (b. 1911)
 * 1991 - Julio Gonzalez, pitcher (b. 1920)
 * 2000 - Bob Ramazzotti, infielder (b. 1917)
 * 2002 - Mike Darr, outfielder (b. 1976)
 * 2007 - Buddy Hancken, catcher (b. 1914)